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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian O Conner (ranked 4735 p4p, 4255 weight class) and Rune Calland (ranked 446 p4p, 423 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm 26 183 2 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm 19 190 0 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Powerful |
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian O Conner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rune Calland! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Conner has his takedown stuffed and Calland counters with a straight right hand. O Conner looks to land a combination but Calland avoids it well. Calland lands with a cross. A good leg kick by Calland. O Conner shoots in for a takedown but Calland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Calland follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. We've been told by O Conner's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Calland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. O Conner doesn't succeed with the takedown and Calland counters with a body kick that stops O Conner in his tracks momentarily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian O Conner. That's going to take a lot out of him. Calland gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Conner to score an easy takedown into full guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calland is on top in guard.
O Conner is pulling down on Calland's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calland won't allow O Conner to sweep him here. The fighters are working up against the cage. O Conner manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. Good body shot from Calland.
Calland lands with a light punch inside. A shot in the inside from Calland. A short right from Calland. A right handed body shot lands from Calland.
O Conner is breathing heavily. Calland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calland lands on the inside with an uppercut. Calland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calland lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Conner backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A short body shot lands from Calland as the two fighters clinch.
Calland scores with a nice hook to the head. Calland lands with a right to the head.
O Conner is rocked! Calland cracks O Conner with a nice body shot. Calland works on O Conner's body with a couple of short punches. Calland digs a right hand into O Conner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Conner's gas tank. O Conner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short left from Calland. O Conner takes a shot to the head. Oh O Conner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A short right from Calland on the inside. Calland lands a hook that snaps the head of O Conner backwards. Calland creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks O Conner out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rune Calland! Rune Calland decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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