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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 1177 p4p, 147 weight class) and Kevin Coburn (ranked 963 p4p, 119 weight class). Kevin Coburn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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166 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coburn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Coburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Coburn throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coburn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Coburn misses.
Darwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from Darwin lands but Coburn takes it in his stride.
Coburn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Darwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coburn on the side of the head.
Coburn walks into a jab.
Coburn throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin connects with a jab.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coburn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coburn.
Darwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coburn, pushing him back against the cage.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Coburn working aggressively here.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Darwin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Coburn working aggressively here.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Coburn.
Coburn lands a shoulder strike.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coburn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darwin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Coburn.
Darwin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
Darwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coburn.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Coburn.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Coburn.
Coburn lands a hook that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Coburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Coburn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coburns head.
Darwin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darwin working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Coburn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Coburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Coburn checks it
and Coburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin throws a right hand that Coburn ducks under and follows up with a left that Coburn also avoids with ease.
Darwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Coburn tries to move into range but Darwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darwin throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coburn misses the jab.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coburn momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darwin connects with a single shot there.
Darwin moves into range and clinches up with Coburn.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Coburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin tries to throw a body punch but Coburn avoids it by throwing Darwin back against the cage.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coburns head.
Darwin blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darwin.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coburn breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Darwin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coburn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Coburn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Coburn misses with a double jab
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
Coburn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coburn in his tracks.
Coburn walks into a stiff left hand from Darwin.
Darwin lands a jab to Coburn's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coburn counters with a nice body shot.
Darwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coburn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coburn has time to react.
Coburn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coburn is rocked!
Darwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coburn is still on wobbly legs! Can Darwin finish him?
Darwin throws a monster overhand right that drops Coburn! Darwin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Darwin!
Charlie Darwin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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
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