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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pygmy Lack (ranked 24485 p4p, 23385 weight class) and Brenon Conors (ranked 0 p4p, 195 weight class). Brenon Conors is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 cm 25 300 0 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm 24 300 1 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pygmy Lack! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenon Conors! The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Conors shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lack as he jumps to the side. Lack throws a big counter combination but Conors scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Conors tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conors somewhat. Conors looks winded! Lack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Conors is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Lack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Lack misses with a kick to the body.
Lack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conors swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pygmy Lack. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lack moves into the clinch. Lack wants to get back to striking at distance but Conors won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Conors prevents Lack from breaking the clinch. Lack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Conors pulls him back up using the underhooks. Lack tries to break free but Conors pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lack lands with a right to the head. Conors misses with some punches.
Lack working hard to break the clinch. Conors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conors has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conors gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Conors swings wildly with an uppercut but Lack uses good head movement to avoid it. Conors swings wildly with an uppercut but Lack uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lack can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conors. Lack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Conors gets underhooks to prevent Lack's takedown attempt.
Conors misses with some punches.
Lack wants to break free but Conors has control.
Lack is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee calls for Lack to work.
Lack blocks an uppercut.
Lack is trying to push Conors away but Conors has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conors walks away with a smile on his face. Lack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Nice sprawl there from Lack as Conors shoots in. Lack has Conors up against the cage in a clinch.
Lack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lack is pushing Conors up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Conors keeps control of Lack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lack fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Lack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lack tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pygmy Lack will probably get the nod. That's time! Lack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Lack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lack has managed to clinch.
Lack has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Conors after a bit of a struggle. Lack is trying to break free. Lack is trying to push Conors away but Conors has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lack is trying to break the clinch but Conors has him pressed against the cage. Lack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conors just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pygmy Lack. That's going to take a lot out of him. Conors prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Lack blocking some punches.
Lack slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Lack's face as he tries to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Lack's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lack tries to land knees in the clinch but Conors avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Lack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Conors is pressed up against the cage. Lack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Conors down to the mat. Conors avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Brenon Conors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Conors scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Lack pushes Conors off and gets back to his feet. Conors is breathing heavily. Lack closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conors circles away. Conors tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lack defends well and Conors ends up having to push Lack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Lack's corner calls for a 1-2. Lack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Lack rushes Conors and presses him up against the cage. Conors keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lack's efforts to push away. Conors keeps control of Lack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lack changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conors fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lack closes the distance and clinches up with Conors, looking for a takedown. Lack pushes Conors against the cage but Conors circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Conors shoots in looking for a takedown but Lack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conors's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Lack shoots in for a double leg but Conors sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Lack scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Conors keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Lack stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Conors to get to his feet. Conors fails with the takedown and Lack counters with a three punch combo that has Conors backing up. Conors nods at Lack to acknowledge the strikes. Pygmy Lack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Conors displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lack.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lack is defended easily by Conors. Conors shoots for a takedown but Lack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Lack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conors pinned against the cage. Conors gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Lack stuffs the takedown. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Conors gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Lack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Conors scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Lack taking some punishment here, with Conors in his half guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pygmy Lack dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! Lack fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Lack moves into range and clinches up with Conors. Lack jumps guard.
Conors is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Conors throwing strikes from guard but Lack blocks nicely. Lack trying to control the position.
Lack is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Conors working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Conors in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lack looking for a sweep. Not yet Lack, not yet. Lack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Conors is controlling him. Lack trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Lack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Conors missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Lack scores with a jab to the body. Lack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conors as he jumps to the side. Lack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Conors. Lack shoots in but Conors avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pygmy Lack. That's going to take a lot out of him. Horrible takedown attempt by Lack or perhaps it was just good defense by Conors, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lack fails with a takedown attempt. Conors shoots in looking for a takedown but Lack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conors's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Conors dives in for a single leg takedown but Lack sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Lack has Conors up against the cage in a clinch.
Lack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pygmy Lack has scored more points in the clinch so far. Lack tries to pull guard but Conors forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Conors misses with a punch on the inside.
Lack content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lack wants to take the fight to the mat but Conors manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Conors prevents Lack from breaking the clinch. Conors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Conors misses with the head strike.
Conors gets underhooks to prevent Lack's takedown attempt.
Lack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conors walks away with a smile on his face. Lack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Lack closes the distance and clinches up with Conors, looking for a takedown. Lack pushes Conors against the cage but Conors circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Conors shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four 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. Conors dives in and grabs Lack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lack pushes down on Conors's head and hops out. Lack wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Lack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Lack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conors tries to avoid it but Lack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conors to the ground. Conors escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Conors changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Conors closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lack circles away. Conors misses with a takedown and Lack counters with a straight right hand. Conors shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Lack is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Lack misses with a body kick. Conors fails with the takedown and Lack counters with a nice uppercut. Lack displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Conors tries to keep at a distance but Lack has taken the fight into the clinch. Lack goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conors prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight! Pygmy Lack showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lack 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pygmy Lack! The defeated Brenon Conors had this to say: 'Book me & Fight ne'.
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energy
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RATING
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