| Befera Submits Learn At ECO "End of Summer Smackdown" |
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Main Event
In a rematch from Konquer the Kage 25 in May, Befera and Learn squared off in the main event of ECO's "End of Summer Smackdown". In their first meeting, Learn was able to use an arm bar to force Befera to submit in the first minute of the first round.
But unlike the first time around, the now more experienced Befera, kept his cool throughout the fight and was able to secure a victory when the opportunity arose. In the middle of round one, Learn had gained full mount over his opponent.
However, Befera was able to beautifully reverse the situation and lock in an Americana. Learn tapped, and according to MixedMartialArts.com, Befera has now won five straight since his debut in May against Learn. The loss evened Learn's record to 6-6-1.
KO of the Night
While Steve Gibson and Shawn Uecker both looked dominant in their fights, it was Jimmy Nelson who would take home WCS' KO of the Night. Nelson delivered a stunning left jab to the face of his opponent Jay Bolton. Bolton immediately dropped, and referee Brock Larson was forced to call the fight before any more damage could be inflicted.
Submission of the Night
Taylor Hartman earned the night's top submission honor with a picture perfect leg triangle that caught Casey Botchen. After the first two rounds went back and forth, Botchen began the third and final round by flinging Hartman against the cage and onto the ground.
But as Botchen pounced on his downed opponent, Hartman was able to grab Bothchen's open neck and force the submission. Hartman's triangle choke happened in an instant.
ECO's first attempt in the MMA game was a success. It delivered a strong card that produced strong fights. It should be interesting to see if fight promoter John Lipke can recreate these results with his second show in October.
Full Card Results 145 - Chris Befera def. Brian Learn Rd 1 -Submission due to Americana 230 - Steve Gibson def. Corey Abdalla Rd 1- KO 170 Jordan Fass def. Eddie Larrea Unanimous decision 170 Chris Kruger def. Scott Brerton Rd 1 - KO 155 Shawn Uecker def. Billy Jessen Rd 1 - TKO 170 Eric Naverette def. Mike Ginter Rd 2 - Submission due to Arm Triangle 160 - Tyler Greenwood def. Eric Bebber Rd 1 - KO 205 - Jimmy Nelson def. Jay Bolton Rd 1 - KO 125 - Shawn Cunningham def. Kevis Jarvis Rd 2 - Submission due to Rear Naked Choke Rae Ann Ozelis def. Sara Debries - Split desicison (29-28) (29-28) (28-29) 170 - Joe Schwane def. Joe Conti Rd 2 - Submission due to Strikes 160 - Eddie Neron def. Peter Shannon Rd 1 - TKO 185 - Matt Thompson def. Adam Bollig Rd 2 - TKO 170 - Taylor Hartman def. Casey Bolchen Rd 3 - Submission due to Triangle choke 145 - Calvin Carales def. Steve Andrukaitis Rd 3 - Submission due to Rear Naked Choke 135 - Bryan Fry def. Justin Pollack Rd 2 - Submission due to Armbar
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thehypnoticone
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On Saturday, Extreme Cage Fighting Organization held its inaugural show at Ho-Chunk Casino in Wisconsin Dells; and on a night that was filled with submission victories, Chris Befera submitted Brian Learn with an Americana in the night's final bout.
