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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Connemara (ranked 2905 p4p, 2938 weight class) and Lamar Allen (ranked 283 p4p, 289 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm 52 147 48 - 17 - 1 |
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170 cm 37 152 23 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer KO power |
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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 featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 48 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jameson Connemara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lamar Allen! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Connemara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen. Connemara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. Allen connects with a crisp jab. Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick. Connemara attempts a counter takedown but Allen avoids it well and moves away. Allen catches Connemara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Jameson Connemara has been cut. Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Connemara off balance momentarily. Allen scores with the left hand. Connemara knows he should have avoided that one. Allen tried to score with a low kick but Connemara checks it. Connemara tries to counter with a takedown but Allen is quick to defend against it. Allen misses the jab. Connemara appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jab by Allen. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Allen misses with a body kick. Connemara feinted with a counter takedown. Connemara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick. Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Connemaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Connemara slips a straight right by Allen. Connemara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Allen lands with a good body shot. Allen lands a jab-cross combination. Allen throws a big shot that misses. Connemara feinted with a counter takedown. Allen misses with a straight right. Connemara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. A head kick misses from Allen. Connemara appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connemara was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen. Connemara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Connemara attempts a counter takedown but Allen avoids it well and moves away. Allen throws a hook but Connemara blocks it. Connemara appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Allen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. A head kick misses from Allen. Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connemara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head kick misses from Allen. Connemara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target. Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connemara. Connemara appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Allen misses with a low kick. Connemara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Allen connects with a nice looking jab.
Connemara blocks a head kick by Allen.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen misses the jab. A head kick misses from Allen. Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Allen misses the shot to the body. Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Allen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Allen throws a hook but Connemara blocks it. Connemara blocks a leg kick. Allen scores with a leg kick.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connemara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A jab from Allen misses. Allen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Connemara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Nice defenses there by Connemara. Connemara attempts a counter takedown but Allen avoids it well and moves away. Connemara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A cross from Allen lands. Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Connemara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. Connemara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Connemara.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Allen throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it. Connemara blocks a head kick by Allen.
Connemara feinted with a counter takedown. Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connemara feinted with a counter takedown. Connemara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Connemara slips a straight right by Allen. Connemara slips under a jab. Connemara avoids a kick to the body.
Connemara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Allen looks to land a right hand but Connemara moved out of range. Allen throws a nice head kick!
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Connemara avoids it. Allen swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Allen misses with an uppercut. Connemara saw that one coming. Lamar Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup. Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses. Allen misses with a looping right. Connemara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Good leg kick by Allen. Connemara blocks the body kick.
Connemara checks a low kick from Allen. Connemara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Connemara has time to react. Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Allen throws a right and a left that both miss. Connemara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Connemara avoids the body shot from Allen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Allen throws a head kick that misses. Allen looks for the body kick but Connemara saw that one coming. Jameson Connemara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Allen throws a right and a left that both miss. Allen closes the distance and lands a one-two. Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connemara counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Connemara wants to stand but Allen is controlling his arm. Allen tries to improve position but can't. Allen is trying to work for a sweep but Connemara has mounted him! Connemara is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent. Allen is looking to improve his position but Connemara isn't that keen on the idea. Connemara is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Allen scores with a nice body kick.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Connemara saw that one coming. A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot. Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Connemara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. Allen throws out a leg kick but Connemara moves out of range and Allen only half commits. Connemara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Allen throws the kick towards the body but Connemara avoids it. Connemara feinted with a counter takedown. Allen misses with a kick to the body.
Connemara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. A head kick misses from Allen. Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Connemara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. Allen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Allen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. 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! Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connemara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Allen throws a wild body kick that Connemara sees coming a mile off. Allen misses with a head kick.
Connemara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Allen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Allen is breathing heavily. Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connemara was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen. Allen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Connemara explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connemara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Allen throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it. Connemara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Allen throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Connemara counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Allen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Connemara passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Allen tries to improve position but can't. Connemara stands up and we're back to a striking position. Good exchange - Allen coming out on top. Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connemara feinted with a counter takedown. A leg kick checked by Connemara. Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Allen does no damage. Connemara takes a kick to the side of the head. Allen throws a lazy head kick and Connemara counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Allen tries to kick Connemara off in order to stand up. Connemara Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut. 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! Allen throws a head kick that misses and Connemara counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Connemara moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Allen. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Connemara decides to stand up, so the ref orders Allen to his feet. Allen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Connemara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Allen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Allen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Allen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Connemara passes into half guard.
Connemara wants to stand but Allen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen tries to get to full guard but Connemara has control of the leg. Connemara stands up and beckons Allen to join him on the feet. Connemara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Allen. Allen looks to land a body kick but Connemara moved away. Connemara appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Allen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Allen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Connemara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Connemara scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Allen!
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Allen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Connemara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Connemara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Connemara feinted with a counter takedown. Connemara moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Connemara is just out of range. Connemara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Allen misses with a straight left. Connemara attempts a counter takedown but Allen avoids it well and moves away. Allen tries to bum rush Connemara with a series of wild strikes but Connemara uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Allen throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Connemara slips under a jab from Allen. Allen dives in and scores a takedown into Connemara's guard. Allen prevents Connemara from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Allen is stalling in the full guard. Allen postures up and lands a big shot to Connemara's brow. Connemara wants to stand but Allen is controlling the position. Allen is working Connemara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Allen throws an elbow that misses. Connemara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Connemara!
Connemara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Allen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Connemara has managed to get both his arms back between Allen's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Lamar Allen. I've got Allen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Allen!
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