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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brenon Conors (ranked 22758 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Night Zono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenon Conors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Night Zono!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conors shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zono defends it nicely.
Zono wants to counter the offense by Conors and move into the clinch position.
Zono looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice sprawl there from Zono as Conors shoots in.
Conors shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenon Conors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conors will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zono ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zono clinches up against the cage.
Zono lands a left hand.
Zono lands an uppercut.
Conors throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zono.
Zono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conors takes a shot to the head.
Conors blocks an elbow strike from Zono.
A short right from Zono.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zono lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zono pushes off an throws an elbow but Conors leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zono lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zono throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conorss head.
Zono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Conors avoids the elbow strike from Zono, against the cage.
Conors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Zono.
Conors avoids the elbow strike from Zono, against the cage.
Conors misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zono.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zono just misses with a elbow thrown towards Conors's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zono lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zono misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Zono.
Zono tries to land knees in the clinch but Conors avoids the damage to the body.
Conors avoiding damage as Zono throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conors misses with the head strike.
Conors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zono.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zono.
Zono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zono blocks an uppercut.
Conors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conors throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zonos head.
Zono working hard to break the clinch.
Conors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conors throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zonos head.
Conors misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conors.
Conors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zono blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zono tries to land a knee to the head but Conors blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conors.
Conors misses with some punches.
Conors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conors misses with the head strike.
Conors has a couple of punches blocked by Zono.
Conors avoids the elbow strike from Zono, against the cage.
Conors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conors swings wildly with an uppercut but Zono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conors misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Conors fails to land.
Conors misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Night Zono dominated that round.
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.
Zono instigates a clinch.
Zono has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conors working aggressively here.
Zono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zono misses with the head strike.
Zono blocks an uppercut.
Zono blocking some punches.
Conors blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conors lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conors avoiding damage as Zono throws knees to the body.
Conors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zono is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Conors fails to land.
Conors avoids the elbow strike from Zono, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conors's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conors dodges an elbow strike from Zono.
Zono blocking some punches.
Conors misses with the head strike.
Zono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conors throws a punch but it's blocked by Zono.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zono throws an elbow but misses.
Zono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zono.
Conors dodges an elbow strike from Zono.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zono blocking some punches.
Conors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zono blocks an uppercut.
Conors swings wildly with an uppercut but Zono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Conors.
Conors pushes Zono back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zono can't find room to land a body shot as Conors controls the action.
Conors avoiding damage as Zono throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zono misses with a punch on the inside.
Conors misses with the head strike.
Conors misses with some punches.
Zono blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zono pushes off an throws an elbow but Conors leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conors misses with a punch on the inside.
Conors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conors has Zono pressed against the cage, preventing Zono from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conors misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conors avoids it.
Zono blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Conors fails to land.
Conors lands an uppercut.
Conors misses with the head strike.
Zono tries to land knees in the clinch but Conors avoids the damage to the body.
Conors misses with some punches.
Zono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conors throws a punch but it's blocked by Zono.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conors swings wildly with an uppercut but Zono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zono wants to get back to striking at distance but Conors won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Conors fails to land.
Zono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zono.
Zono blocks an uppercut.
Conors misses with some punches.
Conors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conors swings wildly with an uppercut but Zono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conors swings wildly with an uppercut but Zono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zono blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brenon Conors dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Conors shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zono kicks off Conors and gets to his feet.
Conors throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zono's waist but Zono gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conors off to one side.
Conors shoots in for a takedown but Zono shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Conors shoots for a takedown but Zono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenon Conors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conors fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conors shoots for a takedown but Zono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Conors sets himself, and Zono steps forward looking for the clinch! Conors avoids it this time.
Conors tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zono swivels and escapes.
A shot to the liver by Zono. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zono sizes up Conors with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Conors fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zono looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conors is fending him off so far but Zono persists. Nope, Conors circles away and we're back to standing.
Conors misses with a takedown attempt - Zono sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zono feints a jab promting Conors to slip. Zono then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Conors slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conors looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brenon Conors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zono tests Conors's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zono throws a body punch but Conors moves out of range.
Conors misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Conors shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Conors scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zono pushes Conors off looking to stand but Conors dives back in and keeps control.
Conors working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zono blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conors.
Conors thows a huge punch but Zono dodges it nicely.
Conors has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conors is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Conors throwing shots but Zono is blocking nicely.
Conors thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Conors stops Zono from getting back to his feet.
Zono has hold of Conors's hands but Conors slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Conors throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zono keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Conors thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conors thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zono's head.
Zono wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Conors.
Zono keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zono looks like he's trying to stand up.
Conors thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zono's head.
Zono is trying to stand back up but Conors is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zono enables Conors to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zono manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zono really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conors. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conors is looking to work some ground and pound but Zono has wrist control.
Zono is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conors works over Zono with some ground and pound from guard.
Conors landing with the ground and pound.
Zono wants to get back to his feet but Conors is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zono wriggles free and stands up.
Conors looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zono throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conors on the side of the head.
Conors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zono lands with a nice combination. Conors backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zono is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conors keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Conors or perhaps it was just good defense by Zono, which made it look bad.
Conors gets tackled into the cage by Zono. Zono maintains the clinch.
Zono misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Night Zono comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zono has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Zono!
Brenon Conors was interviewed post fight and said 'Book me & Fight ne'.
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