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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tupac - Hit em up'. Harrison Lopez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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180 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Burger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harrison Lopez! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burger tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target. Lopez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Burger trying to control but Lopez postures up.
Burger is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Burger manages to get to full guard.
Burger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burger working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Lopez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Burger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lopez tries to stand but Burger is controlling from the bottom. Burger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burger keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully. Lopez landing some decent shots from guard. Burger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Burger looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burger keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully. Burger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Burger is breathing heavily. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Burger has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Burger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Lopez wants to get up but he can't break Burger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Burger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Lopez won't allow Burger to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burger trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Burger looking for a sweep. Not yet Burger, not yet. Lopez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burger's guard. Burger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Burger wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment. Burger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Burger keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Burger has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though. Lopez 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. Lopez wanted to stand there but Burger had control of the position. Burger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Burger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Burger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Burger dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Burger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopez shoots in but Burger avoids the takedown attempt easily. Burger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Burger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lopez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Burger has Lopez in his guard. Burger 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. Burger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Burger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burger throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Burger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Burger working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Burger keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully. Burger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Burger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Burger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Burger has wrist control. Burger has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up. Burger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez stands up from Burger's guard - Lopez perhaps looking for a knockout. Lopez misses with a takedown attempt and Burger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burger. King Burger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burger is in close to Lopez's body, working some short punches and elbows. Burger scoring with punches to the head and body. Burger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. A chopping leg kick lands by Burger. Burger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Burger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Lopez keeping full guard, as Burger tries to pass. Lopez keeping moving, preventing Burger from controlling successfully. Burger stands up and waves to Lopez to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Burger. Burger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Lopez controls Burger momentarily but Burger frees himself. Burger thows a big elbow that misses. Burger drops back looking for a leg! Lopez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lopez manages to kick Burger off! Burger jumps back into Lopez's guard. Burger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Burger dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopez darts in trying to clinch and Burger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lopez's guard now. Burger controls from within his opponent's guard. Burger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Burger gets to his feet. Lopez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Burger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Burger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Burger is trying to work for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
Burger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopez wants to control but Burger is keeping busy and won't allow it. Burger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lopez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burger. Burger is trying to work for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
Lopez pushes Burger off looking to stand but Burger dives back in and keeps control.
Burger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Burger is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lopez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). King Burger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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