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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between MT MT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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18
184 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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Good kicks
Granite chin
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT MT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Conner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner misses with a head kick.
Conner tries to work over MT's front leg with a kick but MT checks it.
MT definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MT is looking to clinch.
MT scores with a jab to the head.
MT misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by MT.
MT is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
MT lands a nice hook to Conner's body. Conner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MT has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Conner throws a low kick but MT moves out of range easily.
MT stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conner.
MT is looking to clinch.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MT goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MT scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MT takes a swing at Conner's ribcage but misses.
Conner tries to land a leg kick but MT saw it coming and moves away.
Conner keeps the fight on the outside.
MT cracks a nice hook into Conner's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MT punishes Conner's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Conner looks to land a body kick but MT moved away.
MT is looking to wear down Conner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MT ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Conner misses with a low kick.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses MT's front leg but catches the back leg as MT tries to avoid it.
MT scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conner doesn't seem bothered though.
Conner throws a quick inside leg kick.
MT fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MT tries to clinch up.
MT is looking to clinch.
MT avoids a kick to the body.
MT checks the leg kick.
MT looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
MT scores with a shot to the body.
Conner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MT tries to clinch there but Conner circles away.
MT backing away here, and Conner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Conner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MT tries to clinch up but Conner circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner has closed the distance and engaged MT in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, MT creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MT blocks it with crossed arms.
Conner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MT in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MT tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MT blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from MT.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MT.
Conner lands a good knee to the midsection. MT won't want to take too many of those.
MT takes a knee right on the jaw!
MT managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
MT avoiding damage as Conner throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, MT throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MT lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Conner.
MT pushes Conner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franky Conner 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.
MT blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conner.
MT scores with a nice strike.
MT is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Conner circles away.
Conner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MT tries to work over Conner's front leg with a kick but Conner checks it.
Conner tries a head kick but it misses.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MT moves out of range as Conner throws a body kick.
Conner tries a head kick but it misses.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MT seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been informed that Conner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MT avoids the head kick by Conner.
MT takes a head kick and keeps coming.
MT lands a nice looking body shot.
Conner clinches up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MT tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MT on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
Conner tries to land knees in the clinch but MT avoids the damage to the body.
MT lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MT lands a left hand.
MT tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
Conner is trying to stall.
MT lands a hook that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of MT's head.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but MT blocks with his arms.
MT missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MT is looking to control Conner's arms but Conner gets an underhook and turns him. Now MT has his back to the ropes.
Maybe MT would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
MT misses with an elbow over the top.
Conner lands a right hand.
MT managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
MT gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MT has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franky Conner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MT avoids it.
MT swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conner tries to land knees in the clinch but MT avoids the damage to the body.
Conner lands a right hand that snaps the head of MT backwards.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
MT misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from MT on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Conner just misses with a elbow thrown towards MT's brow.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but MT blocks with his arms.
MT throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
MT blocks an uppercut.
MT avoiding damage as Conner throws knees to the body.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MT has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MT tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner lands a knee to the body.
MT tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
MT blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Conner instigates a clinch.
Conner prevents a body shot from MT.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MTs head.
MT is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conner is keeping busy.
MT lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MT tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MT takes a knee to the side of the body.
Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MT trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Conner.
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MT is defending well for now.
MT misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner lands a body shot.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Conner.
MT tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conner working MT over with knees to the body.
Conner lands a nice knee to the body.
MT misses with an elbow over the top.
Conner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from MT.
Conner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MT.
MT misses with a hook
and Conner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Conner jabs at MT's body.
Conner scores with a spinning back kick!
Conner lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner slips a straight right by MT.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner scores with a nice strike.
MT jabs Conner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on MT if he has to take too many more of those.
Conner lands a high kick!
Conner misses with a body kick.
Franky Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conner throws a front kick aimed at MT's knee but MT avoids it well.
MT throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
MT ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
MT MT has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MT tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from MT.
Conner throws a nice head kick!
MT works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Conner slips a jab and a cross from MT.
MT misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conner.
Conner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Conner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conner 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Franky Conner!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Franky Conner!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Franky Conner!
Franky Conner wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Franky Conner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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