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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Stribling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor has chosen Dropkick Murphys-Rocky Road To Dublin as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Stribling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Connor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor looks for the body kick but Stribling saw that one coming.
Stribling looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Connor wants to stand but Stribling is controlling the position.
Stribling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Connor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Connor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stribling throws and elbow that misses. Connor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stribling's guard. Nice move by Connor!
Connor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stribling, up you get!
Connor staying out of range there.
Stribling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stribling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connor.
Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connor tries to clinch but Stribling moves out of range.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor wants to clinch.
Stribling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stribling misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
Connor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stribling, pushing him back against the cage.
Stribling blocks an elbow strike.
Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stribling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connor throws out the jab.
Connor is looking to clinch but Stribling is avoiding it.
Connor throws a sloppy head kick and Stribling moves out of range easily.
Stribling feints and as Connor raises his hands in defense, Stribling changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Connor is looking to stand up but Stribling isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stribling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stribling stops Connor from standing up.
Stribling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Connor keeping full guard, as Stribling tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stribling is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Connor misses.
Stribling blocks a head kick by Connor.
Connor throws a sloppy head kick and Stribling moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Connor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor misses with a hook. Stribling ducked under it nicely.
Stribling scores a takedown into full mount!
Connor wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stribling landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stribling lands a big shot there that rocks Connor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Connor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Connor looks gassed!
Stribling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Connor tries to buck Stribling off but he can't manage it.
Stribling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Stribling with good strikes from the mount here!
Stribling breaks from Connor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stribling breaks from Connor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stribling pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stribling is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Connor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Connor taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor really wants to buck Stribling off and get back to his feet.
Stribling landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Stribling dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stribling shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense.
Connor wants to clinch up but Stribling keeps it at a distance.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor tries to clinch but Stribling is having none of it.
Stribling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Stribling is looking to land body kicks.
Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stribling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connor wants to clinch up but Stribling keeps it at a distance.
Connor stuffs the takedown.
Stribling closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stribling lands in his opponent's guard.
Stribling stops Connor from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Tim Stribling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stribling postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stribling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stribling prevents Connor from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Connor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Connor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stribling.
Stribling just misses with a punch to the body.
Connor takes one to the side of the head.
Connor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willie Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Stribling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connor tries to clinch up but Stribling circles away and keeps his distance.
Connor misses with a straight right.
Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
Stribling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stribling throws a hook but Connor blocks it.
Stribling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stribling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stribling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connor on the side of the head.
Connor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stribling counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stribling prevents Connor from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stribling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stribling connects with a nice short shot to Connor's temple.
Stribling working over Connor with some ground and pound. Connor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Stribling.
Stribling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stribling is nestled in close to Connor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Connor manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Connor closes the distance and pushes Stribling back into the cage.
Connor throws an elbow that misses.
Connor is trying to break the clinch but Stribling has him pressed against the cage.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Stribling content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Connor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stribling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stribling displaying some good clinch control by pressing Connor up against the cage.
Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connor misses with a body kick.
Willie Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor tries to clinch up
and Stribling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Connor is looking to stand up but Stribling isn't so interested in that idea.
Stribling is looking to work some ground and pound but Connor has wrist control.
Connor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stribling forces his way into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor is trying to stand back up but Stribling is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Stribling dominated that second round.
That's time! Stribling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stribling scores with a takedown into Connor's guard.
Connor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stribling might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor is looking to stand back up but Stribling counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Connor.
Connor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stribling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stribling working the head and body with strikes.
Connor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Connor is trying to escape back to his feet but Stribling uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Connor is trying to get back to his feet.
Stribling cracks Connor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stribling lands a nice forearm strike.
Stribling is chipping away with strikes.
Stribling lands an elbow.
Connor pushes Stribling away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stribling gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Willie Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stribling looks up at the clock and then as Connor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stribling smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stribling scoring with punches from side control.
Connor is pushing Stribling's head away, looking to escape. Stribling manages to hold on to the position though.
Stribling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Connor to see if he's OK.
Connor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stribling landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stribling throwing strikes but Connor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Connor wants to stand but Stribling has his arm trapped.
Stribling sneaks back into half guard.
Connor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Connor is trying to work for a kimura but Stribling is defending well.
Stribling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stribling tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stribling throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stribling makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stribling.
Stribling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Connor wanted to stand there but Stribling had control of the position.
Stribling wants to sweep here but Connor controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Stribling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stribling, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Stribling!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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