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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda has chosen Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bjorn Helgi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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181 cm
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163 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conda thuds his shin into the meat of Helgi's side.
Helgi moves away from the strike by Conda.
Conda throws a body kick that misses.
Helgi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Conda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Helgi scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Helgi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Helgi misses.
Helgi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helgi throws a body punch but Conda moves out of range.
Helgi moves out of range of the body kick from Conda.
Conda drops his hands momentarily and Helgi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conda looking to score a takedown here. Helgi is defending well but Conda drives through and ends up in Helgi's guard.
Helgi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Helgi keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Helgi is keeping the position for now.
Conda wants to control from the top but Helgi keeps moving.
Condais looking to pass into half guard but Helgi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Helgi is in guard.
Conda wants to sweep but no luck.
Conda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Helgi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helgi really wants to buck Conda off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda working for a submission but Helgi is keeping him at bay.
Conda misses with a head shot.
Conda misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Conda thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Conda looking to control but Helgi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conda throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Helgi is squirming around, avoiding Conda's attempts to control the action.
Conda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Conda thowing shots but they're missing.
Conda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Helgi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Conda controlling the position easily from mount.
Conda tries to control but Helgi wriggling away.
Helgi can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Conda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Helgi bucks Conda off and manages to get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conda lands a nice looking kick to the body. Helgi takes a step back to recover.
Helgi slips a jab from Conda.
Conda fails with the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helgi counters with a three punch combo that has Conda backing up. Conda nods at Helgi to acknowledge the strikes.
Helgi needs to keep his hands up - Conda had a free shot at his head there.
Conda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Helgi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Conda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helgi moves away.
Conda digs a good body shot into Helgi's ribs.
Conda scores with a decent looking hook.
Conda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Conda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ana Conda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conda lands with a nice body kick.
Conda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Helgi's calf.
Conda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ana Conda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conda tries to land a body kick
and Helgi counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Conda with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Conda.
Conda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Conda misses with a straight left.
Conda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Helgi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helgi.
Helgi takes a swing at Conda's ribcage but misses.
Helgi tests Conda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helgi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Helgi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Helgi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Helgi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
A slow jab from Helgi misses its intended target.
Helgi throws a sloppy body shot
and Conda counters with a straight right hand.
Helgi is rocked!
Conda connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Helgi! He's out on his feet! Conda rushes in and drops Helgi with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ana Conda! Ana Conda retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ana Conda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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