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... dude greeney7 aka greenwood, dont steal my thunder man, let hartman (aka me) have his sunshine, sincerley The heartattack, lol, befera stole it from me, but i had it until that point |
THEBOOM
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President, ECO THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! To all the fighters and coaches who trained so hard! And THANK YOU! To all who attended! From the entire ECO staff, Myself and Ho-Chunk Casino! I make a promise here and now, to do my best to make each of my productions bigger and better than the last! So if you had a good time and enjoyed the fights and production value on Sat Aug 29th, rest a*sured that our next show on Oct 31 HALLOWEEN NIGHT! WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!!! Thanks everyone for all the kind words and please feel free to send me suggestions to help me make my shows better. John Lipke, President ECO. \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
narcdog
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... Congratulations to all my fighters who fought hard and well!!! It surely is a privilege to manage and train you guys and girl  !!!!!! Yes Chris "Swiss" Befera did in fact win Submissin of the night, congrats again bro.....we only go up from here!!!! Bear |
Firecracker
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ECO Fight Promoter Fantastic night of fights to all the warriors that showed up to make this show possible. I look forward to working with each and everyone of you again, hopefully for October. Oh and I will let the cat out of the bag........Learn VS Befera (3rd go) t*tLE FIGHT!!!! May 8th 2010 As the ECO President stated in his comment, Thank you to all of the fighters and coaches that helped to make the debut of ECO an event for the record books. John Atkinson, ECO Fight Coordinator |
paulfladten
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... Yeah, TJ is right. That was my choice for sub of the night. Befera's Americana was sick, but I just thought that Hartman deserved it because of the way he recovered after getting tossed to the ground. The toss reminded me of the way Tim Boetsch threw David Heath to the ground. Except, Hartman slapped on a triangle instead of getting pounded. |
Buckb23
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... lets get sum stuff right... swiss vs. learn 1, as swiss was rolling out of the armbar the ref stopped it and even KTK said it should not have been stopped, i totally that the refs should protect the fighters... but know what an escape looks like cause that fight was B.S... so saying "In their first meeting, Learn was able to use an arm bar to force Befera to submit in the first minute of the first round." is not correct. nice flying knee tay, to an almost flying triangle. |
LMA
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... Well buck - if you look closer on wisconsin combat sports, many things are not correct. You object against the comment about learn's armbar against bafera in may? Learn practically tore his arm from socket that night. Personally i think learn should have tore it right off and hung it up on his mantle at home. Also, to call bafera a more experienced fighter, really? Six fights and suddendly he is experienced? I have watched many other fighters (real fighters) pour there heart and sole out in that cage and show some real talent and experience. Why all of a sudden is everyone all over baferas nuts for a couple simple fights? I have to give it to bafera for his win against learn. It is rare to see a new fighter catch someone as talented as learn who might i add is not 6-6-1, he is now 15-8-2. Now that is experience. I cannot wait to see him dismantle bafera at the t*tle fight in may! |
cunningham
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irish brawler rematch ??? idk ,, im moving forward to new opponents not ones i all ready beat buddy, and i got fight of the night whens that getting posted??? |
cunningham
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*SHAWN THE KELTIC KID CUNNINGHAM* YOU Got Submission of the night AND KNOCKOUT OF THE NIGHT ON HERE WHAT BOUT FIGHT OF THE NIGHT??? THATS BOGUS, YOU SHOULD REALLY GET IT POSTED ESPECIALLY BC IM THE GUY IN THE PICTURE WHEN THIS PAGE IS OPEN??? |
Joel
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Joel LMA: All we ask is that you please dont infect this website with your stupidity. The ref beat Befera in the first fight and Befera destroyed Learn in the second. This fight didn't even get out of the first round. If Learn hadn't submitted he would have pins holding his arm together right now. I will agree, though, Learn is tough and talented - two out of three aint bad. Befera is tough, talented and smart...I have yet to see another fighter have all three. By the way, don't use words you can't spell. You're embarra*sing yourself. |
narcdog
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... LMA, We do our talking in the cage. Don't sit there and talk trash about one of my fighters, whom I guarantee you probably have never met or could even think about beating in the cage yourself. So please do us all a favor and do not talk about someone's fight game when you don't know how they train or how they fight. Please remember Befera fight's at 135lbs not 145lbs and all of his wins as a professional come from the 145lb weight cla*s. For a fighter who walks around at 149lbs that is impressive, I don't care who he/she is. So please do some research before you start talking about someone. If you don't know the facts, keep your mouth quiet. |
