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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo Batallir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Connors might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lloyd - Dedication To My Ex. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitch Connors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Pablo Batallir!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connors misses with a hook. Batallir ducked under it nicely.
Connors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batallir moves away.
Connors gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Connors misses with a straight left.
Juan Pablo Batallir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connors is looking to clinch but Batallir is avoiding it.
Connors throws a big shot that misses.
Batallir takes a swing at Connors's ribcage but misses.
Connors is looking to clinch but Batallir is avoiding it.
Connors looks to land a body kick but Batallir moved away.
Connors tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Batallir.
Connors looks for the body kick but Batallir saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Batallir.
Batallir jabs at Connors's body.
Connors jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Connors misses with a looping right.
Connors catches Batallir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Connors misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batallir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Batallir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batallir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Connors connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Connors swings widly with a right hand
and Batallir counters with an inside leg kick.
Connors throws a half hearted mid kick.
Connors is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batallir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batallir, right into the meat.
Juan Pablo Batallir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connors throws a poor cross that misses
and Batallir counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Connors is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Batallir looks to land a body kick but Connors moved away.
Connors moves out of range as Batallir throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batallir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Batallir.
Batallir slips under a jab.
Batallir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batallir bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Batallir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Batallir shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Connors eats them both and turns towards Batallir to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Connors wants to land a leg kick but Batallir is out of range.
Connors slips a jab from Batallir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batallir. Batallir obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Batallir does no damage.
Connors scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batallir.
Connors gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Batallir counters with a nice leg kick.
Connors tries a low kick but Batallir avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connors throws out a loose jab but Batallir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connors uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Batallir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo Batallir dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Connors moves out of range of the body kick.
Batallir misses the shot to the body.
Connors scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Connors rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batallir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batallir misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Connors lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Batallir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Batallir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Juan Pablo Batallir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batallir throws a front kick aimed at Connors's knee but Connors avoids it well.
Connors throws a good cross that connects.
Batallir cracks the inside of Connors's front leg.
Connors rushes Batallir and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors lands a nice uppercut.
Batallir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Batallir.
Connors working aggressively here.
Connors misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Connors as the two fighters clinch.
Batallir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connors.
Connors working aggressively here.
Connors tries to work over Batallir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connors stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Connors wants a takedown.
Batallir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Connors has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Batallir after a bit of a struggle.
Connors swings wildly with an uppercut but Batallir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connors is struggling to control the position.
Batallir manages to break the clinch.
Connors takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batallir misses with a low kick.
Connors cracks Batallir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Connors lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batallir throws a body punch but Connors moves out of range.
Batallir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connors has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batallir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Connors rather than just go for the knockout.
Batallir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connors tries to clinch up
and Batallir counters with a nice body shot.
Batallir tries a head kick but it misses.
Connors throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Batallir counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Batallir.
Connors swings widly with a right hand
and Batallir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Batallir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Connors tries a head kick but it misses.
Connors thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batallir lands a leg kick that knocks Connors off balance momentarily.
Connors blocks a head kick by Batallir.
Juan Pablo Batallir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Connors blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Batallir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Connors dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Connors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batallir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batallir.
Batallir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connors throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batallir swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Connors counter with a right hand.
Connors throws out a loose jab but Batallir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connors throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No luck for Connors with that takedown attempt.
Batallir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Batallir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connors misses with a looping right.
Batallir takes a swing at Connors's ribcage but misses.
Batallir throws a body punch but Connors moves out of range.
Batallir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors throws a hook to the side of Batallir's head but Batallir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batallir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Connors checks a leg kick nicely.
Batallir tries a head kick but it misses.
Connors misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Connors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Batallir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connors dodges the punch combination from Batallir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batallir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batallir throws a nice looking combination but Connors bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batallir throws a low kick but Connors moves out of range easily.
Connors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batallir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batallir stuns Connors with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Connors tries to clinch up.
Batallir does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Connors.
No joy there for Batallir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batallir cracks the inside of Connors's front leg.
Batallir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connors has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Connors checks the leg kick.
Batallir tries a low kick but Connors avoids it.
Batallir is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Pablo Batallir.
I think Batallir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pablo Batallir!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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