Post by xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club on Aug 24, 2013 16:41:08 GMT -5
Kalib Starnes looks very relaxed.
Josh Burkman doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Middle kick from Burkman.
The kick just misses.
Burkman is holding Kalib Starnes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kalib Starnes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Kalib Starnes attempts to trap Josh Burkman in his guard.
Josh Burkman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Starnes tries to show some ground skills
Kalib Starnes put Burkman in half guard.
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Burkman leans back...
Starnes eyes him warily.
Josh Burkman gets sloppy and Kalib Starnes tries to take advantage...
Kalib Starnes attempts to move to full guard
Josh Burkman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Burkman is moving on the ground...
Starnes tries to counter Burkman's moves on the ground.
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman tries to pass Kalib Starnes's guard...
Josh Burkman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Josh Burkman moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Burkman viciously slams hammer blows to Starnes's face!
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Starnes measures the resilience of Burkman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Burkman blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Starnes clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Burkman to fight back!
Josh Burkman moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Burkman viciously slams hammer blows to Starnes's face!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Josh Burkman looks to mount Kalib Starnes...
Josh Burkman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Kalib Starnes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Burkman's moves.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Burkman is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Josh Burkman for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Starnes time to recover. Kalib Starnes seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rogers Arena (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Burkman decides to launch some tentative punches
Starnes launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Burkman with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
The two exchange wildly
Starnes is connecting with a few punches
Burkman avoids a dangerous strike from Starnes
and counters with a solid straight!
Here comes Kalib Starnes with a vicious middle kick!
Josh Burkman dodges that one moving backwards
Josh Burkman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Josh Burkman fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Starnes blocks and pushes his opponent.
Starnes is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Kalib Starnes
surprises Burkman!
There is a small laceration on Josh Burkman's Right eye
The two exchange wildly
Starnes is connecting with a few punches
Josh Burkman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Starnes goes down.
Hard blow to Starnes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Burkman is in open guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman tries to pass to half guard...
Kalib Starnes's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Josh Burkman is in open guard over Starnes
Burkman fires a barrage of punches at Starnes's head!
This is bad! Burkman is just pounding on Kalib Starnes's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Starnes's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kalib Starnes's Right cheek
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Josh Burkman is in open guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman tries to pass to half guard...
Kalib Starnes can't prevent his opponent from passing. Burkman looks to work from half guard.
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman pushes Starnes's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Burkman who is in full mount! Starnes is in trouble now!
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Josh Burkman tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Starnes is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Josh Burkman gets sloppy and Kalib Starnes tries to take advantage...
Kalib Starnes tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Burkman in his guard...
Kalib Starnes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Kalib Starnes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Burkman's moves.
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Some of the people here are booing!
Starnes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Burkman viciously slams hammer blows to Starnes's face!
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Burkman drills Kalib Starnes's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Starnes's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Kalib Starnes's Nose
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Burkman moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Starnes's thigh!
Tremendous strikes from Burkman!
Some big punches are landing!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Tremendous strikes from Starnes!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Josh Burkman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Josh Burkman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Burkman is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Burkman catches an ankle and Starnes is tripped to the mat!
Josh Burkman is in closed guard over Starnes
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kalib Starnes launches a few punches to Burkman's cheek from the guard.
Josh Burkman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Burkman is in closed guard over Starnes
Burkman tries to open up Kalib Starnes's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Starnes in the side of the head
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Josh Burkman is in closed guard over Starnes
Burkman use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Rogers Arena (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Terrible one sided match... Starnes was not ready to fight a fighter of Josh Burkman caliber.
Burkman is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Josh Burkman looks to mount Kalib Starnes...
Josh Burkman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Josh Burkman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Burkman drills Kalib Starnes's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
*****Josh Burkman has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack
This is over! That impact from Josh Burkman has left Starnes laying flat on the mat!
Starnes is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
There is a small laceration on Kalib Starnes's Nose
Winner is Josh Burkman by KO (GnP) at 2:20 Round 2
Statistics: Kalib Starnes
Punches 14/16 (88%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 404,67
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Josh Burkman
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/21 (90%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 3214,69
Clinch Damage 87,31
Ground Damage 2614,08
Time on the ground 243 s
Dammit. I was really pulling for Kalib in this one. Burkman was just too much for him I guess.
Josh Burkman doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Middle kick from Burkman.
