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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Owain Conrad (ranked 4819 p4p, 6034 weight class) and Cordell Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eyes of a Ranger. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owain Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cordell Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Conrad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conrad breaks from the clinch.
Conrad drives through with a takedown into Walker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Conrad gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conrad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Conrad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walker uses from the top position.
Conrad is controlling Walker's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conrad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walker defends well.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad is looking for a triangle here but Walker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conrad keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Conrad gets back to half guard.
Walker trying to control the action but Conrad is working from the bottom.
Conrad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Conrad is pressing down on Walker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad looking for a sweep. Not yet Conrad, not yet.
Conrad working for submissions but it's allowed Walker to get to half guard.
Conrad is looking to improve his position.
Conrad tries to kick Walker off but Walker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Walker trying to control the action but Conrad is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walker is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Conrad closes the distance and clinches.
Conrad gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Conrad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker wants to control but Conrad is keeping busy.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conrad is taking a breather. Walker 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conrad stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Walker to get to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owain Conrad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conrad drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walker looking to control.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conrad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Conrad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Walker to the ground. Conrad is now in Walker's guard.
Conrad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conrad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conrad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker is working an open guard so Conrad takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Conrad.
Conrad tries to move to full mount but Walker actually manages to regain half guard.
Conrad looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Conrad prevents Walker from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to kick Conrad off but Conrad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Conrad controlling the action here.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Walker is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Conrad is staying active.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conrad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Walker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Conrad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is staying tight to Walker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Walker struggling a bit here.
Conrad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Conrad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker tries to buck Conrad off but Conrad is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owain Conrad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Conrad throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conrad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Conrad's head but Conrad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conrad misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Conrad tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conrad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad shoots in and gets a takedown into Walker's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Owain Conrad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conrad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walker has a closed guard, preventing Conrad from standing up.
Conrad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Conrad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Walker enables Conrad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Walker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Conrad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Conrad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Walker, up you get!
Walker misses with a hook to the body
and Conrad counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Conrad to acknowledge the strikes.
Conrad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cordell Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conrad controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conrad seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Walker for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owain Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owain Conrad!
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RATING
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