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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Burmeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Phace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burmeister comes to the cage accompanied by Firebreather by Thrice. Phace has chosen "Undecided" by Silverchair as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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225 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Burmeister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Phace!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phace throws a wild body kick that Burmeister sees coming a mile off.
Mack Phace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Burmeister as Phace shoots in.
Phace keeps the fight on the outside.
Burmeister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burmeister tries to clinch up.
Phace shoots for a double leg takedown but Burmeister sprawls well. He's pushed Phace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Burmeister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mack Phace.
Burmeister clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burmeister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burmeister lands an elbow that stopped Phace in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mack Phace has been cut.
Phace wants to break free but Burmeister has control.
Phace wants a takedown.
Burmeister controlling the action here for a moment.
Burmeister manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phace shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Burmeister is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Phace trying to control but Burmeister is having none of it.
Burmeister is looking to get to half guard.
Phace controlling the position easily from mount.
Burmeister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burmeister is looking to escape.
Phace throwing strikes here but Burmeister is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Burmeister wants to hold on but Phace pushes him away.
Burmeister is squirming around, avoiding Phace's attempts to control the action.
Burmeister manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burmeister is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Phace is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phace tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Burmeister.
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.
Burmeister tries to get to full guard but Phace has control of the leg.
Burmeister trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burmeister does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burmeister gets full guard.
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 John Burmeister will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mack Phace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phace looks to land a body kick but Burmeister moved away.
Phace is looking to land body kicks.
Phace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burmeister circles away.
Phace moves into range and clinches up with Burmeister.
Burmeister tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phace smiles and moves away.
Burmeister clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burmeister creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phace's defenses.
Phace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burmeister just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burmeister scores with a knee to the head.
Phace looking for a takedown.
John Burmeister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mack Phace.
Burmeister scores a nice knee to the body.
Burmeister lands a knee to the body.
Phace is breathing heavily.
Burmeister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burmeister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phace's face.
That has opened up Mack Phace's cut even more.
Burmeister crunches a lovely knee into Phace's ribcage.
Burmeister is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burmeister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phace's face.
Burmeister jumps guard but Phace stands there with Burmeister around his waist. Burmeister gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burmeister scores a nice knee to the body.
Burmeister tries to land a knee to the head but Phace blocks with his arms.
Burmeister is pushing Phace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Burmeister.
Burmeister breaks the clinch.
Burmeister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phace walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burmeister.
Burmeister doesn't manage to clinch there - Phace circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burmeister rushes Phace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Burmeister.
Burmeister stalls.
Burmeister tries to stall but Phace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burmeister with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burmeister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burmeister lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phace backwards.
Phace tries to pull guard but Burmeister holds him up against the cage and eventually Phace drops back down to his feet.
Burmeister trying to land knees to the body.
Phace looking for a takedown.
Burmeister breaks the clinch.
Burmeister tries to clinch
and Phace counters with a good, hard body kick but Burmeister shrugs it off.
Burmeister fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burmeister has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burmeister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burmeister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burmeister pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burmeister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phace.
Burmeister keeping moving, preventing Phace from controlling successfully.
Phace looking to sit in guard and control but Burmeister gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phace has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Burmeister has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Burmeister stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Burmeister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mack Phace's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burmeister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy body kick from Phace
and Burmeister counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burmeister.
Burmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burmeister misses with the head strike.
Burmeister lands an uppercut.
Burmeister lands a nice elbow.
Phace prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burmeister prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burmeister misses with a knee strike.
Burmeister landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burmeister looking to throw knees to the head but Phace is blocking nicely.
Phace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burmeister creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phace's defenses.
The cut above Mack Phace's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burmeister lands an elbow just above Phace 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burmeister manages to break the clinch.
Burmeister wants to clinch.
Burmeister pushes Phace up against the cage in a clinch.
Burmeister with a knee to the head.
Phace has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burmeister avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Burmeister with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phace fails to pull guard.
John Burmeister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mack Phace.
Nice elbow from Burmeister.
Burmeister breaks from the clinch.
Burmeister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burmeister doesn't manage to clinch there - Phace circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burmeister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phace keeps the fight on the outside.
Phace tries to clinch up but Burmeister circles away and keeps his distance.
Burmeister tries to clinch up.
Burmeister tries to clinch but Phace moves out of range.
Phace shoots in but Burmeister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burmeister moves into range and clinches up with Phace.
Burmeister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burmeister looking to throw knees to the head but Phace is blocking nicely.
Burmeister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burmeister tries to clinch there but Phace circles away.
Burmeister wants to clinch but Phace slips to the side
and Phace counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burmeister!
Burmeister manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Phace decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Phace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burmeister is not content to let Phace control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burmeister is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Phace's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Burmeister is looking to escape.
Phace stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phace trying to control from half guard but Burmeister is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Burmeister.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burmeister, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for John Burmeister!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for John Burmeister!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for John Burmeister!
John Burmeister wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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