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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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181 cm
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171 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conda leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Conda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Conda counters with a good low kick that Hunter was not able to check.
Conda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hunter quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunter is looking to improve his position.
Hunter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Conda.
Conda wants to take a breather but Hunter is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunter is not content to let Conda control the position.
Hunter tries to roll over but Conda keeps him under control.
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!
Hunter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Conda uses his free foot to push down on Hunter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is looking to get to half guard.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
Conda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Conda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunter hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter can't escape the position.
Conda controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Conda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Conda with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hunter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Conda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Conda controlling him for the moment.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conda.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conda trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Conda stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Conda advances position into side control!
Conda throws an elbow but Hunter slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hunter tries to bench press Conda off him but Conda keeps the position.
A control attempt from Hunter but he's now mounted!
Conda raining down shots from the mount!
Conda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hunter is looking to escape.
Hunter is working to get back to half guard.
Conda with shots to the head and body - Hunter looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter wants to hold on but Conda pushes him away.
Conda unloading with bombs!
Conda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hunter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda looking to secure an arm triangle but Hunter defends it well.
Conda tries to control but Hunter wriggling away.
Conda with a couple of short strikes.
Conda cracks Hunter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Conda prevents Hunter from getting the reversal.
Conda landing strikes from the mount and Hunter is in trouble!
Conda controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunter wants to hold on but Conda pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunter connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Conda moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunter.
Hunter cracks Conda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunter feints and then cracks Conda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conda down.
Hunter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Conda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter digs a good hook to Conda's body.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter wants to land a leg kick but Conda is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conda is defended easily by Hunter.
Conda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda scores with a push kick.
Conda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conda lands with a right hand.
Conda swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Conda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hunter won't be happy with that.
Conda wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
Hunter tries to buck Conda off but Conda is having none of it.
Conda trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Conda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Conda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Conda's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to control but Conda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hunter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Conda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Conda wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Conda controlling him for the moment.
Conda trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Conda is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ana Conda has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Conda moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conda.
Conda throws a low kick but Hunter moves out of range easily.
Conda lands with a nice body kick.
Conda cracks Hunter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Conda there.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Conda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conda.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conda, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
Conda throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conda was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Conda throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conda changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hunter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conda working the ground and pound.
Conda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunter, who protects the arm well.
Hunter is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conda controls the position.
Hunter tries to buck Conda off but Conda is having none of it.
Hunter stops Conda from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Conda avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Conda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conda connects with a crisp jab.
Conda thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Conda throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter throws a front kick aimed at Conda's knee but Conda avoids it well.
Hunter connects with a solid leg kick.
Ana Conda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Conda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Conda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunter throws a low kick but Conda avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Conda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter throws a low kick but Conda moves out of range easily.
Hunter jabs Conda right on the nose. Conda blinks but takes it well.
Conda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hunter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Conda connects with a decent elbow.
Conda trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Ana Conda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunter tries to bench press Conda off him but Conda keeps the position.
Conda is chipping away with strikes.
Conda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Hunter tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter struggling a bit here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Conda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hunter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Conda lands a nice forearm strike.
Conda looks up at the clock and then as Hunter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Conda smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jay Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Conda controlling the position from side mount.
Conda trying to control the position but Hunter is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to work for a sweep but Conda has mounted him!
Hunter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Conda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Conda controlling from mount.
Hunter is looking to improve his position but Conda isn't that keen on the idea.
Conda with shots to the head and body - Hunter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Conda working Hunter over with strikes here.
Hunter tries to reverse the position but Conda maintains control.
Conda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conda looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hunter covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ana Conda!
An out of breath Ana Conda thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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