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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chada Zdr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chada Zdr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chada Zdr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Burgess!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zdr tries to clinch
and Burgess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chada Zdr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zdr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burgess counters by clinching up.
Burgess pulls guard successfully.
Zdr wants to get up but he can't break Burgess's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burgess wants to stand up but Zdr is controlling him.
Burgess keeping moving, preventing Zdr from controlling successfully.
Burgess keeping full guard, as Zdr tries to pass.
Zdr looking to sit in guard and control but Burgess gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zdr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zdr wants to sweep here but Burgess controlling him for the moment.
Burgess stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zdr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess preventing the sweep.
Burgess showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zdr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgess manages to avoid it.
Zdr wants to clinch but Burgess slips to the side
and Burgess counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zdr won't be happy with that.
Burgess takes a little break here. Zdr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Burgess lands an elbow.
Zdr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Burgess slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess decides to stand back up.
Burgess scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Burgess content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Burgess moves nicely into side control.
Burgess scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zdr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burgess has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Burgess controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zdr tries to bench press Burgess off him but Burgess keeps the position.
Burgess tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burgess has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zdr seems a little lost for a moment, as Burgess dominates the positioning.
Burgess works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zdr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Burgess scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zdr is trying to get back to his feet.
Zdr is looking for a sweep.
Zdr is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess scores with punches from side control.
Burgess working the head with strikes.
Zdr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zdr is letting Burgess control him for a moment.
Burgess wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zdr, who protects the arm well.
Zdr taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgess remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Zdr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Burgess dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zdr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burgess counters by moving into the clinch.
Zdr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burgess has clasped his hands together around Zdr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Zdr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zdr trying to remain calm as Burgess controls from the top position.
Burgess cracks Zdr with a big elbow.
Zdr tries to improve position but can't.
Zdr being controlled for a moment.
Let's hope that Burgess has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burgess slows the pace down.
Zdr is looking for a sweep.
Richard Burgess has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burgess is putting a hurting on Zdr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zdr is looking for a sweep.
Burgess is trying to get an arm triangle but Zdr is defending well.
Burgess in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zdr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Burgess creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Burgess's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Burgess working the head and body with strikes.
Burgess landing strikes.
Burgess in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee asks Burgess politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Burgess prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zdr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burgess happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burgess in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zdr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zdr taking some punishment here, with Burgess in his half guard.
Burgess keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zdr wants to get back to his feet.
Burgess tries to pass to full mount but Zdr defends it.
Burgess working Zdr over with strikes.
Burgess performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Burgess frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Burgess working Zdr over with strikes here.
Burgess sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Burgess fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burgess looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgess lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Burgess showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Zdr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burgess counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zdr's guard now.
Burgess slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burgess scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burgess must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burgess decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Burgess has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zdr tries to clinch but Burgess moves away
and Burgess counters with a single leg into guard. Zdr didn't expect that.
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!
Burgess trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zdr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burgess stops Zdr from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Richard Burgess.
Burgess decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Burgess is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Burgess tries to pass to full mount but Zdr defends it.
Burgess is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burgess prevents Zdr from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess controlling the action here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Richard Burgess wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burgess closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burgess lands a nice forearm strike.
Burgess in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zdr is looking to reverse the position.
Burgess working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The referee asks Burgess politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Burgess prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zdr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burgess manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zdr closes the distance looking to clinch
so Burgess counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zdr trying to keep a closed guard but Burgess is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess stands and throws Zdr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burgess lands an elbow.
Zdr is letting Burgess control him for a moment.
Zdr tries to improve position but can't.
Burgess creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Burgess working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee asks Burgess politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Burgess prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Burgess comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burgess has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Burgess!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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