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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jared Conors (ranked 23964 p4p, 6874 weight class) and Liam Grayson (ranked 569 p4p, 534 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jared Conors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conors scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liam Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conors has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grayson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grayson tries to clinch but Conors is having none of it.
Conors is looking for a counter combo.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Conors circles away.
Conors moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Conors's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Conors breaks from the clinch.
Conors closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Grayson tries to stall but Conors uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conors misses with a wild body shot.
Grayson wants to clinch up but Conors keeps it at a distance.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Conors paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grayson closes the distance and clinches.
Conors manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conors moves into the clinch successfully.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson lands an elbow inside that Conors shrugs off.
Conors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grayson has closed the distance and engaged Conors in a clinch.
Grayson has a couple of punches blocked by Conors.
Grayson trying to land knees to the body.
Conors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conors has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grayson tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grayson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conors.
Conors gets through Grayson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conors is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grayson is defending well for now.
Conors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conors pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conors keeps the fight on the outside.
Conors connects with a solid leg kick.
Grayson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Conors manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch but Conors swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conors misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson is looking to clinch.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conors lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grayson tries to clinch but Conors is having none of it.
Conors is looking for a counter combo.
Grayson tries to clinch there but Conors circles away.
Conors clinches.
Grayson avoiding damage as Conors throws knees to the body.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conors gets tackled into the ropes by Grayson. Grayson maintains the clinch.
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conors throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grayson moves in looking to clinch but Conors pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Conors dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conors swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Conors swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Conors was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grayson gets tackled into the ropes by Conors. Conors maintains the clinch.
Grayson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conors in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Conors lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grayson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conors keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conors went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jared Conors is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson is looking to clinch but Conors is avoiding it.
Grayson is looking to clinch.
Grayson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conors, pushing him back against the ropes.
Conors digs a right hand into Grayson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grayson's gas tank.
Grayson tries to break the clinch but Conors is controlling the position.
Grayson trying to control the position but instead, Conors has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grayson into the ropes.
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grayson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Conors manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grayson tries to clinch there but Conors circles away.
Conors moves into the clinch successfully.
Conors is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grayson can do to turn this around?
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conors has closed the distance and engaged Grayson in a clinch.
Grayson wants to stall.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.
Conors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conors misses with a low kick.
Grayson has Conors up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Conors.
Grayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conors misses with a body punch.
Grayson tries to throw a body punch but Conors avoids it by throwing Grayson back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conors using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grayson looking to throw knees to the head but Conors is blocking nicely.
Grayson tries to throw a body punch but Conors avoids it by throwing Grayson back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Conors dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grayson tries to clinch there but Conors circles away.
Jared Conors is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grayson clinches up against the ropes.
Conors missing with knees to the body.
Grayson managing to block the knees to the body from Conors.
Conors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grayson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Conors counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conors moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Conors circles away.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Conors circles away and keeps his distance.
Conors lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grayson at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conors clinches up against the ropes.
Grayson lands a nice uppercut.
Grayson can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Grayson trying to stall but Conors improves his position.
Conors avoiding damage as Grayson throws knees to the body.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conors tries a head kick but it misses.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Conors circles away.
Grayson drives through and clinches with Conors against the ropes.
Grayson missing with knees to the body.
Grayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Conors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Grayson tries a body shot but Conors blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grayson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conors lands a body shot.
Conors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conors moves into the clinch.
Grayson misses with an elbow strike.
Grayson tries to land knees in the clinch but Conors avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grayson misses with a knee to the head.
Grayson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Conors prevents a body shot from Grayson.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Conors just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grayson's brow.
Liam Grayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson tries to work over Conors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conors manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Conors showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conors has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Conors!
Jared Conors gave a mention to The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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