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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conrad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rider Part II. Boxcar Willie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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278 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Conrad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conrad misses with a wild body shot.
Willie with a poor takedown
and Conrad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Boxcar Willie has been cut.
Willie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conrad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willie somewhat.
Nice body kick from Conrad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conrad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Willie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conrad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Willie takes a step back to recover.
Willie looks gassed!
Conrad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Willie gets tackled into the cage by Conrad. Conrad maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie working aggressively here.
Conrad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conrad lands with a left to the head.
Willie misses with a punch to the body.
Willie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conrad smiles and moves away.
Jack Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boxcar Willie.
Conrad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conrad won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Conrad is trying to get back to half guard.
Willie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Conrad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Willie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Conrad is trying to control Willie's posture but Willie avoids it.
Conrad gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conrad wants to improve his position but Willie is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willie throwing shots but Conrad is blocking nicely.
Conrad trying to control but Willie postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conrad controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Conrad just wasn't active enough.
Conrad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Conrad stopping the sweep attempt from Willie.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Willie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Conrad stays in close to Willie's body and controls the position.
Conrad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Conrad.
Some bone on bone action there as Willie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Conrad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Willie digs a good body shot into Conrad's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willie has his takedown stuffed
letting Conrad counter with a right hand.
Willie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conrad is fending him off so far but Willie persists. Nope, Conrad circles away and we're back to standing.
Willie doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Conrad to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Willie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conrad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Willie tries to free his leg and advance position but Conrad is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Willie postures up in Conrad's guard and throws a big left but Conrad blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boxcar Willie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Conrad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conrad throws an off balance right hand
and Willie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conrad won't be happy with that.
Conrad is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Conrad defending against the ground and pound.
Conrad is looking to reverse the position.
Conrad is holding Willie down, trying to stall.
Willie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Willie tries to score with some ground and pound. Conrad controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Conrad is trying to control Willie's posture but Willie avoids it.
Willie working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Conrad, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Willie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Conrad is looking to regain half guard here but Willie keeps moving and retains side control.
Willie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Conrad rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Willie's guard! Nice work there by Conrad!
Conrad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Conrad preventing the sweep.
Willie working for a triangle but Conrad defends it easily.
Willie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willie thows a huge punch but Conrad dodges it nicely.
Willie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Conrad is just riding it out for now. Willie eventually gives up the hold.
Willie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Conrad is just riding it out for now. Willie eventually gives up the hold.
Conrad is looking for a sweep. Willie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Conrad is trying to stand back up but Willie is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie is nestled in close to Conrad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Willie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Willie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Willie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Conrad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Willie.
Willie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Conrad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Willie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conrad keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conrad is doing well to control the position and prevent Willie from advancing to side control.
Conrad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willie.
Conrad trying to control but Willie postures up.
Conrad controlling the position well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Conrad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Willie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conrad is fending him off so far but Willie persists. Nope, Conrad circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boxcar Willie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boxcar Willie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Willie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Conrad counters with a leg kick.
Willie gets caught napping as Conrad dives in and scores a takedown. Willie manages to retain guard.
Conrad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Conrad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Willie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Conrad has managed to get both his arms back between Willie's legs - danger averted.
Conrad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conrad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Willie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Conrad stacks Willie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Conrad!
Willie seems a little lost for a moment, as Conrad dominates the positioning.
Boxcar Willie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie wants to control but Conrad postures up.
Conrad taking a breather here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Conrad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willie keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Conrad.
Willie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conrad is fending him off so far but Willie persists. Nope, Conrad circles away and we're back to standing.
Willie thows a body shot but no joy.
Conrad wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad avoids the body shot from Willie.
Jack Conrad is winning the standup battle so far.
Willie fails to land the takedown.
Jack Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boxcar Willie.
Willie fails to land the takedown.
Willie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conrad lands with an uppercut that bounces Willie off the cage and back into range.
Willie tries for a takedown but Conrad circles away easily
and Conrad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conrad controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Willie is on top in guard.
Conrad pulls Willie in close to prevent any damage.
Willie advances position into side control!
Willie working the ground and pound from side control.
Willie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Conrad is trying to control Willie's posture but Willie avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Willie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Conrad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Willie's best efforts.
Willie throwing shots but Conrad is blocking nicely.
Willie is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conrad is trying to control but can't.
Willie thows a huge punch but Conrad dodges it nicely.
Conrad is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willie wants to free his trapped foot but Conrad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Willie is working for a kimura here but Conrad manages to reverse the position and he's now in Willie's guard.
Conrad trying to control but Willie is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conrad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!
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