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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Conda's choice of entrance music: Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mad Max!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Max. That's going to slow Conda down.
Max looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Conda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Max scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
What's Conda going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Conda is looking to regain half guard here but Max keeps moving and retains side control.
Conda prevents Max from moving into mount.
Conda struggling a bit here.
Conda is trying to improve his position.
Max tries to score with some ground and pound. Conda controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Conda wants to control but Max postures up.
Max advances to mount.
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!
BOOM! Max connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Max working Conda over with strikes here.
Conda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Conda trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Max is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Max trying to control the position.
Conda trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda stays in close to Max's body and controls the position.
Ana Conda has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Conda blocks the body kick.
Max goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Conda missing with a left hand there. Max was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Max avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Max under the eye.
Max throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Max moves away from the strike by Conda.
Max misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda with a jab.
Max moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Conda just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Conda.
A swing and a miss from Conda.
Max misses with a head kick.
Max shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conda defends it nicely.
Conda pushes Max up against the cage in a clinch.
Max is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conda misses with a punch on the inside.
Max lands with a short shot to the head.
Conda throws a punch but it's blocked by Max.
Max is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Conda can't fight it off and eventually Max manages to take the fight to the floor. Conda looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Max won't allow Conda to sweep him here.
Conda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Max doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Max manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Max trying to control but Conda is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Max controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ana Conda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Conda lands a nice shot to the body.
Conda tries to close the distance and clinch but Max swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Max. Max obviously looking to wear him down.
Conda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Max.
Conda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Max tries for a takedown but Conda circles away easily
and Conda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conda avoids the head kick by Max.
Conda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Conda leaves Max with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Max.
Conda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conda avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max slips under a jab from Conda.
Conda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Max throws the kick towards the body but Conda avoids it.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ana Conda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conda tries to clinch there but Max circles away.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max staying out of range there.
Conda swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
Conda lands a high kick!
Conda misses with an uppercut. Max saw that one coming.
Conda cracks Max with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Max.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max moves out of range as Conda strikes.
Conda is looking to clinch but Max is avoiding it.
Max scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Max works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max is staying tight to Conda's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Conda is looking to reverse the position.
Max controlling the position.
Max'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is looking to take a break and control but Conda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mad Max wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Max looks to land a body kick but Conda moved away.
Max fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max moves out of range as Conda strikes.
Max throws a push kick but Conda slaps the foot to one side.
Conda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Max as Conda shoots in.
Max moves away from the strike by Conda.
Max misses with a head kick.
Max takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Conda misses.
Conda throws the left hand but Max avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Conda.
Max throws out a leg kick but Conda moves out of range and Max only half commits.
Conda tries for a takedown but Max sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Max shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conda defends it nicely.
Conda throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Max shoots in for a takedown but Conda shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Max paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max looks for the body kick but Conda saw that one coming.
Max feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Max cracks Conda with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ana Conda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Max moves in looking to clinch but Conda pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Max 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Max has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Max there as he acknowledges the shot.
Conda scores with a three punch combo!
Conda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Max lands with a kick to the ribs.
Conda lands a body shot.
Max has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conda scores with a hook to the body.
Max takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max gets control of Conda's arms and successfully pulls guard. Max will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Max is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Conda is aware though and is defending well.
Conda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Max keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max pulls Conda in close to his closed guard and prevents Conda from doing any damage or advancing position.
Max keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
Conda tries to free his leg and advance position but Max is retaining full guard.
Conda with a nice head shot there.
Max trying to control the position.
Max manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conda manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Max's guard.
Conda wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Max is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Max wants to control the position but Conda says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Max is trying to get back to full guard.
Max has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conda is working away from the top position though.
Conda controlling the pace.
Mad Max overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conda is working away from the top position though.
Conda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Max!
Conda throws some wild stikes that Max manages to avoid easily.
Max gets back to half guard.
Conda is pressing down on Max's thigh, looking to free his foot. Max is holding on for now.
Conda slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda is keen to just control but Max is a slippery customer.
Conda controlling the pace.
Conda trying to control the action but Max is working from the bottom.
Conda wants to pass the guard but Max is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ana Conda.
Conda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Max tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Conda is in Max's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Max goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Max forces Conda back against the cage and clinches.
Conda lands a shot to the body.
Max leaning against his opponent.
Conda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Max swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Max with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conda is leaning against Max and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Max blocking some punches.
Conda misses with a punch to the body.
Conda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Max is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Max takes an elbow to the temple.
Conda gets through Max's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Conda.
Conda blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Conda.
Max is trying to maintain a safe position but Conda gets an underhook and turns Max into the cage.
Conda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Max's elbow.
Conda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conda.
Conda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Max blocking some punches.
Max trying to land knees to the body.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Conda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conda misses with a punch to the body.
Conda working aggressively here.
Conda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Max is rocked!
Conda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Max is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Max fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ana Conda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max controlling the action here for a moment.
Max seems to have got his legs back now.
Max throws a punch but it's blocked by Conda.
Conda looking to stall.
Conda working aggressively here.
Conda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conda letting Max take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Conda working aggressively here.
Conda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conda can't find room to land a body shot as Max controls the action.
Conda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Max backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Max blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Conda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Max has a couple of punches blocked by Conda.
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conda.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Max creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Max tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conda's elbow.
Max jumps guard and drags Conda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Conda trying to control the position from guard on top but Max is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Max tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conda controls the pace.
Conda wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Conda throws an elbow that misses. Max uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conda's guard. Nice move by Max!
Max stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conda is pulling down on Max's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max trying to control but Conda is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Conda misses its intended target.
Max lands a high kick!
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Conda circles away.
Conda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
Conda loads up on a big right hand but Max slips the punch.
Max rushes Conda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Max is trying to drag Conda to the mat but Conda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conda misses with a body punch.
Max blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Max makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conda misses with an elbow strike.
Max with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Max controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max misses with some punches.
Max trying to stall but Conda improves his position.
Conda taking a breather.
Max pushes off an throws an elbow but Conda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Conda misses with a body punch.
Conda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Conda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Conda tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Conda back against the cage.
Conda misses with a punch on the inside.
Conda throws a punch but it's blocked by Max.
Conda blocks an uppercut.
Max jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conda walks away with a smile on his face. Max gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Max turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Conda lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Max, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Conda circles away.
Max is looking to clinch but Conda is avoiding it.
Conda misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Conda misses.
Conda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Max scores with a nice head shot.
Conda leaves Max with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Conda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Max doesn't seem phased though.
Conda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max ducks under a wild hook from Conda.
Conda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conda.
Max attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda closes the distance and clinches.
Conda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conda throws a punch but it's blocked by Max.
A head punch on the inside from Max fails to land.
Max stalling against the cage.
Conda swings wildly with an uppercut but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conda throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conda.
Conda missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Max looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Max.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conda as Max tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Max - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mad Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Max misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Conda fails to land.
Max misses with a short punch on the inside.
Max's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Max throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conda blocks it with crossed arms.
Max swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conda misses with a punch on the inside.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max throws a head punch that misses.
Conda has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
Conda misses with an elbow over the top.
Ana Conda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Max misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ana Conda.
I've got Conda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ana Conda!
Ana Conda is the new lightweight champion!
Ana Conda took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Remeber Jon how I promised to let you win it this time on the jet flight? I lied...'.
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