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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carson Justice (ranked 1151 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Branson Burt (ranked 164 p4p, 293 weight class). Burt has chosen Got the Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carson Justice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branson Burt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt won't allow it.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Burt has him pressed against the cage.
Burt tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Burt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justice pulls guard effortlessly.
Burt wants to get up but he can't break Justice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Justice looking for subs off his back but Burt has passed one foot through into half guard.
Justice actively working from the bottom here.
Justice has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Justice manages to get to full guard.
Burt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Justice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burt wants to stand and escape but instead Justice has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Burt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Justice passes Burt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burt looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working for a submission of some sort.
Justice stops Burt from getting back to his feet.
Justice seems to be working for a kimura but Burt defends the submission attempt.
Burt is defending against the submission attempts here by Justice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking for a kimura here.
Justice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burt is just riding it out for now. Justice eventually gives up the hold.
Justice wants to work for an arm triangle but Burt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burt is looking to escape.
Justice is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burt is trying to stand back up but Justice is controlling him
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burt is trying to stand up here but Justice is controlling him well.
Justice is working for a kimura but Burt is defending it quite comfortably.
Burt is looking to get back to is feet but Justice passes into side control.
Burt wants to get back to his feet but Justice drags him back down.
Justice working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burt wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries for a kimura but Burt is defending well.
Justice swings around for an armbar but Burt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Justice's guard.
Justice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Justice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burt wants to get back to his feet.
Justice seems to be looking for submissions.
Justice is looking for a kimura here.
Justice is working for a kimura but Burt is defending it quite comfortably.
Justice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burt is looking to escape.
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Justice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Justice is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice prevents Burt from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Justice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burt darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Justice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Justice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burt is looking to stand up but Justice won't let him.
Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Burt escapes and throws Justice's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Justice can't do much from the bottom here.
Burt stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Burt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burt smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice tries to clinch but Burt is having none of it.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Justice tries to clinch there but Burt circles away.
Burt closes the distance and clinches.
Burt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justice jumps into guard, dragging Burt to the mat.
Burt is looking to stand up but Justice won't let him.
Justice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burt can do to turn this around?
Burt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burt has managed to get both his arms back between Justice's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Burt defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice looking for a guillotine here but Burt defends easily.
Burt wants to stand but Justice is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carson Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justice is looking for a triangle here but Burt uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burt wants to stand but Justice is controlling his arm.
Burt stands up and beckons Justice to his feet.
Burt has closed the distance and engaged Justice in a clinch.
Justice being controlled against the cage.
Burt misses with a knee strike.
Justice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Burt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burt tries to stall but Justice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Burt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt won't allow it.
Branson Burt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Justice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Justice jumps guard but Burt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Justice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Justice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burt smiles and moves away.
Burt moves into the clinch successfully.
Burt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justice tries to pull guard but Burt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burt lands a knee to the head.
Justice fails to pull guard.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Justice successfully pulls guard.
Burt wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Justice's closed guard. He's half up but Justice has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Justice pivots and extends the arm, Burt falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Justice! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carson Justice!
Carson Justice retains his lightweight title!
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hype
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