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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow of the Day. Edson Perry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitch Connors!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connors tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
Perry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Connors sprawls well initially but Perry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Perry is just content to waste time from the top position. Connors takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connors keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Connors utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connors wants to stand but Perry is controlling the position.
Perry throws a strike but Connors rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Connors controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Perry is looking to stand up but Connors isn't so interested in that idea.
Perry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perry tries to get out of the position.
Connors stands and steps away. Perry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Connors wants to clinch up but Perry keeps it at a distance.
Perry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perry is looking to stall here but Connors recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Connors slips a jab from Perry.
Perry leaves Connors with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perry looks to land a combination but Connors avoids it well.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Connors's head but Connors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry tries to keep at a distance but Connors has taken the fight into the clinch.
Connors lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Connors lands with a light punch inside.
Connors can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
A short left from Connors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connors throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Connors struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Perry prevents Connors from breaking the clinch.
Perry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Connors has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Perry as the two fighters clinch.
Perry presses Connors against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Connors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Connors tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
Perry fails to land with a series of punches.
Connors looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perry is fending him off so far but Connors persists. Nope, Perry circles away and we're back to standing.
Connors throws a series of punches but Perry moves out of range.
Connors tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connors is looking to clinch.
Perry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connors wants to clinch.
Connors wants to clinch.
Connors slips a jab and a cross from Perry.
No joy there for Perry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Perry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perry tries to clinch there but Connors circles away.
Connors is looking to clinch but Perry is avoiding it.
Connors is looking to clinch.
Connors tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connors shoots in for a double leg but Perry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Connors.
Perry stuffs the takedown.
Perry throws a series of punches but Connors avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edson Perry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perry wants to clinch up but Connors keeps it at a distance.
Perry clinches with his opponent.
Perry works on Connors's body with a couple of short punches.
Perry can't break the clinch.
Perry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perry tries a body shot but Connors blocks it.
Connors lands with a left to the head.
Connors has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Connors working aggressively here.
Connors tries for a takedown but Perry manages to get underhooks.
Perry is trying to break the clinch but Connors has him pressed against the cage.
Connors using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Connors stops a takedown attempt from Perry.
Connors is trying to stall.
Connors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perry's elbow.
Perry is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connors tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Connors back against the cage.
Connors breaks the clinch.
Perry cracks Connors with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook but Connors avoids it easily.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perry.
Nice defenses there by Connors.
Connors throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connors blocks a jab.
Connors tries to clinch up but Perry circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Connors tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Connors manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Perry misses.
Connors steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry throws a series of punches but Connors moves out of range.
Connors closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perry circles away.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Connors.
Perry throws a series of punches but Connors avoids them all with ease.
Perry is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Connors's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a right hand. Connors shakes it off.
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
Perry misses with the combination.
Connors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edson Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Connors defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perry.
Connors scoring well with a low kick there.
Connors wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connors scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry is being controlled here.
Connors's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Connors off and has taken his back!
Perry is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Connors. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Connors holding both Perry 's hands and preventing any damage.
The referee is taking a good look at Connors as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Perry!
Connors finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Connors is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Connors has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Connors!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perry is on top in guard.
Connors has his feet on Perry's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connors shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perry as he avoids it easily.
Perry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Connors fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edson Perry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Connors leaves Perry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perry looks to land a combination but Connors avoids it well.
Connors closes the distance and clinches up with Perry, looking for a takedown. Connors pushes Perry against the cage but Perry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Connors steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Connors tries to clinch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mitch Connors has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Connors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edson Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Connors tries to clinch up but Perry circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry cracks Connors with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perry misses with a few strikes there.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connors looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connors tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Connors somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Connors's head but Connors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connors shoots for a takedown but Perry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Connors.
Connors misses with a takedown attempt - Perry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perry throws a right hand that Connors ducks under and follows up with a left that Connors also avoids with ease.
Perry scores with a hook to the body. Connors takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Connors is able to avoid easily.
Connors misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connors feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perry's calf.
Connors looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloppy strikes from Perry. Those never looked like landing.
Connors throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
Connors shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a series of strikes that have Connors backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Perry. Those never looked like landing.
Perry tries to bum rush Connors with a series of wild strikes but Connors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Connors to the mat! Connors manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry stands up and waves to Connors to follow him.
Perry tries to land a front kick but Connors steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitch Connors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connors tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connors decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Connors in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Perry tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Connors!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mitch Connors!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mitch Connors made sure he mentioned Gilop®, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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