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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns Jr's choice of entrance music: Thuggish Ruggish Bone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Burns Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Castro would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A head punch on the inside from Burns Jr fails to land.
Castro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns Jr's efforts to push away.
Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Burns Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Burns Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
Burns Jr clinches.
Burns Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr gets through Castro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Castro.
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Burns Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Castro controls the action.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Castro.
Burns Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Castro.
Castro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns Jr gets through Castro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burns Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castro prevents a body shot from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr is trying to break the clinch but Castro is controlling him.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Castro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Castro is not content to let Burns Jr control the position.
Burns Jr decides to stand back up. Burns Jr steps back and let's Castro get back to his feet.
Burns Jr gets a clinch.
Castro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Burns Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns Jr is working Castro over against the cage.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castro.
Castro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castro misses with a looping right.
Castro connects with a crisp jab.
Burns Jr blocks a head kick by Castro.
Burns Jr closes the distance and pushes Castro back into the cage.
Burns Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burns Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castro. Castro obviously looking to wear him down.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro throws a wild body kick that Burns Jr sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castro scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr lands a head kick!
Castro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr instigates a clinch.
Burns Jr pushes Castro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Burns Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castro prevents a body shot from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castro or not.
Burns Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns Jr moves into the clinch.
Burns Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Burns Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castro's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Burns Jr both land. Nice combination.
Castro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burns Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Castro's side.
Castro misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scores with a hook.
Castro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Castro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castro, pushing him back against the cage.
Castro keeps control of Burns Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burns Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr moves into the clinch.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burns Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burns Jr fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns Jr as Castro tries to tie him up.
Burns Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burns Jr misses with the head strike.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Castro off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to land a leg kick but Burns Jr is out of range.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Burns Jr slips the punch.
Burns Jr staying out of range there.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns Jr slips a straight right by Castro.
Castro avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Castro blocks the body kick.
Castro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Burns Jr has Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castro.
Burns Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Castro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr darts in and clinches Castro up against the cage.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns Jr trying to stall but Castro improves his position.
Burns Jr misses with some punches.
Burns Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Castro as he connects with a hook.
Castro throws a good cross that connects.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Castro.
Castro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a hook. Burns Jr ducked under it nicely.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro throws a leg kick
letting Burns Jr counter with a right hand.
Burns Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns Jr misses with some punches.
Burns Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro misses with the body kick
and Burns Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castro keeps control of Burns Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castro can't find room to land a body shot as Burns Jr controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Castro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Castro moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castro looks to land a left hand but Burns Jr moved out of range nicely.
Burns Jr throws the kick towards the body but Castro avoids it.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro has closed the distance and engaged Burns Jr in a clinch.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns Jr tries to work over Castro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro leaning against his opponent.
Burns Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro leaning against his opponent.
Burns Jr lands an uppercut.
Burns Jr misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castro stalling in the clinch but Burns Jr improves position.
Castro slowing the pace effectively.
Castro blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castro's elbow.
Burns Jr misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns Jr.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burns Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burns Jr is keeping busy.
Burns Jr tries to break free but Castro pushes him back against the cage.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
Burns Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Castro sees coming a mile off.
Boss Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Castro counters with a solid body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Castro enables Burns Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Castro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Burns Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr won't allow Castro to get back to his feet.
Burns Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Burns Jr rushes Castro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castro blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns Jrs head.
Castro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Castro keeps control of Burns Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr tries to throw a body punch but Castro avoids it by throwing Burns Jr back against the cage.
Burns Jr misses with the head strike.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Castro won't allow it.
Castro trying to control the position but instead, Burns Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Castro into the cage.
Burns Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simba Burns Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burns Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns Jr clinches up against the cage.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burns Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro looking to stall.
Burns Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro misses with the head strike.
Castro keeps control of Burns Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns Jr's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Castro sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simba Burns Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm not back, because I never left.. I am here and here to stay and I want that world title. I love my brother Simba Burns and the whole Burns family who helped me win this fight. And my new partners the Diaz bros thanks for the help guys.'.
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energy
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hype
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