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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Furyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furyk comes into the arena with Xzibit - X blaring out of the sound system. Burns Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thuggish Ruggish Bone. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simba Burns Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Furyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furyk blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Furyk's legs.
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Burns Jr cracks Furyk with a good jab.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Furyk moves out of range.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Furyk's front leg.
Burns Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furyk.
Burns Jr tries to throw a body punch but Furyk avoids it by throwing Burns Jr back against the cage.
Furyk tries to stall but Burns Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Furyk throws a series of punches but Burns Jr avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furyk scores with a nice strike.
Burns Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furyk misses with a hook.
Furyk blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but Furyk is having none of it.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Furyk misses the shot to the body.
Furyk tests Burns Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Burns Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burns Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Furyk's calf.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jim Furyk has been cut.
Furyk throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr feints and then cracks Furyk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furyk down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furyk checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr clinches with his opponent.
Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Burns Jr missing with a left hand there. Furyk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns Jr throws the kick towards the body but Furyk avoids it.
Furyk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up but Furyk circles away and keeps his distance.
Furyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Furyk.
Furyk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Furyk throws a wild body kick that Burns Jr sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furyk.
Burns Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a body punch.
Furyk tries to work over Burns Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Burns Jr clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Burns Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Furyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furyks head.
Burns Jr lands an uppercut.
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!
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns Jr works on Furyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Furyk backwards.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr tries to clinch there but Furyk circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Furyk.
Furyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furyk throws a shot to the body.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Furyk avoids it.
Burns Jr throws a shot from downtown. Furyk moves away and avoids it.
Furyk throws an overhand right that lands on Burns Jr's shoulder, as Burns Jr tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Furyk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Furyk will feel that in the morning.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch but Furyk is avoiding it.
Furyk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Furyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furyk.
Burns Jr lands a head kick!
Furyk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Furyk misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Furyk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furyk misses with a punch to the body.
Burns Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Furyk slips a straight right by Burns Jr.
Furyk avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Burns Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Furyk.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Furyk throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr is looking to slow Furyk down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furyk.
Furyk connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Furyk counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furyk wants to clinch up but Burns Jr keeps it at a distance.
Furyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furyk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Furyk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burns Jr - the referee stops the clock and Furyk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burns Jr. Furyk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Furyk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Furyk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Furyk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr rushes Furyk and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns Jr tries a body shot but Furyk blocks it.
Furyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Burns Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns Jr has Furyk up against the cage in a clinch.
Furyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns Jr controls his hands.
Burns Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns Jr is trying to break free.
Burns Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Furyk blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furyk.
Furyk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns Jrs head.
Furyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Furyk.
Burns Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Furyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Furyk finds it's way through Burns Jr's defenses.
Furyk misses with a straight left.
Burns Jr instigates a clinch.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Furyk can't find room to land a body shot as Burns Jr controls the action.
Burns Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Burns Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Furyk controls the action.
Burns Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Furyk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furyk lands a shot to the body.
Furyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from Furyk misses.
Burns Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Furyk circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jim Furyk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Furyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furyk lands with a shot to the body.
Furyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Furyk slaps the foot to one side.
Furyk moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
Furyk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot by Burns Jr.
Furyk lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Furyk misses
and Burns Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Furyk misses with a wild body shot.
Furyk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns Jr thows a leg kick but Furyk checks it
and Furyk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns Jr thinking.
Burns Jr drives through and clinches with Furyk against the cage.
Burns Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furyk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns Jr moves out of range as Furyk throws a body kick.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furyk moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Jim Furyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furyk throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr scores with a body shot.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Furyk keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Furyk.
Furyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Furyk moves out of range.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Furyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Furyk tries to avoid it.
A combination from Furyk does no damage.
Furyk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr moves out of range as Furyk strikes.
Burns Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr has Furyk up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Furyk fails to land.
Simba Burns Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Furyk blocking some punches.
Burns Jr cracks Furyk with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Burns Jr.
Furyk misses with the head strike.
Burns Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Furyk takes a shot to the head.
Furyk misses with an elbow strike.
Furyk misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furyk throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns Jr.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Furyk.
Burns Jr has Furyk pressed against the cage, preventing Furyk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns Jr is working Furyk over against the cage.
Burns Jr lands with a right to the head.
Furyk throws a head punch that misses.
Burns Jr tries to work over Furyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns Jr works on Furyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Furyk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Furyk trying to control the position but instead, Burns Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Furyk into the cage.
Furyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi 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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