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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach De La Roca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SixDollar Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Roca comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine: Know Your Enemy. Burger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ghosts n' Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 cm
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182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
22
171 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach De La Roca! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, SixDollar Burger! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burger gets a takedown into half guard. Burger is pressing down on De La Roca's thigh, looking to free his foot. De La Roca is holding on for now. Burger seems to be working for a kimura but De La Roca defends the submission attempt. Burger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De La Roca is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De La Roca defends it well. Burger is working for a submission of some sort.
Burger seems to be working for a kimura but De La Roca defends the submission attempt. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. De La Roca is pressing down on Burger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Burger tries to free his leg and advance position but De La Roca is retaining full guard. Burger drops back, looking for a kneebar! De La Roca looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De La Roca looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De La Roca! Burger tries to get back to half guard but can't. Burger looks gassed! De La Roca 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. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. De La Roca really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. De La Roca is trying to control. Burger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Burger looking for submissions from an awkward position here. De La Roca with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Burger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Burger is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but De La Roca pulls his head out easily. De La Roca is figuring out what he wants to do next. Burger actively working from the bottom here. Burger is looking for a sweep. De La Roca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A good leg kick by De La Roca. De La Roca clinches. Knees to the body from De La Roca.
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 Zach De La Roca will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De La Roca wants to clinch up but Burger keeps it at a distance. De La Roca moves in looking to clinch but Burger pushes him off. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burger. De La Roca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burger, pushing him back against the cage. De La Roca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. De La Roca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burger's defenses. De La Roca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Roca lands a nice elbow. De La Roca looking to throw knees to the head but Burger is blocking nicely.
De La Roca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. De La Roca lands a knee to the head.
De La Roca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De La Roca fights it off and pushes away nicely.
SixDollar Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De La Roca takes the fight into the clinch. De La Roca scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. De La Roca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Burger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De La Roca gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Zach De La Roca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SixDollar Burger. De La Roca lands a right hand. De La Roca lands an elbow inside. De La Roca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De La Roca misses with a knee strike.
De La Roca looking to throw knees to the head but Burger is blocking nicely.
Burger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burger decides to pull guard. Burger is looking for a triangle but De La Roca pushes his legs off easily.
Burger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De La Roca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Burger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De La Roca can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Burger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De La Roca controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burger looking for a triangle here. De La Roca is fighting it but it looks tight! Burger pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, De La Roca is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). SixDollar Burger!
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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
29% |
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