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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordyn Conley (ranked 4057 p4p, 4853 weight class) and Safin Zekkal (ranked 413 p4p, 453 weight class). Jordyn Conley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm 26 195 5 - 6 - 1 |
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194 cm 25 194 0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns Excellent boxer KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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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 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jordyn Conley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Safin Zekkal! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zekkal connects with a body shot. Zekkal misses the shot to the body. Conley appears to be looking for a big counter. Conley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Conley looks to land a body kick but Zekkal moved away. Conley jabs at Zekkal's body. Zekkal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conley tries to counter by clinching up but Zekkal breaks away and moves out of range. Zekkal lands a head shot. A combination from Conley does no damage. Zekkal moves out of range of the body kick from Conley.
Conley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zekkal moves away. Zekkal misses with a left hand and Conley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Zekkal. Conley does a little dance to reset his feet. Conley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Conley throws a nice looking combination but Zekkal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Zekkal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zekkal throws a body punch but Conley moves out of range. Conley is looking to counter the offense by Zekkal and move into the clinch. Zekkal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zekkal dodges the punch combination from Conley.
Conley swats away the attempt to clinch by Zekkal. Conley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zekkal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Conley throws a wild body kick that Zekkal sees coming a mile off. Zekkal throws an overhand right that lands on Conley's shoulder, as Conley tries to avoid the shot. Conley scores with a one two! Zekkal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Safin Zekkal has been cut. Zekkal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Conley rather than just go for the knockout. Zekkal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conley manages to avoid it. It looked like Conley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Zekkal wants to clinch. Zekkal looks to throw the jab but Conley is out of range. Conley moves out of range as Zekkal strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Conley throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Zekkal looks to land a left hand but Conley moved out of range nicely. Zekkal lands a really nice looking cross but Conley seems unphased.
Zekkal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zekkal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Conley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Zekkal being controlled here, momentarily. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Conley gets to his feet - Zekkal follows without any prompting. Conley misses with a wild combination.
Conley slips a jab and a cross from Zekkal.
Conley keeps the fight on the outside. Zekkal misses with a hook. Conley misses with a wild body shot. Conley throws a right and a left that Zekkal avoids nicely. A little jabbing left from Zekkal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Conley blocks a jab. Zekkal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conley counters with a stiff right hand. Zekkal throws a shot from downtown. Conley moves away and avoids it. Zekkal is looking to clinch but Conley is avoiding it.
It looked like Conley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Conley moves out of range of the strikes. Zekkal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conley moves away. Conley keeps the fight on the outside. Zekkal looks to score with a jab to the body but Conley is just out of range. Zekkal dodges the punch combination from Conley.
Safin Zekkal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Conley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conley throws the kick towards the body but Zekkal avoids it. 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! Zekkal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Zekkal avoids the head kick by Conley.
Zekkal misses with the combination.
Zekkal misses with a right hand and Conley counters with a nice double leg into half guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jordyn Conley will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Safin Zekkal's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Zekkal blocks a head kick by Conley.
Zekkal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Zekkal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Conley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zekkal manages to avoid it. Zekkal throws out a counter right but Conley avoids it with no problem. Conley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Conley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Conley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Conley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Zekkal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Zekkal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conley was well out of range. Poor timing from Zekkal. Zekkal swings widly with a right hand
and Conley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zekkal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conley. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zekkal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conley counters with a right hand to the body. Conley throws a lazy head kick and Zekkal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jordyn Conley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Conley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Conley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zekkal misses with a wild body shot. Zekkal misses with an uppercut. Conley saw that one coming. A head kick misses from Conley. Zekkal cracks Conley with an open hand slap. Zekkal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. As Zekkal tries to get set, Conley tries to push him back and clinch up but Zekkal manages to avoid the attempt. Zekkal misses with a body shot.
Conley throws a head kick that misses. Zekkal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Good standup being displayed there by Conley as he connects with a hook. Zekkal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Zekkal lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Zekkal misses its intended target. Conley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zekkal's head. Zekkal takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Conley avoids the body shot from Zekkal.
Zekkal wants to clinch. Conley digs a good hook to Zekkal's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zekkal throws a jab but it's blocked by Conley. Zekkal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Zekkal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conley moves away. Conley lands a two punch combo.
Jordyn Conley is winning the standup battle so far. Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
Zekkal looks like he wants to counter punch here. Good shot there by Zekkal.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from Zekkal. Zekkal throws an overhand right that lands on Conley's shoulder, as Conley tries to avoid the shot. Zekkal jabbing away but nothing is landing. Zekkal throws a shot from downtown. Conley moves away and avoids it. Zekkal throws a body shot but no joy. Zekkal walks into a left hand.
That has opened up Safin Zekkal's cut even more. Good standup being displayed there by Zekkal as he connects with a hook. Conley misses with a kick to the body.
Zekkal throws a nice looking combination but Conley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Conley avoids the body shot from Zekkal.
Zekkal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conley in his tracks. A head kick misses from Conley. Zekkal swings widly with a right hand
and Conley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zekkal looks to throw the jab but Conley is out of range. Conley with a nice cross. This has been an exciting period of action! Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Zekkal moves out of range easily. Conley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conley tried to score with a low kick but Zekkal checks it. Conley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Zekkal throws a shot from downtown. Conley moves away and avoids it. Zekkal throws a jab but it's blocked by Conley. Zekkal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zekkal tries to clinch there but Conley circles away.
Conley tried to counter with a leg kick but Zekkal avoided it. Conley throws a head kick that misses. Zekkal looks to score with a jab to the body but Conley is just out of range. Zekkal checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jordyn Conley will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Safin Zekkal's cut. 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. This is the final round! Zekkal misses the jab. Zekkal loads up on a big right hand but Conley slips the punch. Zekkal throws an overhand right that lands on Conley's shoulder, as Conley tries to avoid the shot. Zekkal misses with a lunging right hand
and Conley counters with a stiff right hand. Conley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zekkal.
Conley throws a low kick, looking for Zekkal's leg but Zekkal calmly moves out of range. Conley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conley throws a head kick that misses. Conley moves forwards but Zekkal connects with a nice, crisp jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zekkal swings for the body but Conley moves out of range.
Zekkal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Conley throws a head kick that misses. Zekkal misses with a shot to the body so Conley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Conley tries to free his leg and advance position but Zekkal is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Conley controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Conley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Conley controls the pace of the fight for a moment. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Conley throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Zekkal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Conley looks for the body kick but Zekkal saw that one coming. Zekkal throws out a counter right but Conley avoids it with no problem. A combination from Zekkal does no damage. Conley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zekkal.
Conley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zekkal.
Conley is looking for a counter combo. Zekkal throws a looping overhand right but Conley ducks down to avoid it. Zekkal misses with a wild body shot. A swing and a miss from Zekkal. Conley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zekkal blocks a head kick by Conley.
Zekkal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Zekkal misses with an uppercut
and Conley counters with a single leg into guard. Zekkal didn't expect that. Zekkal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Conley is stalling in the full guard. Jordyn Conley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Conley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Safin Zekkal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Conley passes easily into side control. Nice work. Conley in side control, throwing shots but Zekkal defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Conley taking a breather here. Conley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Zekkal misses with an uppercut. Zekkal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Conley throws a leg kick that is checked and Zekkal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conley thinking. Conley lands a head shot. Conley throws a lazy head kick and Zekkal counters with a series of strikes. Conley will be more careful next time no doubt. Conley avoids the body shot from Zekkal.
Jordyn Conley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Zekkal misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jordyn Conley. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordyn Conley!
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