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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nok Su Kao (ranked 3504 p4p, 3250 weight class) and Brian O Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Su Kao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DESTINY OF SAMURAI - Ancient Armies. Brian O Conner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nok Su Kao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian O Conner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Su Kao gets caught flat footed, as O Conner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Su Kao looking to control.
Su Kao trying to strike off his back.
Su Kao 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.
O Conner with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Conner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Su Kao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Su Kao trying to strike off his back.
Su Kao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Conner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Su Kao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now O Conner has Su Kao in his guard.
O Conner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Su Kao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Su Kao prevents O Conner from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Su Kao postures up.
O Conner has his hands on Su Kao's head, controlling the position.
Su Kao trying to control but O Conner is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conner wants to sweep here but Su Kao controlling him for the moment.
Su Kao controls from within his opponent's guard.
Su Kao trying to control but O Conner is working from the bottom.
Su Kao looking to pass the guard.
O Conner keeping moving, preventing Su Kao from controlling successfully.
O Conner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Conner wants to stand up but Su Kao is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Conner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Su Kao wants to control but O Conner is keeping busy.
O Conner blocks the strikes from Su Kao.
O Conner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Su Kao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Conner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Su Kao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Conner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Su Kao defending well though.
Su Kao trying to hold on to O Conner's head to control him but O Conner postures up.
Su Kao missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conner not doing much here.
O Conner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Su Kao wants to control but O Conner is keeping busy.
Su Kao is refusing to be controlled, as O Conner sits in half guard.
O Conner throwing shots but Su Kao is blocking nicely.
O Conner is looking to take a break and control but Su Kao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Su Kao moves into full guard.
O Conner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Su Kao looking for a sweep. Not yet Su Kao, not yet.
O Conner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Conner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Conner tries to stand but Su Kao is controlling from the bottom.
O Conner trying to control the position from guard on top but Su Kao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Su Kao trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
O Conner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Su Kao is keeping the position for now.
Su Kao throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Su Kao will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Su Kao closes the distance and clinches up with O Conner, looking for a takedown. Su Kao pushes O Conner against the cage but O Conner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Conner is looking to clinch.
O Conner misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian O Conner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Conner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
O Conner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Su Kao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Su Kao is trying to control O Conner's posture but O Conner avoids it.
Su Kao manages to work his way to half guard, despite O Conner's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Su Kao is refusing to be controlled, as O Conner sits in half guard.
O Conner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Su Kao wants to control but O Conner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Su Kao manages to get to full guard.
O Conner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Conner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Su Kao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Conner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Su Kao keeping moving, preventing O Conner from controlling successfully.
Su Kao controls O Conner momentarily but O Conner frees himself.
O Conner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Su Kao is pulling down on O Conner's head. It's preventing any offense from O Conner, at least for the moment.
O Conner trying to control the position from guard on top but Su Kao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Su Kao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Conner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Conner scores with a hook.
Su Kao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Conner.
Su Kao throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Conner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Su Kao is in O Conner's guard.
O Conner is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Su Kao presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
O Conner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Su Kao breaks from the clinch.
O Conner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Su Kao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Conner's waist but O Conner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Su Kao off to one side.
Su Kao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Conner pinned against the cage. O Conner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Su Kao circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conner looking to score a takedown here. Su Kao is defending well but O Conner drives through and ends up in Su Kao's guard.
Su Kao controls O Conner momentarily but O Conner frees himself.
Su Kao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Su Kao trying to keep a closed guard but O Conner is proving a slippery customer.
O Conner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Conner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Su Kao is keeping the position for now.
O Conner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Su Kao is striking off his back. O Conner thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Su Kao missing with punches from the bottom.
O Conner lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Su Kao is staying active underneath O Conner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Conner throwing shots but Su Kao is blocking nicely.
Su Kao works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Conner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Conner trying to control the position from guard on top but Su Kao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Su Kao throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
O Conner wants to control from the top but Su Kao keeps moving.
Su Kao trying to control the position.
Su Kao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Conner manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian O Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Su Kao misses with a takedown attempt
and O Conner counters with a three punch combo that has Su Kao backing up. Su Kao nods at O Conner to acknowledge the strikes.
Su Kao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Conner.
Su Kao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Conner drives through with a takedown into Su Kao's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Su Kao is rocked!
O Conner postures up.
Oh Su Kao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Conner stands up over Su Kao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Conner postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Su Kao covers up, he's hurt! O Conner keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from O Conner and the ref steps in to end the fight! O Conner can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian O Conner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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