The kick just misses.
Burkman is holding Kalib Starnes's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kalib Starnes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Kalib Starnes attempts to trap Josh Burkman in his guard.
Josh Burkman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Starnes tries to show some ground skills
Kalib Starnes put Burkman in half guard.
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Burkman leans back...
Starnes eyes him warily.
Josh Burkman gets sloppy and Kalib Starnes tries to take advantage...
Kalib Starnes attempts to move to full guard
Josh Burkman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Burkman is moving on the ground...
Starnes tries to counter Burkman's moves on the ground.
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman tries to pass Kalib Starnes's guard...
Josh Burkman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Josh Burkman moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Burkman viciously slams hammer blows to Starnes's face!
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Starnes measures the resilience of Burkman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Burkman blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Starnes clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Burkman to fight back!
Josh Burkman moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Burkman viciously slams hammer blows to Starnes's face!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Josh Burkman looks to mount Kalib Starnes...
Josh Burkman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Kalib Starnes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Burkman's moves.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Burkman is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Josh Burkman for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Starnes time to recover. Kalib Starnes seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rogers Arena (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Burkman decides to launch some tentative punches
Starnes launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Burkman with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
The two exchange wildly
Starnes is connecting with a few punches
Burkman avoids a dangerous strike from Starnes
and counters with a solid straight!
Here comes Kalib Starnes with a vicious middle kick!
Josh Burkman dodges that one moving backwards
Josh Burkman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Josh Burkman fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Starnes blocks and pushes his opponent.
Starnes is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Kalib Starnes
surprises Burkman!
There is a small laceration on Josh Burkman's Right eye
The two exchange wildly
Starnes is connecting with a few punches
Josh Burkman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Starnes goes down.
Hard blow to Starnes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Burkman is in open guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman tries to pass to half guard...
Kalib Starnes's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Josh Burkman is in open guard over Starnes
Burkman fires a barrage of punches at Starnes's head!
This is bad! Burkman is just pounding on Kalib Starnes's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Starnes's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kalib Starnes's Right cheek
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Josh Burkman is in open guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman tries to pass to half guard...
Kalib Starnes can't prevent his opponent from passing. Burkman looks to work from half guard.
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman pushes Starnes's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Burkman who is in full mount! Starnes is in trouble now!
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Josh Burkman tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Starnes is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Josh Burkman gets sloppy and Kalib Starnes tries to take advantage...
Kalib Starnes tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Burkman in his guard...
Kalib Starnes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Kalib Starnes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Burkman's moves.
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Some of the people here are booing!
Starnes tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Burkman viciously slams hammer blows to Starnes's face!
Josh Burkman is in half guard over Starnes
Josh Burkman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Burkman drills Kalib Starnes's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Starnes's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Kalib Starnes's Nose
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Burkman moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Starnes's thigh!
Tremendous strikes from Burkman!
Some big punches are landing!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Tremendous strikes from Starnes!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Josh Burkman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Josh Burkman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Burkman is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Burkman catches an ankle and Starnes is tripped to the mat!
Josh Burkman is in closed guard over Starnes
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kalib Starnes launches a few punches to Burkman's cheek from the guard.
Josh Burkman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Josh Burkman is in closed guard over Starnes
Burkman tries to open up Kalib Starnes's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Starnes in the side of the head
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Josh Burkman is in closed guard over Starnes
Burkman use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Rogers Arena (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
Terrible one sided match... Starnes was not ready to fight a fighter of Josh Burkman caliber.
Burkman is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Josh Burkman is in side mount over Kalib Starnes
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Josh Burkman looks to mount Kalib Starnes...
Josh Burkman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Burkman is in full mount over Kalib Starnes
Josh Burkman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Burkman drills Kalib Starnes's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
*****Josh Burkman has broken the record of most damage cause by a single attack
This is over! That impact from Josh Burkman has left Starnes laying flat on the mat!
Starnes is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
There is a small laceration on Kalib Starnes's Nose
Winner is Josh Burkman by KO (GnP) at 2:20 Round 2
Statistics: Kalib Starnes
Punches 14/16 (88%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 404,67
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Josh Burkman
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/21 (90%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 3214,69
Clinch Damage 87,31
Ground Damage 2614,08
Time on the ground 243 s
Dammit. I was really pulling for Kalib in this one. Burkman was just too much for him I guess.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!