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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nielsen Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nielsen Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Connor!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor tries to bum rush Daniel with a series of wild strikes but Daniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Connor sprawls well. He's pushed Daniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
Connor thows a body shot but no joy.
Connor loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Daniel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Connor misses with an uppercut. Daniel saw that one coming.
Brad Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniel circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Connor tries to avoid it but Daniel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Connor to the ground. Connor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nielsen Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Connor.
The fighters circling - Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor misses with a few strikes there.
Connor takes a swing at Daniel's ribcage but misses.
Connor throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Daniel or perhaps it was just good defense by Connor which made him look bad.
Connor misses with a looping right.
Daniel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniel stands and throws Connor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Connor, who protects the arm well.
Daniel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daniel swings around for an armbar but Connor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Daniel's guard.
Connor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daniel keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniel, not yet.
Daniel is breathing heavily.
Connor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Connor won't allow Daniel to sweep him here.
Daniel keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Brad Connor just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Connor!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connor tries to reverse the position but Daniel maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Connor has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Connor!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nielsen Daniel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniel manages to avoid it.
Connor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniel manages to avoid it.
Connor misses with a double jab.
Connor swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Daniel or perhaps it was just good defense by Connor which made him look bad.
Connor throws a hook but Daniel blocks it.
Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniel.
Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connor throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Daniel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Connor tries to avoid it but Daniel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Connor to the ground. Connor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Connor swinging wildly here.
Connor throws a looping overhand right but Daniel ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daniel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Connor defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nielsen Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniel.
Daniel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Connor swivels and escapes.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Connor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Daniel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniel drops back looking for a leg! Connor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Connor manages to kick Daniel off! Daniel jumps back into Connor's guard.
Connor keeping full guard, as Daniel tries to pass.
Daniel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Connor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Connor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Connor!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Connor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daniel to see if he's OK.
The referee asks Connor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Connor prefers to stall for the moment though.
Connor stands up.
Daniel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Connor fails to land with a series of punches.
Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connor throws a body punch but Daniel moves out of range.
Connor stuns Daniel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brad Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniel moves out of range of the strikes.
Brad Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniel is just out of range.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Daniel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniel slips a jab and a cross from Connor.
A slow jab from Connor misses its intended target.
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.
Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniel.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Daniel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Connor manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Connor is looking to regain half guard here but Daniel keeps moving and retains side control.
Daniel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Connor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Daniel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daniel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor gets full guard.
Connor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daniel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Connor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Daniel has Connor in his guard.
Connor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Connor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel wants to sweep here but Connor controlling him for the moment.
Connor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brad Connor.
I think Connor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Connor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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