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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad's entrance music is Rider Part II. A fine choice. Jones has chosen Lacuna Coil - Without Fear as his entrance music. Jack Conrad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
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262 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Conrad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Conrad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Conrad lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Conrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones scores with a jab.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Conrad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Conrad does no damage.
Conrad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Conrad lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conrad.
Conrad breaks from the clinch.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses with a low kick.
A big right from Conrad misses.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Conrad misses with a wild combination.
Conrad jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conrad gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants a takedown.
Conrad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Conrad controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Conrad is breathing heavily.
Conrad managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones pushes Conrad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Conrad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones drives through and clinches with Conrad against the cage.
Conrad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones working Conrad over with knees to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conrad.
Jones tries to work over Conrad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conrad blocking some punches.
Conrad tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Conrad managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand.
Conrad lands with a light punch inside.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Conrad controls his hands.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conrad is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Conrad into the cage.
Conrad tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conrad is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Conrad being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Conrad is blocking nicely.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conrad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conrad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones lands a head shot.
Conrad throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Conrad.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conrad scores with a nice strike.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curtis Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conrad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Conrad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Conrad is out of range.
Conrad misses with a wild body shot.
Conrad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Conrad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Conrad does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips under a jab.
Conrad is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Conrad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Conrad keeps the fight on the outside.
Conrad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Conrad blocks a jab.
Conrad scores with a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a hook
and Conrad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conrad 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.
Conrad trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Conrad is having none of it.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones has his foot on Conrad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conrad works his way back into a safe position though.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Conrad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Conrad throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is trying to keep Conrad in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Conrad is proving a slippery customer.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones is wriggling around but Conrad manages to pass to half guard.
Conrad is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrad.
Conrad wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Conrad slips under a jab from Jones.
Conrad throws a good cross that connects.
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Conrad lands a head shot.
Conrad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conrad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Conrad tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Conrad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Conrad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Conrad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Conrad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conrad throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Conrad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Conrad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Conrad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conrad misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Conrad throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Conrad is working away.
Jones tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jones working away.
Conrad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Conrad is trying to buck Jones off.
Conrad wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones controls the position.
Conrad prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Conrad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conrad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Conrad jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Conrad just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Conrad in a clinch.
Conrad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Conrad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conrad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conrad manages to break the clinch.
Conrad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conrad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!
Jack Conrad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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