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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huber Schlesien (ranked 862 p4p, 1331 weight class) and Jake Conway (ranked 126 p4p, 195 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huber Schlesien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Conway!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway moves out of range of the body kick from Schlesien.
Schlesien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Schlesien.
Schlesien clinches up against the cage.
Schlesien tries a body shot but Conway blocks it.
Schlesien struggles to land a body shot inside as Conway controls his hands.
Conway can't find room to land a body shot as Schlesien controls the action.
Schlesien is trying to pull guard but Conway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schlesien.
A short right from Conway.
Schlesien misses with a punch to the body.
Conway lands a hook that snaps the head of Schlesien backwards.
Conway lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schlesien.
Conway is trying to break free.
Conway scores with a shot to the side of Schlesien's head.
Schlesien works on Conway's body with a couple of short punches.
Conway lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Conway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schlesien throws a body shot but no joy.
Schlesien ducks under a wild hook from Conway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlesien throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conway.
A telegraphed right hand from Schlesien misses the target.
Schlesien lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schlesien.
Conway looks winded!
Schlesien throws a push kick but Conway slaps the foot to one side.
Schlesien is looking to land body kicks.
Conway jabs Schlesien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conway throws the kick towards the body but Schlesien avoids it.
Jake Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schlesien lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
Conway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schlesien throws a solid leg kick but Conway takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schlesien.
Schlesien is looking to clinch but Conway is avoiding it.
Schlesien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schlesien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schlesien throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conway throws out the jab.
Schlesien swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schlesien has time to react.
Conway misses with a hook.
Conway throws the kick towards the body but Schlesien avoids it.
Conway throws a leg kick
and Schlesien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schlesien.
Conway misses with a punch on the inside.
Schlesien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.
Conway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schlesien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conway's efforts to push away.
Schlesien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conway.
Schlesien lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Conway on the inside.
Conway manages to break the clinch.
Schlesien has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conway finds it's way round the side to connect with Schlesien's head.
Conway misses with a shot to the body
and Schlesien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlesien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conway lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schlesien has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schlesien and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Conway walks into a straight right hand from Schlesien.
That has opened up Jake Conway's cut even more.
Conway lands with an overhand left.
Schlesien misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Schlesien as he checks the leg kick.
Schlesien moves out of range of the strikes.
Schlesien closes the distance and pushes Conway back into the cage.
Schlesien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schlesien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schlesien blocks a body shot from Conway.
Schlesien misses with a body punch.
Schlesien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Schlesien.
Conway blocks an uppercut.
Conway breaks the clinch.
Schlesien misses with a straight right.
Conway feints a counter leg kick.
Conway cracks Schlesien with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schlesien digs a good hook to Conway's body.
A jab from Conway misses.
Schlesien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conway circles away quickly and effectively.
Conway scores with a nice body kick.
Conway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conway tries to score with a low kick but Schlesien moves his leg out of the way.
Conway scores with a nice head shot.
Conway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schlesien.
Conway throws a jab when Schlesien was well out of range.
Conway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Conway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Conway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schlesien throws a body punch but Conway moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schlesien throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Conway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Conway tries a quick counter leg kick but Schlesien is wise to it.
Schlesien gets a clinch.
Conway tries to circle away but Schlesien has him pinned against the cage.
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 Huber Schlesien will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Conway'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.
Conway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schlesien is looking to wear down Conway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Conway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schlesien connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conway. Conway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schlesien misses with a hook.
Conway tries to keep at a distance but Schlesien has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schlesien fails to land.
Conway swings wildly with an uppercut but Schlesien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schlesien prevents Conway from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conway.
Conway blocks a body shot from Schlesien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conway can't find room to land a body shot as Schlesien controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conway.
Conway misses with a knee to the head.
Conway lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Schlesien.
Schlesien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The cut above Jake Conway's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schlesien has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Conway is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlesien scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Schlesien's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Schlesien blocking some punches.
Conway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schlesien controlling the action here for a moment.
Schlesien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Schlesien.
Schlesien misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schlesien.
Schlesien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schlesien gets control of Conway's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schlesien will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schlesien pushes a forearm under Conway's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Conway is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Huber Schlesien!
After the fight, Huber Schlesien was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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