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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 978 p4p, 1662 weight class) and Conner Travers (ranked 110 p4p, 168 weight class). Pardi comes to the cage accompanied by Party Boy Theme. Kristof Pardi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conner Travers!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardi misses with a hook.
Travers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pardi misses with a shot to the body
and Travers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pardi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pardi trying to control the position.
Travers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pardi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pardi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Travers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pardi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pardi keeping full guard, as Travers tries to pass.
Pardi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pardi keeping moving, preventing Travers from controlling successfully.
Travers wants to pass the guard but Pardi is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Travers stands and throws Pardi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Travers trying to control the action but Pardi is working from the bottom.
Pardi manages to get back to half guard.
Travers is trying to control the action in half guard but Pardi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pardi wants to improve his position but Travers is controlling well.
Travers moves nicely into side control.
Pardi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Travers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pardi, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Travers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pardi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Travers is trying to work for a kimura but Pardi is defending well.
Travers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pardi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pardi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Travers tries to free his leg and advance position but Pardi is retaining full guard.
Pardi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pardi keeping full guard, as Travers tries to pass.
Pardi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Travers defends it easily.
Pardi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Travers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travers wants to pass the guard but Pardi is keeping the position.
Travers trying to control but Pardi is working from the bottom.
Pardi keeping full guard, as Travers tries to pass.
Travers trying to control but Pardi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pardi is on top in guard.
Travers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pardi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Travers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travers keeping full guard, as Pardi tries to pass.
Travers is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pardi has his hands clasped together but Travers extends and breaks Pardi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Travers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conner Travers!
Kristof Pardi spoke after the fight, saying 'That was intense. REALLY intense. Well, not really intense. But pretty intense (https://youtu.be/OhbPPy4TuYI)'.
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hype
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