Dwayne
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... LMA, Befera has been fighting guys that weigh 10-20 lbs more than his natural weight. For the record, Brian Learn showed up owerweight for not one, but both of his fights against Befera. What does that show about his experience? Certainly someone who pours their heart and soul in to the sport would know better. Befera ended up taking both these fights anyways, and was robbed the first time around as the fight was most definitely called early. -Dwayne |
learn
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... first off i was on weight for the first fight so maybe you should start researchin before you talk. i was destroying bafera before he caught me maybe you need to watch the fight again. and by the way i could have takin his arm home with me in the first fight i let go of the pressure before the ref got to us i looked up and saw the ref coming across the cage thats what saved his a arm dont worry there will be a third fight and i will dismember your boy |
Dwayne
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... Brian, I think you have been hit in the head too many times. Here, let me edit this for you: First off, I was on weight for the first fight. Maybe you should start researchin' before you talk. I was destroying Befera before he caught me. Maybe you need to watch the fight again. By the way, I could have taken his arm home with me in the first fight. I let go of the pressure before the ref got to us. I looked up and saw the ref coming across the cage. That's what saved his a arm. Don't worry, there will be a third fight and i will dismember your boy. -Dwayne |
Dwayne
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... By the way Learn, you are admitting you were over weight for the second fight? I'm sure the last thing Befera wants to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list. -Dwayne |
learn
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... dwayne, gently remove your hand that is cupping baferas b***s and slap yourself in the face with it. wait til you see whats in store for him in may hopfully sooner your lighting a fire he cant extinguish and go ahead and edit that if thats all you have to do |
Buckb23
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... actually i train with chris... who is a blue belt... which is experienced, and learn, if u knew any escapes... which i have no doubt in my mind u do, u would know the roll out of an arm bar one.. im a white belt and i know it, that is what he was doing while he was getting out of ur armbar till the ref messed it up, u want a third fight? drop to 135 and compete at his level, and not tapping and starting the escape instead of just giving up would be, considered by most of the world, as pouring there heart and sole out in that cage and show some real talent and experience... |
gswahhab
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... i didnt see either fight but why doesnt everyone stop bickering and just settle it with a rubber match at a catch weight. and personally as a blue belt i wouldn't consider being a blue belt experienced. maybe just more experienced than a white belt but thats about it. |
Firecracker
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ECO Fight Coordinator Look all I need is the word from both Befera and Learn and I will make the fight happen sooner. I just thought a t*tle fight would hype it up a lil more. It seems that this rubber match needs no hype though. If you want to wait for the t*tle, cool. If not, thats cool too. If you want to battle it out again and then do a t*tle fight, Im game for that too. Just let me know guys and I will promote the h**l outta any fight between you two. Your both beasts in the cage and have my respect. As for the supporters of both these fighters, I have slots available on my upcoming cards if you wanna let out some of your aggression lol. 608-548-1344 lets make this happen. John Atkinson ECO Fight Coordinator |
greeney7
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... I love it !! I could sit n read this s*$T all night,beer in one hand mouse in the other.Keep up the hype but lets not make a soap opera out of it. Like Dana White said " We dont vote guys off, we beat them off..er wait !! " |
thehypnoticone
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... To: paulfladten Hey thanks for thinking I had sub. of the night, but did u really think i got thrown to the ground like David Heath, was it really that bad? I don't think it was, but really i cant remember much of my fight, just wondering if i was tossed that bad, i thought i tripped going for a knee, but its all good, thanks again for the sub of the night -T.L.H |
LMA
