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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christine Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christine Burns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christine Burns!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns slips a straight right by Johnson.
Burns throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Mac Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
It looks like Christine Burns has been cut.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burns.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Burns slips a straight right by Johnson.
Burns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Burns.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Burns.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Burns manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mac Johnson has been cut.
Nice body kick from Burns.
Burns tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Burns.
Christine Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burns after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Burns.
Johnson moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Burns finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Burns's belly button to the back.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
Burns is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.
Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Burns stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Burns!
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Burns controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Burns happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christine Burns dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Burns wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 manages to get to full guard.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burns trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burns stalling.
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burns throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burns pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burns winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard but Burns has passed into side control.
Johnson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Burns presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Burns has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson regains half guard.
Burns controlling the pace.
Johnson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Burns pushes past his half guard into mount!
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Christine Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christine Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns misses with a body kick.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Burns moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns connects with a high kick.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns wants to clinch.
Burns feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Mac Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks the inside of Burns's front leg.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Burns.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burns. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Christine Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns lands a high kick!
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burns.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson cracks Burns with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burns regains guard immediately.
Burns is adopting a defensive guard.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Burns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christine Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christine Burns!
Christine Burns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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