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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dario Conca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bruens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Powerful takedowns
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Conca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bruens!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Conca tries to bench press Bruens off him but Bruens keeps the position.
Bruens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Conca, who protects the arm well.
Conca tries to improve position but can't.
Conca regains half guard.
Bruens looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Conca wants to improve his position but Bruens is controlling well.
Bruens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bruens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Conca wants to improve his position but Bruens is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bruens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruens advances to half guard.
Conca misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Conca looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Conca looking for submissions off his back.
Conca throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bruens not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conca actively working from the bottom here.
Conca is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruens gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruens wants to control but Conca is keeping him busy.
Bruens is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Conca tries to bench press Bruens off him but Bruens keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Conca is avoiding damage well.
Conca is looking for a sweep.
Conca striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Conca manages to get back to half guard.
Bruens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Conca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bruens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruens gets the takedown into side control.
Bruens trying to control the position but Conca is working away.
Conca manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conca keeps working.
Conca tries to roll over but Bruens keeps him under control.
Conca actively working from the bottom here.
Bruens trying to control from half guard but Conca is working away.
Bruens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Conca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruens scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conca gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bruens counters with a shoot takedown. Conca fights it but they end up in guard.
Conca keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.
Conca lands a decent shot there.
Bruens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bruens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bruens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bruens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Conca keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conca wants to sweep but no luck.
Conca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bruens trying to control the position from guard on top but Conca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conca throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Conca has his foot on Bruens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bruens works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bruens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bruens postures up in Conca's guard and throws a big left but Conca blocks 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.
Conca doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Conca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Conca keeps moving.
Conca looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bruens passes into side control.
Conca is letting Bruens control him for a moment.
Bruens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens trying to control the action but Conca is working from the bottom.
Bruens wants to control for a moment but Conca uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bruens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Conca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bruens is looking for a triangle but Conca pushes his legs off easily.
Bruens keeping full guard, as Conca tries to pass.
Bruens pushes a forearm under Conca's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Conca is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Bruens!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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