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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krist Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Tlusty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains-Man In The Box. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krist Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Tlusty!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tlusty, pushing him back against the cage.
Tlusty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Burton has Tlusty pressed against the cage, preventing Tlusty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tlusty trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
Burton wants to stand but Tlusty is controlling the position.
Tlusty wants to control from the top but Burton keeps moving.
Tlusty preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tlusty is stalling in the full guard.
Jonas Tlusty has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burton tries to move into range but Tlusty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton dives in for a single leg takedown but Tlusty sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burton tries a knee to the head but Tlusty blocks it.
Tlusty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burton is looking to break free of the clinch but Tlusty has double underhooks.
Tlusty working hard to break the clinch.
Tlusty breaks from the clinch.
Tlusty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burton as he avoids it easily.
Tlusty lands with a straight right. Burton didn't see that one coming.
Burton tries to clinch but Tlusty moves out of range.
Tlusty gets tackled into the cage by Burton. Burton maintains the clinch.
Tlusty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tlusty throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws out a leg kick but Tlusty moves out of range and Burton only half commits.
Burton throws an off balance right hand
and Tlusty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tlusty drops Burton with a beautiful combination! Burton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tlusty is looking for the KO!
Burton is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton wants to clinch up but Tlusty keeps it at a distance.
Oh Burton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tlusty looks to land a left hand but Burton moved out of range nicely.
Tlusty misses with a looping right.
Burton shoots for a double leg takedown but Tlusty sprawls well. He's pushed Burton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tlusty missing with a left hand there. Burton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tlusty avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Tlusty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton seems to have got his legs back now.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Tlusty circles away.
Tlusty shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tlusty drops an elbow to the side of Burton's head.
Burton taking some punishment here, with Tlusty in his half guard.
Burton manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tlusty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burton managing to control the position.
Burton being controlled here, momentarily.
Tlusty wants to control from the top but Burton keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tlusty slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonas Tlusty was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tlusty throws a leg kick which misses Burton's front leg but catches the back leg as Burton tries to avoid it.
Tlusty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Burton!
Tlusty misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Burton defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Burton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burton sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Tlusty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Tlusty. That snapped Burton's head back.
Burton looks for a takedown but Tlusty sprawls well.
Burton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tlusty works Burton's body with a nice hook.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tlusty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tlusty clinches with his opponent.
Burton fails to pull guard.
Tlusty stalling.
A right hand to the body from Tlusty.
Tlusty looking to slow down the pace here.
Tlusty breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton takes the fight into the clinch.
Tlusty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Burton is trying to pull guard but Tlusty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krist Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tlusty manages to break the clinch.
Burton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonas Tlusty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tlusty throws a jab when Burton was well out of range.
Krist Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tlusty with a hook.
Tlusty throws a hook to the side of Burton's head but Burton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burton throws a series of punches but Tlusty moves out of range.
Tlusty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tlusty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tlusty takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Tlusty misses its intended target.
Tlusty might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tlusty throws the left hand but Burton avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton shoots in looking for a takedown. Tlusty tries to sprawl out of it but Burton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tlusty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tlusty.
Tlusty throws a right hand that Burton ducks under and follows up with a left that Burton also avoids with ease.
Tlusty avoids the head kick by Burton.
Tlusty misses the shot to the body.
Burton shoots in looking for a takedown but Tlusty manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tlusty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tlusty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burton under the eye.
Burton takes one on the button.
Tlusty scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tlusty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Tlusty.
Tlusty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burton takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tlusty.
Burton is trying to break the clinch but Tlusty is controlling him.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tlusty has him pressed against the cage.
Burton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Burton as the two fighters clinch.
Tlusty blocks a body shot from Burton.
Tlusty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tlusty throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Tlusty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burton misses with a leg kick.
Tlusty checks a low kick from Burton.
Tlusty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burton under the eye.
Tlusty lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tlusty leaves Burton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tlusty!
Tlusty misses with an uppercut.
Tlusty throws a big shot that misses.
Tlusty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Tlusty.
Burton tries to clinch up but Tlusty circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tlusty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tlusty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tlusty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tlusty looks to land a combination but Burton avoids it well.
Burton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tlusty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
Tlusty circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Tlusty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tlusty throws out a powerful jab.
Burton slips under a jab.
Tlusty throws a right hand that Burton ducks under and follows up with a left that Burton also avoids with ease.
Tlusty misses with a double jab.
Tlusty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tlusty throws a right hand that misses
and Burton counters by clinching up.
Tlusty breaks from the clinch.
Burton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Tlusty misses.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Burton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tlusty is fending him off so far but Burton persists. Nope, Tlusty circles away and we're back to standing.
Burton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tlusty.
Burton tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Tlusty misses.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tlusty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tlusty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burton.
Burton tries to clinch up but Tlusty circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tlusty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Tlusty misses with a straight left.
Tlusty pushes Burton up against the cage in a clinch.
Tlusty misses with the head strike.
Tlusty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burton has him pressed against the cage.
Tlusty tries to break the clinch but Burton is controlling the position.
Burton has Tlusty pressed against the cage, preventing Tlusty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tlusty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burton shoots in looking for a takedown. Tlusty tries to sprawl out of it but Burton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tlusty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tlusty as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krist Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tlusty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tlusty manages to break the clinch.
Burton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tlusty throws a series of punches but Burton avoids them all with ease.
Burton walks into a left hand.
Burton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tlusty throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Burton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tlusty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tlusty throws a hook but Burton avoids it easily.
Tlusty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Tlusty misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tlusty closes the distance and clinches.
Tlusty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burton shoots and misses
and Tlusty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tlusty tries to bum rush Burton with a series of wild strikes but Burton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tlusty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton tries to clinch up but Tlusty circles away and keeps his distance.
Burton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tlusty swivels and escapes.
Tlusty looks to land a combination but Burton avoids it well.
Tlusty misses with a straight left.
Burton throws a leg kick that misses.
Burton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tlusty tries to avoid it but Burton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tlusty to the ground. Tlusty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tlusty moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tlusty to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tlusty lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tlusty's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tlusty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tlusty trying to control the position from guard on top but Burton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tlusty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Krist Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonas Tlusty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tlusty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonas Tlusty hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tlusty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Tlusty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tlusty 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Tlusty!
After winning the bout, Jonas Tlusty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Krist Burton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yeah uhm sorry bout that. '.
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