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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micah Barber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Micah Barber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Burn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barber slips under a jab from Burn.
Burn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barber avoids it really well and circles away.
Barber dives in for a single leg takedown but Burn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barber being controlled against the cage.
Burn continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Burn breaks the clinch.
Barber lunges at Burn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burn's hand.
Burn closes the distance and clinches up with Barber, looking for a takedown. Burn pushes Barber against the cage but Barber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burn forces Barber back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn fails to pull guard.
Micah Barber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Burn.
Burn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Burn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burn.
Barber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burn defends well and Barber ends up having to push Burn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barber prevents the takedown attempt.
Burn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barber throws a series of strikes that have Burn backpedaling.
Barber scores with a jab. Burn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barber darts in and clinches Burn up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn has Barber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Burn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burn breaks from the clinch.
Burn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burn closes the distance and clinches up with Barber, looking for a takedown. Burn pushes Barber against the cage but Barber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burn looks winded!
Burn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barber is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burn is fending him off so far but Barber persists. Nope, Burn circles away and we're back to standing.
Burn shoots in and drives through. Barber sprawls well.
Barber swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barber steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burn. That one must have hurt.
Burn keeps the fight on the outside.
Burn gets caught napping as Barber dives in and scores a takedown. Burn manages to retain guard.
Barber postures up.
Barber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barber wants to stand but Burn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burn wants to control but Barber passes easily into half guard.
Burn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barber chips away with some ground and pound.
Burn trying to keep a closed guard but Barber is proving a slippery customer.
Burn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitor Burn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Burn misses.
Burn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barber but Barber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burn throws a lazy head kick
and Barber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barber thuds his right hand into Burn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barber tries for a takedown but Burn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burn tries to clinch there but Barber circles away.
Burn is looking to clinch.
Barber shoots for a double leg takedown but Burn sprawls well. He's pushed Barber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Burn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Micah Barber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Burn.
Burn is breathing heavily.
Burn tries for a takedown but Barber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barber circles away.
A left and a right from Barber both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Barber does no damage.
Burn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barber is working Burn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barber scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barber won't allow Burn to sweep him here.
Burn has momentary wrist control but Barber slips an elbow through the middle.
Barber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burn is trying to control the position but Barber postures up.
Barber wants to stand but Burn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn wants to improve his position but instead Barber has moved into half guard.
Barber is working for a kimura but Burn is defending it quite comfortably.
Barber wants to stand but Burn has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
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.
Burn makes his way to full guard, as Barber worked for a kimura.
Burn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barber off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burn shoots for a double leg takedown but Barber sprawls well. He's pushed Burn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Barber dominated that second round.
That's time! Barber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burn closes the distance but Barber moves to the side
letting Barber counter with a right hand.
Burn tries to land a body kick
and Barber counters with a straight right hand.
Micah Barber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burn moves in looking to clinch but Barber pushes him off.
Burn darts in trying to clinch
and Barber counters with a left and a right that stings Burn.
Barber moves in looking to clinch but Burn pushes him off.
Burn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barber tries to close the distance and clinch but Burn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burn wants to clinch up but Barber keeps it at a distance.
Barber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burn swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barber circles away.
Burn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burn wants it to stay on the feet.
Burn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barber shoots in for a double leg but Burn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Barber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barber takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burn shoots in but Barber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barber is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barber throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Burn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barber is in Burn's guard.
Barber throwing strikes from guard but Burn blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn working a defensive guard here.
Barber has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burn is proving hard to escape from.
Burn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn wants to stand and escape but Barber is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vitor Burn.
Barber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barber moves into range and clinches up with Burn.
Burn throws an elbow but it misses.
Burn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burn lands a damaging elbow.
Burn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burn tries to circle away but Barber has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn has had enough of the clinch but Barber keeps him there for the moment.
Burn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Barber.
Burn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barber.
Burn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barber tries a knee to the head but Burn blocks it.
Burn tries to circle away but Barber has him pinned against the cage.
Burn breaks the clinch.
Barber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burn tries to clinch up but Barber circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vitor Burn.
I think Burn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vitor Burn!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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