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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Pronser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Pronser struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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189 cm
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Connelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Pronser!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connelly moves into the clinch.
Pronser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Connelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pronser pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Connelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pronser's efforts to push away.
Pronser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pronser tries to break the clinch but Connelly is controlling the position.
Connelly can't get the takedown.
Pronser tries to circle away but Connelly has him pinned against the cage.
Pronser wants to get back to striking at distance but Connelly won't allow it.
Pronser breaks from the clinch.
Connelly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Connelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pronser defending well though.
Connelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Connelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Connelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pronser regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Connelly.
Connelly trying to control but Pronser is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connelly landing some decent shots from guard.
Connelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Pronser is retaining full guard.
Pronser scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Connelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Connelly wants to take a breather but Pronser is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pronser's head.
Connelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Connelly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Connelly is pressing down on Pronser's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pronser is holding on for now.
Connelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pronser looks gassed!
Connelly controlling the action here.
Connelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pronser defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Connelly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Connelly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pronser is trying to stand up.
Pronser is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Connelly looking for a guillotine from mount but Pronser is having none of it.
Connelly misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Connelly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pronser trying desperately to get to his feet.
Connelly with good strikes from the mount here!
Pronser trying desperately to get to his feet.
Connelly landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Connelly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Connelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pronser as he jumps to the side.
Pronser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pronser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pronser throws a head kick that misses.
James Connelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pronser avoids the head kick by Connelly.
Connelly lands a head kick. Pronser smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Connelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pronser throws a sloppy head kick and Connelly moves out of range easily.
Connelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pronser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pronser throws a right hand that Connelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Connelly also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pronser is breathing heavily.
Connelly scores with a one two! Pronser had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Connelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Connelly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Connelly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Connelly.
Connelly looking to control but Pronser is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Connelly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Connelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Pronser that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connelly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pronser takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Connelly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Connelly landing strikes, looking to finish!
Connelly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pronser looks a forlorn figure.
Connelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Connelly is landing with some decent strikes but Pronser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connelly cracks Pronser with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
You get the feeling that Pronser really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Connelly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Connelly lands a heavy elbow.
Connelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pronser's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pronser is squirming around, avoiding Connelly's attempts to control the action.
James Connelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Connelly punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Connelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pronser taking shots to the head.
Connelly working the ground and pound effectively.
Connelly landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Connelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Connelly gets the takedown into side control.
Connelly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Connelly sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pronser is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Connelly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Connelly working the head with strikes.
Connelly lands some shots froms side control.
Connelly prevents Pronser from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connelly tries to score with some ground and pound. Pronser controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connelly scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connelly wants to control but Pronser is keeping him busy.
Connelly scoring with punches from side control.
Connelly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Connelly landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connelly cracks Pronser with a big elbow.
Connelly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pronser taking punishment in the form of punches.
Connelly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Connelly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pronser is working to avoid the ground and pound but Connelly connects with a decent elbow.
Connelly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pronser some visible discomfort.
Connelly advances to mount.
Connelly dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pronser really wants to buck Connelly off and get back to his feet.
Connelly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Connelly.
Connelly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Connelly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pronser looks a forlorn figure.
Pronser taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Connelly working Pronser over with strikes here.
Connelly landing strikes from the mount.
Connelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Connelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Connelly cracks Pronser with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Connelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Connelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Connelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Connelly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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