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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Money Pacman (ranked 2046 p4p, 1952 weight class) and Nikolas Conner (ranked 175 p4p, 164 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 cm 30 135 16 - 10 - 0 |
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175 cm 26 144 6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Very quick |
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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 featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolas Conner! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pacman misses with a straight left. A swing and a miss from Pacman. Pacman misses with a right hand
and Conner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conner. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Pacman can't break the clinch.
Conner slows down the pace here.
Pacman is trying to pull guard but Conner has him pressed against the cage. Come on Conner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacman avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Conner pressing his opponent against the cage. Pacman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conner smiles and moves away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pacman throws a hook but Conner avoids it easily. Conner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacman. Pacman misses with a right hand and Conner counters with an inside leg kick. Conner walks into a stiff left hand from Pacman. Pacman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conner lands an elbow inside that Pacman shrugs off. Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Conner. Pacman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacman successfully pulls guard.
Pacman pushes Conner off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice jab there from Conner.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A low kick lands for Conner.
Pacman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Pacman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacman throws out the jab. Conner slips a straight right by Pacman. A solid body kick from Conner. Conner slips under a jab from Pacman. Jab from Pacman.
Conner clinches. Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conner stalling.
Pacman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pacman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
Some wild striking there from Conner.
Pacman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Conner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Conner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacman to score with a decent uppercut. Good work by Pacman as he checks the leg kick. Conner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conner slips a jab from Pacman. A little jabbing left from Conner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Pacman throws a hook to the side of Conner's head but Conner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A telegraphed right hand from Pacman misses the target. Pacman misses with a hook. Pacman ducks under a wild hook from Conner. Pacman doesn't manage to clinch there - Conner circles away.
Conner defending well as Pacman loads up on a big left hand. Pacman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Pacman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pacman missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Pacman cracks Conner with a right hand to the side of the head. Conner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pacman backing away here, and Conner unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Pacman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacman throws a big shot that misses. Pacman throws a hook but Conner avoids it easily. Pacman checks a low kick from Conner. Money Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Conner moves out of range of the strikes. Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacman takes a swing at Conner's ribcage but misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Conner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Conner throws a looping overhand right but Pacman ducks down to avoid it.
Conner rushes Pacman and presses him up against the cage. Pacman is trying to break the clinch but Conner is controlling him. Conner avoiding damage.
Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacman's efforts to push away. 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 Money Pacman will probably get the nod. 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.
Conner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pacman throws out a loose jab but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it. Conner connects with a high kick. Conner walks into a jab.
 It looks like Nikolas Conner has been cut. Pacman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Pacman misses with a straight left. Conner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Pacman throws a hook to the side of Conner's head but Conner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pacman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pacman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Conner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Pacman throws a jab but it's blocked by Conner. That kick from Conner tenderised Pacman's leg. Pacman is trying to keep his angry face on. Conner drops his hands momentarily and Pacman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Conner is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Conner misses with a head kick.
Conner is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacman finish him? Pacman moves away from the strike by Conner. Conner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacman. Conner seems to have recovered his senses.
Conner moves into the clinch successfully.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Conner taking a breather. The referee calls for Conner to work.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Pacman controls his hands.
Come on Conner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conner lands a knee to the head.
Conner misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Conner.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Pacman avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conner. Pacman jumps guard but Conner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Stalling in the clinch from Conner.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolas Conner. Conner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A jab from Pacman finds it's way through Conner's defenses.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacman blocks an elbow strike from Conner.
Pacman is trying to push Conner away but Conner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Pacman blocks the elbow strike.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pacman up against the cage. Pacman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Pacman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Pacman managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
Pacman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Conner. Pacman misses with a hook. Conner ducked under it nicely. Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacman throws out the jab.
Conner clinches with his opponent.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacman. A bit of stalling here from Conner.
Conner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conner continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Pacman.
Conner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land. Conner effectively controlling the action here. Conner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Pacman tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage. Conner scores with a shoulder strike. Conner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Money Pacman has been cut. Conner tries to throw a body punch but Pacman avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage. Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolas Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pacman blocks a leg kick. Pacman blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Conner. Conner slips under a jab. Conner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Conner there as he acknowledges the shot. Conner throws a low kick, looking for Pacman's leg but Pacman calmly moves out of range. Conner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacman misses the target. Conner slips under a jab. Conner throws a push kick but Pacman slaps the foot to one side. Conner moves out of range as Pacman strikes. Conner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pacman misses the jab. Conner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Conner blocks a jab. Pacman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Conner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Good exchange - Pacman coming out on top. BOOM! Pacman lands a beautiful left hook that drops Conner. Conner tries to recover but Pacman is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Conner lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Money Pacman! Money Pacman looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'A big thank you to all the fans who supported me in this fight! Huge shoutout to my sponsor, "Hype Nutrition", for keeping my body ready for every battle.'.
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energy
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hype
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