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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kota has chosen Airplanes - B.o.B ft Hayley Williams as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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269 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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214 lbs
9 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Kota!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Barnett or perhaps it was just good defense by Kota, which made it look bad.
Kota is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnett with a body shot.
Barnett misses with a double jab.
Kota wants to counter the offense by Barnett and move into the clinch position.
Barnett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 in the buildup to the fight.
Barnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kota is fending him off so far but Barnett persists. Nope, Kota circles away and we're back to standing.
Kota is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown but Kota shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kota tries to buck Barnett off but Barnett is having none of it.
Barnett working away.
Kota tries to buck Barnett off but Barnett is having none of it.
Kota takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kota really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnett cracks Kota with a big elbow.
Kota taking punishment in the form of punches.
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnett working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kota manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kota is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnett looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kota working Barnett over with strikes.
Kota is nestled in close to Barnett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnett is looking to improve his position.
Kota missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnett wants to control but Kota is keeping busy.
Barnett looking for submissions off his back.
Kota throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kota controlling the action here.
Kota missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kota takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnett is trying to maintain the position but Kota is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnett looking for submissions off his back.
Kota is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kota landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Kota.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kota slips a nice elbow through Barnett's hands, connecting with Barnett's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kota lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kota working Barnett over with strikes.
Kota landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kota lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kota.
Kota wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Barnett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control but Kota postures up.
Barnett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kota scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kota is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barnett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kota thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnett's head.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
Barnett tries to get to full guard but Kota has control of the leg.
Kota looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kota is nestled in close to Barnett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Kota connects with a nice short shot to Barnett's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Kota dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kota's waist but Kota gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barnett off to one side.
Barnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Kota, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barnett shoots and misses
and Kota moves into the clinch.
Kota's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kota keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown but Kota manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barnett tries to clinch but Kota is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kota defends it nicely.
Barnett shoots in but Kota avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Barnett with that takedown attempt.
Barnett shoots and misses
and Kota counters with a good low kick that Barnett was not able to check.
Kota closes the distance and clinches up with Barnett, looking for a takedown. Kota pushes Barnett against the cage but Barnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kota changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnett tries to avoid it but Kota manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnett to the ground. Barnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kota scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kota working over Barnett with some ground and pound. Barnett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
Kota working over Barnett with some ground and pound. Barnett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kota is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kota wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kota trying to mount his opponent but Barnett defends it.
Kota scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Kota.
Kota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kota drops an elbow to the side of Barnett's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett is trying to control but can't.
Barnett taking some punishment here, with Kota in his half guard.
Barnett has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kota. Oh but Barnett has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kota goes limp - he's gone! Barnett jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Barnett!
A victorious Josh Barnett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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