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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakobe Wallace (ranked 24158 p4p, 24747 weight class) and Alair Conealy (ranked 619 p4p, 640 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 cm 18 193 0 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm 26 184 0 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakobe Wallace! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alair Conealy! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wallace tries to keep at a distance but Conealy has taken the fight into the clinch. Wallace manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conealy is one step ahead there. Conealy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Wallace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Conealy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Conealy postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wallace is really struggling to control Conealy but he's trying to hold on to the position. Conealy won't allow Wallace to sweep him here. Conealy with a flurry of punches that miss. Conealy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Wallace looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Conealy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head. Wallace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallace tries to get out of the position. Conealy stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet. Conealy postures up and lands a big shot to Wallace's brow. Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wallace is trying to keep Conealy in close.
Conealy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Wallace controls Conealy momentarily but Conealy frees himself. Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Conealy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Conealy scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Conealy with a nice head shot there. Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Wallace has his foot on Conealy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conealy works his way back into a safe position though. Conealy chips away with some ground and pound. Conealy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Conealy lands a couple of decent looking shots. Conealy is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows. Conealy scoring with punches to the head and body. Conealy won't allow Wallace to sweep him here. Conealy chips away with some ground and pound. Wallace has momentary wrist control but Conealy slips an elbow through the middle. Conealy postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it. Conealy trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom. Conealy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Conealy is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wallace wants to control but Conealy is keeping him busy. Wallace seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Conealy controlling the position for now. Conealy wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
Wallace wants to control but Conealy is keeping him busy. Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conealy defending well though. Conealy is looking for a sweep. Wallace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Wallace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Wallace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Conealy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Conealy tries to clinch up. Wallace fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conealy sprawls well. Conealy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet. Conealy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wallace trying to control the position but instead, Conealy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wallace into the cage. Conealy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alair Conealy dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Conealy swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace. No luck for Wallace with that takedown attempt. Conealy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Conealy doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Conealy fails in his attempt to clinch. The fight moves into the clinch position. Conealy is trying to pull guard but Wallace turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Wallace fails to pull guard.
Wallace pulls guard successfully.
Conealy lands a couple of digs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Conealy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Conealy working some strikes from top position. Conealy scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Conealy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Conealy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Conealy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy. Conealy lands a couple of digs. Conealy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Conealy throws a big elbow that misses. Conealy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Conealy stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Conealy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Conealy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Conealy wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving. Conealy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Wallace is trying to keep Conealy in close.
Conealy has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Conealy works over Wallace with some ground and pound from guard. Wallace trying to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Conealy stops Wallace from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Alair Conealy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Conealy is looking to clinch. Wallace shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Conealy's guard. Alair Conealy has got the better of the ground game so far. Conealy pulls Wallace in to control the position. Wallace trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Conealy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Conealy stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Conealy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Wallace throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Conealy connects with a couple of short punches. Conealy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wallace is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Conealy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Oh Wallace is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Conealy arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Wallace's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alair Conealy!
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RATING
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