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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Daley (ranked 227 p4p, 297 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 32 p4p, 44 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Albert Van Rooy enters the cage!
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley misses with an uppercut.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Daley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Daley misses.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Daley with the inside leg kick.
Daley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daley takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
Daley backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Daley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Rooy's hands.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Rooy scores with a nice right hand.
Daley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy throws a body kick that misses
and Daley counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Van Rooy there.
It looks like Conor Daley has been cut.
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Daley - that landed with a thud.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Daley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daley lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy presses Daley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Daley is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley misses with some punches.
Daley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Daley.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daley lands a nice uppercut.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Daley.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Daley.
Daley blocking some punches.
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Daley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley lands with a light punch inside.
Daley misses with the head strike.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Daley.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Daley fails to land.
Nice body punch from Daley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rooy clinches with his opponent.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Daley gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Daley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Daley scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daley misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daley's elbow.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Daley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
Daley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daley tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Daley back against the cage.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Daley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daley lands an uppercut.
Daley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Daley.
Van Rooy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daley thows a leg kick but Van Rooy checks it
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Rooy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Rooy at a distance.
Van Rooy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daley misses with an uppercut
and Van Rooy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daley takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Daley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley cracks Van Rooy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rooy doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Rooy scores with a nice head shot.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Daley misses the shot to the body.
Daley lunges at Van Rooy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Rooy's hand.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Van Rooy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Daley blocks it well.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Rooy.
Van Rooy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daley.
Daley looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Rooy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Daley misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Daley blocks it.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Daley's ribcage but misses.
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!
Daley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Daley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Rooy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daley throws a front kick aimed at Van Rooy's knee but Van Rooy avoids it well.
Daley jabs Van Rooy right on the nose. Van Rooy blinks but takes it well.
Van Rooy staying out of range there.
Van Rooy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daley throws out a loose jab but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Conor Daley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daley manages to avoid it.
Daley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Daley avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daley. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Van Rooy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Rooy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daley is out of range and Van Rooy settles back down.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley staying out of range there.
Daley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Daley backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Daley's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Daley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daley counters with a good low kick that Van Rooy was not able to check.
Conor Daley is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rooy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Daley is out of range.
Daley cracks a nice hook into Van Rooy's ribs.
Daley throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Daley just misses with a punch to the body.
Daley defending well as Van Rooy loads up on a big left hand.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daley checks it well.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Daley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Daley.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daley.
Daley is looking to score with low kicks.
Conor Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy slips a jab from Daley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daley avoids the head kick by Van Rooy.
Daley throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut. Daley saw that one coming.
Daley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daley ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Daley misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Daley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daley swings widly with a right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Daley was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Daley.
A low kick from Daley misses
and Van Rooy counters with a stiff right hand.
Daley throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daley tries to score with a low kick but Van Rooy moves his leg out of the way.
Daley with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Daley.
Daley ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy.
Daley connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daley 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Daley!
After winning the bout, Conor Daley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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