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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sycek (ranked 569 p4p, 2133 weight class) and Billy Conforto (ranked 85 p4p, 292 weight class). Conforto has chosen Alabama- Bishop Gunn as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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11 - 6 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Conforto!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sycek gets a takedown into half guard.
Conforto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sycek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sycek drops an elbow to the side of Conforto's head.
Sycek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Sycek has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sycek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Conforto is looking to escape.
Conforto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sycek.
Sycek lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conforto is trying to stand.
Sycek working Conforto over with strikes.
Conforto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sycek lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sycek looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conforto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sycek with the ground and pound but Conforto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Conforto wants to stand and escape but Sycek is having none of it.
Sycek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek throws a strike but Conforto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Conforto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Conforto won't allow Sycek to sweep him here.
Sycek 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.
Conforto wants to get up but he can't break Sycek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sycek controlling Conforto's posture.
Conforto wants to stand but Sycek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sycek wants to sweep but no luck.
Conforto wants to stand but Sycek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sycek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conforto is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sycek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conforto manages to get himself to full guard.
Sycek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sycek prevents Conforto from getting back to his feet.
Sycek landing with the ground and pound.
Sycek lands a couple of digs.
Sycek with a nice head shot there.
Conforto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sycek is controlling him.
Sycek postures up and lands a big shot to Conforto's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conforto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Conforto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sycek is controlling him.
Sycek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Conforto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sycek throws a big elbow that misses.
Sycek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conforto's head.
Sycek prevents Conforto from getting back to his feet.
Conforto keeping full guard, as Sycek tries to pass.
Sycek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sycek stops Conforto from standing up.
Sycek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sycek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conforto's head.
Sycek cracks Conforto with a solid left hand.
Conforto is looking to stand up but Sycek isn't so interested in that idea.
Sycek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sycek lands a couple of elbows.
Sycek won't allow Conforto to get back to his feet.
Sycek is in close to Conforto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Conforto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sycek is controlling him.
Sycek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sycek throws a big elbow that misses.
Sycek is working Conforto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sycek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sycek connects with a couple of short punches.
Conforto is rocked!
Sycek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conforto's head.
Conforto is still in real trouble! Can Sycek finish him?
Sycek arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Conforto'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 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samuel Sycek!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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