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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Bannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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193 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackie Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor Bannan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Padilla's guard.
Bannan wants to get up but he can't break Padilla's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bannan throwing strikes but missing.
Padilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bannan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Padilla knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bannan on the ground.
Bannan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bannan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Padilla is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Conor Bannan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Padilla swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannan clinches with his opponent.
Bannan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bannan has managed to clinch.
Bannan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bannan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bannan showed some decent athleticism there.
Bannan stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bannan is controlling the pace.
Bannan passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Padilla knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Bannan stalls from top position.
Bannan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bannan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bannan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bannan wants to control but Padilla is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Bannan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bannan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Padilla!
Bannan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bannan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Padilla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bannan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Padilla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Bannan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bannan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A control attempt from Padilla but he's now mounted!
Padilla is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Bannan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Padilla tries to hold on but Bannan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannan wants to take his opponent's back but Padilla doesn't allow it.
Conor Bannan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bannan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bannan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bannan 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.
Bannan is working for a guillotine from mount but Padilla frees his head quite easily.
Bannan looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannan controlling his opponent.
Padilla avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bannan.
Bannan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bannan looking to finish with strikes here!
Bannan punching from mount but Padilla doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bannan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Bannan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Padilla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bannan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bannan lands in his opponent's guard.
Bannan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bannan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Padilla works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bannan is taking a breather. Padilla says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bannan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Padilla defending well though.
Bannan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Padilla to stand up.
A left and a right from Bannan both land. Nice combination.
Bannan dives in and scores a takedown into Padilla's guard.
Bannan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla can't keep his opponent in guard - Bannan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bannan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Padilla to stand up.
Bannan shoots in and gets a takedown into Padilla's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bannan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bannan forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla trying to control from the bottom.
Bannan wants to free his trapped foot but Padilla is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bannan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Conor Bannan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bannan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Padilla dodges the ground and pound from Bannan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bannan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bannan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Padilla fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bannan fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Bannan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bannan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Bannan!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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