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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 3654 p4p, 326 weight class) and Alec Burns (ranked 3797 p4p, 335 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch. Burns has chosen Alberto Del Rio theme song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
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145 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alec Burns! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Burns. Burns is looking to score with low kicks. Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Burns tries to bum rush Farrokhzad with a series of wild strikes but Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns. Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking body shot.
Farrokhzad jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance. Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A jab from Burns misses. Burns drops his hands momentarily and Farrokhzad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Farrokhzad connects with a body shot. Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Farrokhzad is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Burns looks winded! Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Burns closes the distance and lands a one-two. Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches. A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad. Burns tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farrokhzad. Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Farrokhzad. A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside. Farrokhzad breaks the clinch.
Farrokhzad avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns ducks straight into an uppercut from Farrokhzad and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Burns manages to regain guard straight away.
Burns is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Burns wants to stand up but Farrokhzad is controlling him. Burns is still in real trouble! Can Farrokhzad finish him? Farrokhzad lands a couple of decent looking shots. Farrokhzad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Farrokhzad postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Farrokhzad lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Farrokhzad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand. Burns felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Farrokhzad looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Burns can't hide his disappointment, as Farrokhzad celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad! Alec Burns spoke after the fight, saying 'I whooped his ass he caught me with some lucky shit '.
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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
94% |
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