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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conlon has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
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201 cm
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254 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Conlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conlon throws a head kick that misses.
Templeton looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Conlon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Templeton circles away quickly and effectively.
Conlon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conlon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Templeton's efforts to push away.
Templeton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Templeton is trying to push Conlon away but Conlon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conlon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conlon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Templeton misses with a few strikes there.
Templeton avoids the body shot from Conlon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon shoots in for a takedown but Templeton shows good takedown defense.
Templeton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Templeton tries to bum rush Conlon with a series of wild strikes but Conlon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conlon shoots in looking for a takedown. Templeton tries to sprawl out of it but Conlon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Templeton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conlon misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlon shoots in and drives through. Templeton sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Conlon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conlon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conlon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conlon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conlon slips under a jab from Templeton.
Conlon clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Conlon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Templeton wants to stand but Conlon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Templeton trying to control but Conlon is working from the bottom.
Conlon has control of Templeton's left arm, preventing Templeton from doing any damage.
Templeton wants to control from the top but Conlon keeps moving.
Templeton preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nick Templeton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Conlon rushes Templeton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Conlon gets control of Templeton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Conlon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Conlon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Templeton's guard.
Conlon slips nicely into half guard.
Conlon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Conlon slips a nice elbow through Templeton's hands, connecting with Templeton's forehead.
Templeton is refusing to be controlled, as Conlon sits in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Templeton wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Conlon dominated that round.
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.
Conlon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Templeton wants to get back to striking at distance but Conlon won't allow it.
Conlon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conlon staying out of range there.
Conlon instigates a clinch.
Conlon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conlon connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Templeton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conlon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Templeton.
Templeton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Conlon throws out a loose jab but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conlon fails to land the takedown.
Templeton throws a jab but it's blocked by Conlon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlon has Templeton up against the cage in a clinch.
Conlon manages to break the clinch.
Conlon misses with a two punch combination.
Conlon throws out a loose jab but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conlon.
Conlon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conlon misses with a body punch
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Templeton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conlon.
Good exchange - Templeton coming out on top.
Conlon throws a head kick but Templeton moves out of range.
Templeton dodges the punch combination from Conlon.
Conlon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlon has clasped his hands together around Templeton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Conlon working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Templeton prevents Conlon from moving into mount.
Conlon 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.
Templeton is trying to buck Conlon off.
Templeton is trying to control Conlon's posture but Conlon avoids it.
Conlon cracks Templeton with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conlon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Templeton to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Conlon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice defenses there by Templeton.
Conlon gets a clinch.
Conlon manages to break the clinch.
Templeton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Templeton just misses with a punch to the body.
Conlon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Conlon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conlon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Templeton's head.
The fighters circling - Conlon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conlon leaves Templeton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Conlon throws a right hand that Templeton ducks under and follows up with a left that Templeton also avoids with ease.
Nick Templeton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Templeton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlon clinches up against the cage.
Conlon keeps control of Templeton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conlon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Templeton scores with a jab to the head.
Templeton misses with a right hand
and Conlon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conlon moves into the clinch successfully.
Conlon manages to break the clinch.
Templeton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Conlon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conlon has him pressed against the cage.
Conlon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Templeton uses from the top position.
Conlon seems keen to control Templeton's posture.
Templeton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conlon is pulling down on Templeton's head. It's preventing any offense from Templeton, at least for the moment.
Conlon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Templeton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton trying to control but Conlon is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Templeton is fighting to break Conlon's control of his arms but Conlon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Conlon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
Templeton misses with a looping right.
Conlon has Templeton up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobby Conlon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Templeton misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Conlon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conlon 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Conlon!
An out of breath Bobby Conlon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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