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Event:
FJCP 1
Date: Sep 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger tries to bum rush Leopoldo with a series of wild strikes but Leopoldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burger.
Leopoldo misses the jab.
Leopoldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#It looks like Boby Burger has been cut.#KD#
Leopoldo lands a big right hand that sends Burger crashing to the mat! Leopoldo stays standing though and waves Burger back to his feet!#ROC#Burger is rocked!
Burger ducks into an uppercut from Leopoldo and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Leopoldo!
A less than humble Chris Leopoldo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
Ash Pres: Lindgren vs. Rizzo
Date: Aug 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#It looks like Neal Diaz has been cut.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Burger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.#TD#
Burger drags the fight down to the ground.
Burger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Burger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard. #REVR#
Diaz has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Los Angeles. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T1#
Diaz is trying to keep Burger in close.
Burger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Burger scoring with some ground and pound.
Burger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SU#
Burger gets to his feet - Diaz follows without any prompting.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burger.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Burger tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boby Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2#
Diaz lands a big head kick that sends Burger tumbling to the mat! Diaz takes a step backwards and waves Burger back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Burger is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Boby Burger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger checks a leg kick.#T2#
Left hook, right uppercut from Burger.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burger.
Burger sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Burger avoids it this time.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burger as he avoids it easily.
Burger misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
#CL#
Burger has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Burger jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
Burger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T3##ES#
Burger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Burger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Burger ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burger dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Burger's head and hops out.
Burger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Burger blocks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Burger as Diaz shoots in.#CL#
Burger instigates a clinch. #TD#
Burger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position.
Burger has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
Burger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burger tries to get out of the position.#T4##SUB#
Burger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Burger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Burger sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Burger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Burger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##CL#
Burger has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Burger manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Burger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Burger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Burger getting side control.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burger in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Diaz is breathing heavily.#T1#
Burger controlling the position easily from mount.
Burger seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Burger has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Burger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boby Burger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU#
Burger is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Burger has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Burger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Burger lands a couple of digs.
Burger passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SU#
Burger stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Diaz to get to his feet. #T3##CL#
Burger rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burger has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Burger has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Burger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diaz is trying to escape back to his feet but Burger uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Burger taking a breather here. #T4##SUB#
Burger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SU#
Burger decides to stand back up. Burger steps back and let's Diaz get back to his feet.
Boby Burger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burger scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Burger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Burger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Burger dominated that second 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Burger darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Burger into the cage.
Neal Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Burger. Burger gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz with the counter takedown but Burger avoids it easily.
Burger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boby Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Burger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Burger ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burger moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Burger. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Burger moves out of range. #T1##TD#
Burger gets the takedown into side control. #SUB#
Burger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burger wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Burger is working Diaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Burger cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Burger stalls from top position.#T2#
Burger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?#T3#
Diaz is trying to buck Burger off.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
Burger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Burger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
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.
Burger continues to stall.
Burger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boby Burger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burger controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boby Burger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boby Burger!
Boby Burger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Neal Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't worry everybody, I'll be back in better shape than ever!'. |
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Event:
Ashbourne Presents: Awakening
Date: Jul 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger lands with a good body shot.
Burger throws a nice head kick!
#CUT2#It looks like Gregor Saabo has been cut.
Saabo throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Burger counters by clinching up.
Saabo dodges an elbow strike from Burger.
#BC2#
Burger breaks from the clinch.
Saabo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burger misses with a head kick.
Saabo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burger.
Saabo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saabo but Saabo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saabo swivels and escapes.
Gregor Saabo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boby Burger.
Saabo misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Saabo lands but Burger takes it in his stride. #CUT#It looks like Boby Burger has been cut.
Burger's coach down at MK Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saabo tries a head kick but it misses.
Burger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Burger instigates a clinch. #T1#
Saabo has had enough of the clinch but Burger keeps him there for the moment.
Burger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saabo smiles and moves away.
Saabo throws a head kick that misses.
Burger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saabo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Saabo.
Saabo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saabo throws a head kick that misses.
Saabo throws a head kick that misses.
Gregor Saabo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger blocks a head kick by Saabo.
Burger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Burger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saabo swivels and escapes.
Saabo misses with a head kick.
Burger blocks a head kick by Saabo.
Burger wants to counter the offense by Saabo and move into the clinch position.
Saabo is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Burger instigates a clinch.
Saabo wants to get back to striking at distance but Burger won't allow it.
#T2#
Come on Burger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saabo tries to break free but Burger pushes him back against the cage.
Saabo is trying to break the clinch but Burger has him pressed against the cage.
Burger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saabo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burger has him pressed against the cage.
Burger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saabo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Burger slowing the pace effectively.#T3#
Burger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saabo has had enough of the clinch but Burger keeps him there for the moment.
Saabo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saabo is trying to break the clinch but Burger is controlling him.
Burger lands a right hand.
Burger wants a takedown but no success here.
Burger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burger lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Saabo stops a takedown attempt from Burger.
#TD2#
Burger decides to pull guard.
Saabo wanted to stand there but Burger had control of the position. #SU#
Saabo gets to his feet. Burger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Saabo.
Saabo throws a head kick that misses.
Burger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saabo scores with a push kick.
Saabo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saabo throws a sloppy head kick and Burger moves out of range easily.
Saabo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saabo throws a head kick but Burger moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Saabo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Saabo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A head kick misses from Saabo.
Burger dives in and grabs Saabo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saabo pushes down on Burger's head and hops out.#CL2#
Burger forces Saabo back against the cage and clinches.
Burger tries to score a body lock takedown but Saabo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saabo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burger.
Gregor Saabo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boby Burger.
Saabo has had enough of the clinch but Burger keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger stalling against the cage.
Saabo is trying to break the clinch but Burger has him pressed against the cage. #T1##BC2#
Burger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saabo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burger blocks a head kick by Saabo.
Saabo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Saabo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saabo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saabo tries a head kick but it misses.
Saabo throws a head kick but Burger moves out of range.
Saabo misses with a head kick.
Saabo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Burger has closed the distance and engaged Saabo in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Burger.
Saabo wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T2#
Saabo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burger has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saabo prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saabo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saabo appears to be looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burger.
Saabo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Saabo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saabo counters with a head kick that wobbles Burger - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Saabo sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregor Saabo! |
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Event:
Ashbourne Pres: Independence
Date: Jul 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. Makoniko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makoniko tries to counter by clinching up but Burger breaks away and moves out of range.#CL2#
Burger clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burger dives in for a single leg takedown but Makoniko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Makoniko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makoniko misses the jab.
Burger dodges the punch combination from Makoniko.
Burger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makoniko. Burger does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makoniko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makoniko wants it to stay on the feet.
Makoniko is looking for a counter combo.
Burger shoots for a takedown but Makoniko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jace Makoniko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boby Burger.
Makoniko slaps away a takedown attempt from Burger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Makoniko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Makoniko missing with a left hand there. Burger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burger is looking for the big counter here.
Burger wants to clinch.
Burger shoots and misses #TD#
and Makoniko counters with a single leg into guard. Burger didn't expect that.
Burger is pulling down on Makoniko's head to control his posture.
Burger looking for a sweep. Not yet Burger, not yet.
Makoniko throwing strikes but missing.
Makoniko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Makoniko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makoniko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Makoniko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Makoniko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Makoniko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burger on the ground.#SUB2#
Makoniko stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Burger has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Makoniko manages to get his head free but now Burger has transitioned to an armbar! Makoniko grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Burger! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boby Burger! |
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