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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin has chosen yes as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22 - 10 - 0 |
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140 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Burkhart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin misses with a looping left.
Burkhart staying out of range there.
Assassin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assassin misses with a lunging right hand
and Burkhart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assassin won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Assassin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burkhart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Assassin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burkhart pulls his head out easily.
Burkhart works his foot free and advances to mount.
Assassin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is trying to escape the mount.
Burkhart trying to control but Assassin is having none of it.
Assassin can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Burkhart seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Assassin for as long as he can get away with.
Burkhart prevents Assassin from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart controlling his opponent.
Assassin is working to get back to half guard.
Burkhart tries to control but Assassin wriggling away.
Assassin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Assassin is squirming around, avoiding Burkhart's attempts to control the action.
Assassin is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart looking to finish with strikes here!
Burkhart controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin tries to hold on but Burkhart pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Burkhart will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Assassin moves away from the strike by Burkhart.
Donk. Assassin catches Burkhart right on the button with a cross.
Burkhart fails with a takedown attempt.
Burkhart shoots in looking for a takedown. Assassin tries to sprawl out of it but Burkhart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Assassin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Assassin connects with a right hand. Burkhart shakes it off.
Burkhart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assassin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Assassin slips under a jab from Burkhart.
Assassin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Burkhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burkhart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assassin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assassin scores with a punch to the head.
Burkhart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burkhart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assassin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burkhart is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Assassin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Burkhart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burkhart avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burkhart was well out of range. Poor timing from Assassin.
Burkhart blocks a jab.
Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.
Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Burkhart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Burkhart misses its intended target.
Burkhart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Assassin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Assassin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burkhart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assassin lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin connects with a body shot that sends Burkhart's belly button to the back.
Burkhart blocks a jab.
Assassin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burkhart.
Burkhart fails with a takedown attempt.
Burkhart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assassin misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Assassin.
A big left from Assassin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin slaps away a takedown attempt from Burkhart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Assassin misses with a body shot.
Burkhart fails with a takedown attempt.
Assassin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Alex Burkhart has been cut.
Burkhart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assassin digs a good hook to Burkhart's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burkhart shoots in but Assassin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burkhart moves away from the strike by Assassin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lager Assassin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Burkhart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burkhart.
Burkhart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Assassin misses the jab.
Assassin takes a swing at Burkhart's ribcage but misses.
Burkhart tries for a takedown but Assassin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Burkhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkhart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assassin.
Burkhart slips under a jab.
Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assassin misses with a hook.
Assassin lands with an uppercut that bounces Burkhart off the cage and back into range.
Lager Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burkhart ducks under a wild hook from Assassin.
Assassin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Assassin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Assassin tests Burkhart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assassin misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Assassin. No joy for Burkhart on that attempt.
Assassin throws an overhand right that lands on Burkhart's shoulder, as Burkhart tries to avoid the shot.
Assassin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin missing with a left hand there. Burkhart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assassin scores with a nice strike.
Assassin blocks a jab.
Burkhart staying out of range there.
Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burkhart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Assassin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burkhart somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burkhart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Assassin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Assassin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burkhart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burkhart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assassin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burkhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burkhart throws out a loose jab but Assassin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assassin stuffs the takedown.
Assassin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assassin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burkhart's head.
Assassin misses with an uppercut. Burkhart saw that one coming.
Assassin misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin shoots in looking for a takedown. Burkhart tries to sprawl out of it but Assassin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burkhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Assassin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assassin misses with a hook.
Assassin lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burkhart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burkhart catches Assassin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Assassin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lager Assassin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Burkhart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burkhart fails to land the takedown.
Burkhart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burkhart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Assassin sprawls well initially but Burkhart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Assassin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burkhart is working away from the top position though.
Assassin is pressing down on Burkhart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Assassin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burkhart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burkhart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burkhart actively working from the bottom here.
Assassin working over Burkhart with some ground and pound. Burkhart looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Assassin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Assassin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burkhart is trying to control but can't.
Assassin lands with a punch from half guard.
Assassin passes to side control.
Assassin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Assassin lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burkhart to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Burkhart is rocked!
Burkhart sneaks back into half guard.
Oh Burkhart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assassin wants to free his trapped foot but Burkhart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burkhart seems to have got his legs back now.
Assassin works his way into full mount!
Burkhart is trying to escape the mount.
Burkhart is in a horrible position here. Assassin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Assassin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burkhart's face.
Assassin looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Burkhart covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lager Assassin!
Lager Assassin is the new bantamweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lager Assassin waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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