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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 1384 p4p, 154 weight class) and Bruce Chang (ranked 1265 p4p, 141 weight class). Burnham's entrance music is Just Thinking. A fine choice. Bruce Chang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Chang!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burnham is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chang walks into a straight right hand from Burnham.
Burnham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burnham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chang! But no joy.
Chang cracks a nice hook into Burnham's ribs.
Burnham clobbers Chang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chang blocks a jab.
Burnham throws an overhand right that lands on Chang's shoulder, as Chang tries to avoid the shot.
Burnham takes a swing at Chang's ribcage but misses.
Chang connects with a single shot there.
Chang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burnham misses with a hook.
Chang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burnham.
Chang lands a glancing blow to the side of Burnham's head.
Burnham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnham takes a swing at Chang's ribcage but misses.
Burnham misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Chang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burnham throws a body punch but Chang moves out of range.
Burnham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chang's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnham scores with a jab. Chang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burnham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burnham just misses with a punch to the body.
Chang stuns Burnham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burnham throws a big shot that misses.
Chang swinging wildly here.
Burnham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burnham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chang.
Burnham blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Burnham does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnham misses the target.
Burnham closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chang to the mat! Chang manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnham pushes down on Chang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Burnham wants to work for an arm triangle but Chang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chang is defending against the submission attempts here by Burnham.
Burnham 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.
Burnham is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnham seems to be working for a kimura but Chang defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burnham is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burnham is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Chang to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burnham trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burnham is really struggling to control Chang but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Burnham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chang has escaped and now he's on top!
Burnham is looking for a triangle but Chang pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Burnham dominated that round.
That's time! Burnham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burnham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burnham throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Burnham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chang can do to turn this around?
Burnham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chang on the side of the head.
Burnham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang slips under a jab.
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnham.
Burnham misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burnham shoots in and drives through. Chang sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chang! But no joy.
Burnham lands with a good body shot.
Chang throws a front kick aimed at Burnham's knee but Burnham avoids it well.
Chang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burnham looks to land a right hand but Chang moved out of range.
Chang avoids the body shot from Burnham.
Chang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnham.
Burnham throws a hook but Chang blocks it.
Chang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang misses with a straight left.
Burnham misses with a hook. Chang ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang missing with a left hand there. Burnham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester Burnham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnham throws a hook to the side of Chang's head but Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chang throws out a counter right but Burnham avoids it with no problem.
Chang blocks a jab.
Burnham misses with a right hand
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Burnham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burnham misses with a body shot.
Burnham looks to land a right hand but Chang moved out of range.
Burnham misses with a body punch
and Chang counters with a one-two to the body.
Burnham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Burnham misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Chang misses.
Burnham looks to score with a jab to the body but Chang is just out of range.
A big right from Burnham misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burnham. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnham misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a crisp one two that drops Burnham! Chang thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burnham to his feet! Burnham is in big trouble!
Burnham is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnham swings widly with a right hand
and Chang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Burnham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burnham throws a sloppy body shot
and Chang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burnham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chang was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burnham.
Burnham throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Chang throws the left hand but Burnham avoids the punch easily.
Burnham misses with a body shot.
Burnham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Burnham is just out of range.
Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burnham manages to avoid it.
Burnham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Chang lands with a right hand.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Burnham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chang.
Burnham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chang lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Burnham falls backwards - clearly groggy! Chang dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Chang!
A very excited looking Bruce Chang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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