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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Sane (ranked 1549 p4p, 187 weight class) and Brazilian Burger (ranked 709 p4p, 92 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burger's choice of entrance music: Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai. Brazilian Burger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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167 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Sane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brazilian Burger!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger scores with a takedown into Sane's guard.
Sane is trying to keep Burger in close.
Burger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burger throwing strikes from guard but Sane blocks nicely.
Sane is adopting a defensive guard.
Burger is looking to work some ground and pound but Sane has wrist control.
Burger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger throws a big right hand that misses.
Burger is looking to work some ground and pound but Sane has wrist control.
Burger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burger throwing strikes from guard but Sane blocks nicely.
Sane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burger.
Sane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burger defends well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burger working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Burger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burger throwing strikes but missing.
Sane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burger lands a couple of digs.
Burger drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sane dives on top into guard.
Burger controls Sane momentarily but Sane frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Burger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sane defends well.
Burger working for a triangle but Sane defends it easily.
Sane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sane defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sane defends it easily.
Sane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burger working for submissions but it's allowed Sane to get to half guard.
Burger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sane wants to free his trapped foot but Burger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four 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.
Burger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burger trying to hold on to Sane's head to control him but Sane postures up.
Burger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burger keeping full guard, as Sane tries to pass.
Sane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sane trying to control but Burger is working from the bottom.
Burger isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sane stacks Burger on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sane!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Burger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burger sprawls well. Burger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sane gets slowly back to his feet.
Burger with the counter takedown but Sane avoids it easily.
Sane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burger lands a nice looking body shot.
Burger connects with a right hand. Sane shakes it off.
Burger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sane is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Burger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sane tries to avoid it but Burger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sane to the ground. Sane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sane manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger lands a glancing blow to the side of Sane's head.
Nice shot lands for Burger.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but Sane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sane dives in for a single leg takedown but Burger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And Burger tries to counter it with a takedown but Sane pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Justin Sane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger clobbers Sane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Sane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger scores with a jab to the body.
Burger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burger catches Sane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheers as Burger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sane doesn't seem phased though.
Brazilian Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burger but Burger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burger takes a swing at Sane's ribcage but misses.
Burger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sane sprawls well. Sane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burger gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane takes one to the side of the head.
Sane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Burger quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sane wants to pass the guard but Burger is defending well.
Burger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burger looking for submissions off his back.
Burger looking for submissions off his back.
Burger with the active half guard here but Sane passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burger keeps working.
Sane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sane wants to control but Burger is keeping him busy.
Sane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Burger is trying to improve his position.
Sane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burger keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Burger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sane is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burger has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burger sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Burger 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!
Burger shoots in but Sane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sane tries to roll over but Burger keeps him under control.
Sane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
Burger wants to free his trapped foot but Sane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sane looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane is looking to improve his position.
Burger working the head and body with strikes.
Burger working Sane over with strikes.
Burger working the head and body with strikes.
Sane is defending against the submission attempts here by Burger.
Burger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burger.
Sane gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burger with a nice head shot there.
Burger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sane's guard.
Burger working Sane over with strikes.
Burger is looking for a kimura but Sane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burger to get the leverage.
Burger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burger connects with a nice short shot to Sane's temple.
Burger seems to be working for a kimura but Sane defends the submission attempt.
Burger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sane regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Burger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sane is on top in guard.
Burger working for a triangle but Sane defends it easily.
Brazilian Burger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sane stacks Burger on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sane!
Sane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Burger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brazilian Burger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sane wants to control but Burger is keeping him busy.
Burger manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sane wants to pass the guard but Burger is defending well.
Justin Sane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sane pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brazilian Burger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burger 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brazilian Burger!
Brazilian Burger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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