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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dude Burger (ranked 24302 p4p, 5024 weight class) and Micky Gars (ranked 605 p4p, 497 weight class). Dude Burger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dude Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micky Gars!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gars gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gars landing knees to the head.
Burger tries for a takedown but Gars manages to get underhooks.
Gars tries to land a knee to the head but Burger blocks with his arms.
Burger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gars pushes off an throws an elbow but Burger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gars lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gars throws an elbow but it misses.
Burger tries to break the clinch but Gars is controlling the position.
Gars creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burger avoids it.
Burger stops a takedown attempt from Gars.
Burger blocks an elbow strike.
Gars tries a knee to the head but Burger blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gars swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gars breaks the clinch.
Gars has closed the distance and engaged Burger in a clinch.
Burger avoids a wild elbow strike from Gars.
Burger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burger blocks an elbow strike from Gars.
Burger tries to stall but Gars uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gars creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gars throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burger blocks an elbow strike.
Gars tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burger.
Gars looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Burger trying to control the action but Gars is working from the bottom.
Gars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
Burger wants to take a breather but Gars is having none of it.
Burger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burger throwing shots but Gars is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gars on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burger throwing shots but Gars is blocking nicely.
Burger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gars defending well though.
Burger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gars has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burger is working away from the top position though.
Burger working Gars over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gars can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gars defending well though.
Gars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
Gars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gars's head.
Gars has hold of Burger's hands but Burger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burger trying to control from Gars's half guard. Gars has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burger looking to sit in guard and control but Gars gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gars being controlled here momentarily.
Burger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Burger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burger throwing strikes but missing.
Burger lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Gars dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gars tries to clinch up.
Gars tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
Burger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gars chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gars shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burger as he avoids it easily.
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.
Gars tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
Gars tries to clinch but Burger is having none of it.
Gars is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Burger misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Burger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gars is breathing heavily.
Gars doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Gars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gars rushes Burger and presses him up against the cage.
Burger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gars creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gars trying to land knees to the body.
Burger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gars working Burger over with knees to the body.
Burger is trying to trip Gars. He has hold of a leg but Gars is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Burger persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gars pushes Burger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gars has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gars is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Burger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gars dives in and grabs Burger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burger pushes down on Gars's head and hops out.
Burger is looking to counter punch.
Dude Burger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micky Gars.
Gars is looking to clinch but Burger is avoiding it.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Micky Gars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger swats away the attempt to clinch by Gars.
Gars tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gars tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gars is looking to clinch.
Burger is looking to counter punch.
Burger swats away the attempt to clinch by Gars.
An attempted straight right counter from Burger misses the target.
Gars is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Burger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gars tries to clinch up.
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.
Gars is looking to clinch but Burger is avoiding it.
Burger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gars tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burger is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Gars misses
and Burger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burger.
Dude Burger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burger throws a big elbow that misses.
Burger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burger throws a big elbow that misses.
Burger throwing strikes from guard but Gars blocks nicely.
Gars keeping full guard, as Burger tries to pass.
Burger working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burger is working Gars over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burger tries to free his leg and advance position but Gars is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burger stands up over Gars, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Burger dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gars is looking to clinch.
Gars tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Burger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gars clinches with his opponent.
Burger avoids the elbow strike from Gars, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gars just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burger's brow.
Burger avoids a wild elbow strike from Gars.
Gars tries a knee to the head but Burger blocks it.
Burger blocks the elbow strike.
Gars breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger checks the leg kick.
Burger half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gars is looking to clinch but Burger is avoiding it.
Burger checks a leg kick.
Gars tries to clinch but Burger moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gars takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gars is looking to clinch but Burger is avoiding it.
Burger is looking to counter punch.
Gars wants to clinch.
Gars is looking to clinch but Burger is avoiding it.
Gars tries to clinch but Burger moves out of range.
Gars wants to clinch.
Gars tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gars.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gars doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Burger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gars dives in for a single leg takedown but Burger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A low kick from Gars is predictable there
and Burger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burger throwing strikes but missing.
Burger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burger looking to pass the guard.
Burger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Burger connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gars preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burger wants to control from the top but Gars keeps moving.
Burger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burger postures up in Gars's guard and throws a big left but Gars blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burger throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burger lands a couple of digs.
Burger with a nice head shot there.
Burger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burger 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gars looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dude Burger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude Burger!
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