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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Zenith as his entrance music. Frank Drury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Drury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drury tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Drury misses with a few strikes there.
Drury misses with a series of wild punches.
Drury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drury fails to land with a series of punches.
Drury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Burns.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drury. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Drury misses the target.
Drury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Drury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Drury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drury throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drury.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drury's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Drury's shoulder, as Drury tries to avoid the shot.
Drury misses with a looping left.
Drury swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Drury.
Drury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drury misses with a double jab
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drury throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
A jab from Drury misses.
Drury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Drury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drury misses with a looping right.
Drury's corner calls for a 1-2. Drury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns lands with a nice combination. Drury backs away looking to recover.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Drury's shoulder, as Drury tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Burns works over Drury's head and body with a nice combination.
Drury is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Burns's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Drury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drury ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Drury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Burns scores with the left hand. Drury knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drury throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns 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.
Drury misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut there from Burns.
A big right from Burns misses.
Drury dodges the punch combination from Burns.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drury looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Drury throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drury had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Burns dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Drury throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Drury misses with a two punch combination.
Drury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Drury is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns defending well as Drury loads up on a big left hand.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Drury misses its intended target.
Drury motions for Burns to come forward. Drury throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drury blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Drury.
Drury blocks a leg kick.
Drury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Drury misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drury.
Drury gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
Frank Drury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Burns.
Burns lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from Burns.
Drury misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drury connects with a jab.
Drury with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Burns misses with a low kick as Drury jumps back.
Drury walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Drury.
A big left from Drury misses.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drury looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Drury with an open hand slap.
Drury misses with a straight right.
Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brad Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Burns.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drury doesn't seem phased though.
Drury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drury looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drury scores with a jab to the body.
Drury swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns tries to move into range but Drury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drury at a distance.
Burns digs a good body shot into Drury's ribs.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns cracks Drury with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burns lands the left hand.
Drury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drury throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a series of strikes. Drury will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drury.
Drury throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.
Drury slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Drury is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Drury is rocked!
Nice cross by Burns.
Oh Drury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns blocks a head kick by Drury.
Drury throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Drury right on the button. Drury goes down! Burns follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Burns gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Burns!
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energy
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hype
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