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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taer Florendo (ranked 4569 p4p, 3294 weight class) and Nikolas Conner (ranked 230 p4p, 188 weight class). Nikolas Conner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135
0 - 1 - 0 |
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144
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taer Florendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolas Conner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Conner.
Taer Florendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Florendo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Florendo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Florendo or perhaps it was just good defense by Conner, which made it look bad.
Conner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick lands for Conner.
Conner connects with a leg kick.
Florendo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Conner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Florendo if he has to take too many more of those.
Conner instigates a clinch.
Conner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Florendo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of Florendo's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Conner obliges.
Conner scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Conner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.
The referee calls for Conner to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Conner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conner stalls.
Florendo jumps guard but Conner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Conner on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Florendo takes an elbow to the temple.
A hook to the body from Conner.
Conner avoiding damage.
Conner tries a body shot but Florendo blocks it.
Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Florendo up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conner stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Conner.
Conner controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolas Conner.
That kick from Conner tenderised Florendo's leg. Florendo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florendo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Conner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conner. That's going to slow Florendo down.
Conner scores with a nice head shot.
Conner throws a series of punches but Florendo avoids them all with ease.
Florendo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conner counters with a low kick, right behind Florendo 's knee.
We've been informed that Conner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taer Florendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Florendo is rocked!
Conner throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Florendo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florendo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Conner Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Florendo is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nikolas Conner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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