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... First off, I want to start by giving those who spell all words correctly and use the right punctuation a gold star for pa*sing the forum spelling bee. Congratulations. Now, to get to the point: Joel: You state that the Befera/Learn 2 bout didn't even get out of the first round. Did you get the chance to even watch or research their first fight? Because, not only did it not leave the first round, but Befera did not even last a minute. 52 seconds in and a double pop of his arm went against Learn's nut cup. I’m sorry that Learn had respect for a fellow fighter and stopped before he dismembered Befera. Narcdog: Well let’s look at the facts then. You are correct that I do not know how Befera trains. I do however know how he fights. I have watched half of his pro fights, which I may add are all at 145, so how do you get off saying he fights at 135? For a fighter who walks around at 149 that is not impressive. He obviously isn’t a true fighter and able to play the game by cutting weight. I would love to see him attempt to cut to 135 and fight. I watched him cut weight for a fight against Derrek Abrhams which was at 145. Where was Befera cutting weight? Not inside the sauna, but rather inside the entry way of the sauna. Ouch, that hurts when you think you are cutting weight and haven’t even walked into the sauna yet. I may add that is quite embarra*sing also. And in regards to talking inside the cage, I am soon hoping to do so. I am not claiming that I am a fighter, I am a fan, but I have the pa*sion to fight and the killer instinct to rip apart those in my way. If Befera can drop to 135, I would love to bulk up to it and do more than “talk outside of the cage”. Unfortunately I have yet to see a mixed s*x fight. The day a promoter sponsors one of those, I will step up and ask for the match. I am unsure how Befera would take a loss to a girl, but come to think of it, I have more b***s than the kid anyways. Dwayne: Like I stated before, where do you guys get off saying this kid is fighting outside of his weight cla*s? I looked up Befera’s record and all I see is 145. Are we talking about elementary wrestling, because I’m pretty sure this sport is MMA. May I state, Learn however has stepped up twice in the last couple months to fight a weight cla*s above him. In doing so, he had to sacrifice his number 2 ranking in the state at 145 because he is a true warrior and challenges himself. In regards to Learn’s weighins, refer to his post. He was on weight for the 1st fight and admits that he slipped on the second. But for a fighter who walks at 160, a 15lb cut can be a b***h. A fighter who walks at 149 and can’t even cut to 145, ouch, now that is pathetic. BuckB: Indeed a blue belt is experienced. May I ask who Chris received this under? Because Learn received a 2 stripe blue under Royce Gracie himself, and if you want to top that experience, go right ahead. In regards to Learn taking a third fight, I hope he does! I would love to see a rematch. But in my opinion, I don’t think he should drop 20 something pounds because Chris doesn’t have the strength to fight at 145 anymore. I actually hope Learn never “competes at Befera’s level”. I would hate to see him stoop down to that level. Hypnoticone: I lastly want to state that you had a great submission and don’t let anyone take that from you with all this hype. I respect you as a fighter and have enjoyed watching you fight. Good luck on where the road takes you. I look forward to seeing you whoop some a*s in the cage in the future! |
Buckb23
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... ur a chick? we have a girl at our school that would make u relize the true BI**H that u r, dont talk unless u know whats up, all his am fights were at 135 and the reason he is at 145 is cause there are not many fights at 135, does swiss have 2 belt fights coming up? ya i do believe so... so stop talking about c**p u obviously dont know, and then u are all over the heart attacks nu*z right after dissing his good friend and training partner? lil miss wannabee, u should learn real quick that if u mess with one member from a gym... u f**k with the whole gym... next level 5-0 at ECO 1 |
jenlee
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Befera submits Learn at ECO LMA - I can't believe you are a girl with all the nasty "guy" comments you have made. You should fight with the guys. I don't think anyone would ever mistake you for being feminine. |
Pshannon
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... d**n, so much drama. I got TKOed, gambled all of my money away, and puked my guts out later that night and still had a blast. Great show in my opinion, and the main event with Chris vs Brian was great to watch regardless of the outcome. Can't wait to see that rematch. |
KELTIC KID
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... where is fight of the night posted???????????????????????????????????????????,, This is rediculous..post fight of the night |
pete
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... I wonder if this LMA chick is Learns girlfriend? how pathetic your boy got beat deal with it |
Joe S
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... i know y fight of the night was never posted. cuz the keltic boy wore his tape to the bar after the fights. show some cla*s; and let the writers write and the fighters fight! |
THEBOOM
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ECO Pres. Hi everyone, I had a meeting with the GM and some other heads at Ho-Chunk Casino. They would like me to move the Oct 31st event to November 14th. There was some issues with that Oct 31st date So our next events will be as follows. Nov 14th 2009, Feb 27th 2010, May 8th 2010, July 3rd 2010, Aug 28th 2010, and Oct 30th 2010. Thanks again to everyone who came and who was involved! "Keep your knuckles up" John Lipke. |
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