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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Mezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnside's entrance music is Clipse - Money. A fine choice. Mezar has chosen This Could Be Anywhere In The World as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Burnside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Mezar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnside fails with the takedown.
Mezar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burnside moves away.
Mezar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mezar throws a series of punches but Burnside avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burnside.
Burnside checks the leg kick.
Mezar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnside.
Mark Mezar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mezar misses with a head kick.
Mezar misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mezar slow jab from Burnside misses its intended target.
Burnside drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mezar prevents Burnside from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Burnside wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mezar keeps working.
Burnside 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.
Burnside tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burnside tries to score with some ground and pound. Mezar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnside scores with punches from side control.
Burnside sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mezar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Burnside tries to score with some ground and pound. Mezar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Burnside controls the position from side control.
Burnside seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mezar for as long as he can get away with.
Burnside tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnside misses with the ground and pound.
Burnside scoring with punches and elbows.
Mezar is trying to control Burnside's posture but Burnside avoids it.
Burnside wants to control but Mezar is keeping him busy.
Mezar tries to improve position but can't.
Burnside wants to control but Mezar is keeping him busy.
Burnside working the head with strikes.
Mezar misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Burnside wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mezar keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnside working the ground and pound.
Mezar looks gassed!
Burnside lands some shots froms side control.
Burnside throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mezar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burnside working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Burnside crashes against the mat.
Burnside working the ground and pound.
Burnside scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mezar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burnside connects with a decent elbow.
Burnside in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burnside scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnside working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mezar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mezar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mezar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mezar taking a bit of punishment here - Burnside scoring with strikes.
Mezar is rocked!
It looks like Mark Mezar has been cut.
Burnside working the head and body with strikes.
Mezar is still in real trouble! Can Burnside finish him?
Burnside working the head with strikes.
Burnside working the body and head with strikes.
Burnside landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Burnside scoring with punches and elbows.
Burnside cracks Mezar with a big right hand but Mezar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnside in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burnside scores with punches from side control.
Burnside in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burnside is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mezar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Burnside dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Mezar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burnside darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mezar is doing well to control the position and prevent Burnside from advancing to side control.
Mezar seems to have recovered his senses.
Mezar is trying to control but can't.
Mezar won't allow Burnside to pass to mount.
Burnside takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burnside missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mezar is not content to let Burnside control the position.
Burnside looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside trying to control from Mezar's half guard. Mezar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burnside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burnside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burnside makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burnside wants to control from the top but Mezar keeps moving.
Mezar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burnside wants to pass the guard but Mezar is keeping the position.
Burnside stops Mezar from standing up.
Mezar is breathing heavily.
Burnside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mezar is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burnside trying to control but Mezar is working from the bottom.
Burnside wants to pass the guard but Mezar is keeping the position.
Burnside advances position into side control!
Mezar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mezar wants to control but Burnside postures up.
Mezar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burnside.
Burnside decides to stand back up. Burnside steps back and let's Mezar get back to his feet.
A shot to de liver by Burnside. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mezar.
Burnside shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burnside showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burnside missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burnside thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mezar's head.
Burnside looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mezar tries to roll over but Burnside keeps him under control.
Burnside lands strikes from half guard.
Burnside working Mezar over with strikes.
Mezar has hold of Burnside's hands but Burnside slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burnside keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnside is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mezar is trying to escape back to his feet but Burnside uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mezar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burnside has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mezar stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Mezar is not content to let Burnside control the position.
Burnside is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mezar can do to turn this around?
Burnside stands up and beckons Mezar to his feet.
Mezar lands with a kick to the temple. Burnside shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Burnside dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Mezar's cut.
That's time! Burnside's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Mezar throws a series of strikes that have Burnside backpedaling.
Burnside is rocked!
Burnside closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mezar to the mat! Mezar manages to get full guard.
Oh Burnside is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mezar wants to sweep here but Burnside controlling him for the moment.
Burnside seems to have got his legs back now.
Burnside trying to control the position from guard on top but Mezar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burnside throwing strikes from guard but Mezar blocks nicely.
Burnside scoring with some ground and pound.
Burnside trying to control but Mezar is working from the bottom.
Burnside stands up over Mezar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burnside throwing strikes from guard but Mezar blocks nicely.
Mezar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mezar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside connects with a couple of short punches.
Burnside throwing strikes from guard but Mezar blocks nicely.
Burnside is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mezar is looking to stand back up but Burnside counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mezar.
Burnside wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mezar keeps working.
Burnside grinds an elbow into Mezar's temple.
Burnside works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mezar is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnside scoring with punches from side control.
Mezar is still in real trouble! Can Burnside finish him?
Burnside scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mezar prevents Burnside from improving position.
Mezar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Burnside working the ground and pound.
Mezar tries to escape but Burnside is in control.
Mezar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mezar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mezar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mezar seems to have recovered his senses.
Mezar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Burnside scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mezar to see if he's OK.
Mezar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burnside connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnside working the head with strikes.
Burnside working away.
Burnside trying to control the action but Mezar is working from the bottom.
Burnside working the ground and pound from side control.
Burnside wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mezar keeps working.
Mezar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Burnside is looking to take a break and control but Mezar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burnside controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mezar wants to control but Burnside postures up.
Burnside cracks Mezar with a big elbow.
Mezar is trying to control Burnside's posture but Burnside avoids it.
Burnside in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mark Mezar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mezar is letting Burnside control him for a moment.
Burnside wants to control but Mezar is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnside is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mezar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Burnside advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Burnside showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burnside, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Eddie Burnside!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Eddie Burnside!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Eddie Burnside!
Eddie Burnside wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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