Welterweight bout
| Jordan Mein | vs. | Josh Burkman | ||
| Winner: Jordan Mein (Decision) | ||||
Description:
Jordan Mein defeats Josh Burkman by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
Live Notes:
Round 1:
Both fighters throwing a lot of punches and missing. Mein very quick with his jabs and punches. Burkman lands a good shot to the face. Mein bleeding around his nose. Burkman tries a flying knee but can't close the distance.
Round 2:
Mein switching his stances a lot and throwing punches from different angles. Burkman mostly countering. Mein slips and goes down and Burkman tries to pounce but Mein back up quickly. Burkman connects to the shoulder with an overhand right. Burkman blocks a big right kick from Mein.
Mein hurts Burkman with a shot and has to backpedal. He blocks Mein's advance and then picks him up for a big slam. But he can't do any damage once down and they're back up in the clinch. Burkman pushes him against the cage and after a long period of mostly inactivity, Big John separates them.
Round 3:
Burkman tries for an early takedown but Mein holds him off. Mein pushes Burkman against the cage and lands a few crowd-pleasing body shots. Not exactly significant strikes but they'll score in this close fight.
Both fighters look a little tired but Mein pushing the pace. Mein looks up at the clock though, with less than two minutes left. He lands a bunch of shots to Burkman's head. Burkman lands a couple counters. Burkman throws a kick that connects but his punches are mostly missing. Mein lands a nice one and both connect on spinning backfists just before the bell.
Both fighters throwing a lot of punches and missing. Mein very quick with his jabs and punches. Burkman lands a good shot to the face. Mein bleeding around his nose. Burkman tries a flying knee but can't close the distance.
Round 2:
Mein switching his stances a lot and throwing punches from different angles. Burkman mostly countering. Mein slips and goes down and Burkman tries to pounce but Mein back up quickly. Burkman connects to the shoulder with an overhand right. Burkman blocks a big right kick from Mein.
Mein hurts Burkman with a shot and has to backpedal. He blocks Mein's advance and then picks him up for a big slam. But he can't do any damage once down and they're back up in the clinch. Burkman pushes him against the cage and after a long period of mostly inactivity, Big John separates them.
Round 3:
Burkman tries for an early takedown but Mein holds him off. Mein pushes Burkman against the cage and lands a few crowd-pleasing body shots. Not exactly significant strikes but they'll score in this close fight.
Both fighters look a little tired but Mein pushing the pace. Mein looks up at the clock though, with less than two minutes left. He lands a bunch of shots to Burkman's head. Burkman lands a couple counters. Burkman throws a kick that connects but his punches are mostly missing. Mein lands a nice one and both connect on spinning backfists just before the bell.


