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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SixDollar Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burger comes to the cage accompanied by Ghosts n' Stuff. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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172 cm
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178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, SixDollar Burger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Santana! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santana swinging wilding here.
Burger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burger lands in his opponent's guard. Santana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burger wants to pass the guard but Santana is keeping the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Burger stands and steps away. Santana gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Santana swats away the attempt to clinch by Burger. Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Burger looking to slow down the pace here. Burger stalls. Santana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santana ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santana no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Burger tries to stand but Santana is controlling from the bottom. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santana is on top in guard.
Santana stands and steps away. Burger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burger misses with a double jab.
Santana with a poor takedown and Burger counters with a shoot takedown. Santana fights it but they end up in guard. Burger wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving. Santana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Burger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Burger is breathing heavily. Burger wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Santana isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Burger stacks Santana on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Burger! Burger tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Santana is not content to let Burger control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SixDollar Burger dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Burger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santana tries to avoid it but Burger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santana to the ground. Santana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Burger misses with a straight right. Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Santana doesn't succeed with the takedown and Burger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santana's guard now. Burger pushes down on Santana's leg and manages to get into half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Well, if Burger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burger works his foot free and advances to mount. Santana tries to buck Burger off but Burger takes his back! Burger is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Santana defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Santana is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Burger is hanging on to Santana's back as he tries to escape.
Santana trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Santana tries to break free.
Santana just trying to survive but Burger is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Burger has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Santana! Can he survive? No! He's out! Burger gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). SixDollar Burger!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
29% |
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