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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner comes to the cage accompanied by The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick moves in looking to clinch but Conner pushes him off.
Riddick shoots in and bounces Conner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riddick has gone for a leg lock! Conner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riddick's guard.
Riddick looking for subs off his back but Conner has passed one foot through into half guard.
Riddick wants to get back to full guard.
Conner content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Riddick tries to get to full guard but Conner has control of the leg.
Conner is looking to take a break and control but Riddick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conner stalling.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Conner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riddick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conner wants it to stay on the feet.
Riddick moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Conner tenderised Riddick's leg. Riddick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riddick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddick moves out of range as Conner strikes.
Conner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riddick blocks a jab.
Conner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riddick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch but Conner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conner scores with a hook to the body. Riddick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danga de danga de dang - Conner scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Richard Riddick has been cut.
Tim Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick tries to clinch up.
Conner swats away the attempt to clinch by Riddick.
Riddick is looking to clinch.
Conner throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
Conner looks to throw the jab but Riddick is out of range.
Conner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riddick shoots in but Conner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tim Conner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Riddick.
Conner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riddick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner misses with a straight right.
Conner misses with a low kick.
Conner scores with a hook to the body. Riddick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riddick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conner has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddick looks gassed!
Conner tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Conner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Conner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Riddick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conner throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
Conner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Conner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddick tries to clinch but Conner moves out of range.
Riddick tries to clinch there but Conner circles away.
Conner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riddick wants to clinch up but Conner keeps it at a distance.
Riddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Conner.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch but Conner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Conner misses with an uppercut. Riddick saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick clinches up with Conner and pushes him back against the cage.
Conner managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conner prevents it.
Riddick tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage.
Riddick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conner is keeping busy.
Riddick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riddick is looking to control Conner's arms but Conner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riddick has his back to the cage.
Conner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
Conner cracks Riddick with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Conner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conner blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Conner.
Riddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a hook to the side of Riddick's head but Riddick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riddick tries to clinch up.
Riddick wants to clinch up but Conner keeps it at a distance.
Conner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tim Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conner scores with a nice body kick.
Riddick is breathing heavily.
Riddick wants to clinch.
Conner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as Riddick blocks the low kick.
Conner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddick closes the distance and pushes Conner back into the cage.
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Riddick.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Riddick controls his hands.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick breaks from the clinch.
Riddick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conner throws the left hand but Riddick avoids the punch easily.
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 Riddick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riddick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riddick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riddick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Conner misses with a hook. Riddick ducked under it nicely.
Riddick walks into a jab.
Riddick is looking to clinch.
Conner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riddick blocks a head kick by Conner.
Riddick doesn't manage to clinch there - Conner circles away.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Conner thuds his right hand into Riddick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Riddick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddick tries to clinch but Conner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner just misses with a punch to the body.
Conner connects with a high kick.
Conner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tim Conner is winning the standup battle so far.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riddick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riddick.
Conner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riddick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddick.
Conner throws a series of strikes that have Riddick backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riddick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riddick fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Conner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Riddick'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. This is the final round!
Conner misses with a body shot.
Riddick moves in looking to clinch but Conner pushes him off.
Conner throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick misses the body punch
and Conner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riddick's knee momentarily.
Riddick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riddick darts in trying to clinch
and Conner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riddick swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
Riddick wants to clinch
and Conner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riddick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Richard Riddick's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick pushes off an throws an elbow but Conner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riddick taking a breather.
Conner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddick or not.
Conner blocks an elbow strike.
Riddick trying to control the position but instead, Conner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riddick into the cage.
Conner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riddick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Conner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Conner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riddick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riddick being controlled against the cage.
Conner is trying to force a seperation but Riddick has the dominant position.
Conner blocking some punches.
Riddick landing knees to the body.
Conner tries to stall but Riddick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riddick jumps guard and drags Conner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Riddick working a defensive guard but Conner passes into half guard.
Conner wants to pass the guard but Riddick is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conner thows a huge punch but Riddick dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riddick tries to kick Conner off but Conner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Riddick trying to hold on to Conner's head to control him but Conner postures up.
Riddick is trying to get back to full guard.
Conner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riddick's head.
That's four 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.
Conner is trying to control. Riddick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Conner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Riddick is trying to control but can't.
Tim Conner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Conner.
Conner cracks a nice hook into Riddick's ribs.
Riddick tries to clinch but Conner moves away
and Conner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riddick moves into the clinch.
Riddick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner pushes Riddick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richard Riddick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conner dodges an elbow strike from Riddick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Conner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conner, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Conner!
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