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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Conor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ather Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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176 cm
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162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig Conor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ather Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Craig Conor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Conor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Conor lands.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan tries to clinch up but Conor circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Conor scores with a shot to the body.
Conor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Conor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan takes one on the button.
Conor works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Conor scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Conor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Conor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khan pushes Conor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Khan leaning against his opponent.
Conor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conor struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conor pushes Khan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan leaning against his opponent.
Khan looks gassed!
Conor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan leaning against his opponent.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Conor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conor can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Conor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Conor improves position.
Khan prevents a body shot from Conor.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan prevents a body shot from Conor.
Conor tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Conor back against the cage.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conor lands with a light punch inside.
Conor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is looking to control Conor's arms but Conor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the ropes.
Conor trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conor into the ropes.
Conor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conor.
Conor scores with a shoulder strike.
Conor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Conor has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Conor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maybe Conor would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conor can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Craig Conor.
Conor wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Conor connects with the punch.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khan throws the left hand but Conor avoids the punch easily.
Conor lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Conor jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conor throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheers as Conor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan tries to move into range but Conor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Conor cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Conor wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Conor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conor lands with a good body shot.
Conor scores with a body shot.
Conor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conor stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
Conor scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Conor lands with a shot to the body.
Conor connects with a jab.
Conor lands a nice hook to Khan's body. Khan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Khan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conor lands the left hand.
Khan is rocked!
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conor scores with a body shot.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conor lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conor connects with a nice looking jab.
Conor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conor cracks Khan with a good jab.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Conor finish him?
Conor Rushes Khan and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Khan is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Conor Piles on the pressure and Khan crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Conor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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