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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Wegesin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 Cents- Many Men. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Wegesin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wegesin slips a jab and a cross from Connor.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Wegesin pushes him off.
Connor wants to slow Wegesin down by chopping away at his legs.
Connor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wegesin.
Connor swings for the body but Wegesin moves out of range.
Wegesin ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
Connor slips a straight right by Wegesin.
Connor lands a nice hook to Wegesin's body. Wegesin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Connor connects with a solid leg kick.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Wegesin shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Wegesin moves away and avoids it.
Connor misses with a low kick.
Wegesin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wegesin scores with a takedown into Connor's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wegesin prevents Connor from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor looking for a sweep. Not yet Connor, not yet.
Wegesin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wegesin stands and throws Connor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wegesin blocks the strikes from Connor.
Connor wants to control but Wegesin postures up.
Wegesin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Connor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wegesin tries for a kimura but Connor is defending well.
Connor holding on.
Wegesin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wegesin looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
What's Connor going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Connor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wegesin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Connor has one foot on Wegesin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Connor moves out of range of the strikes.
Wegesin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wegesin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wegesin misses with a two punch combination.
Connor misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wegesin moves away.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Wegesin slips a jab from Connor.
Wegesin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Wegesin avoids the head kick by Connor.
Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
Wegesin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connor throws a leg kick but Wegesin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wegesin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wegesin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Connor momentarily.
It looks like Will Connor has been cut.
Connor throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wegesin checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wegesin defending well as Connor loads up on a big left hand.
Wegesin checks a leg kick.
Connor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wegesin misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
Wegesin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Connor throws a body punch but Wegesin moves out of range.
Will Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wegesin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Connor is defending against the submission attempts here by Wegesin.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wegesin seems to be working for a kimura but Connor defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor is trying to stand up here but Wegesin is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Wegesin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Connor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wegesin keeps the fight on the outside.
Wegesin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connor pinned against the cage. Connor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Connor throws the kick towards the body but Wegesin avoids it.
Connor slips a straight right by Wegesin.
Wegesin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Connor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wegesin misses with a double jab.
Wegesin shoots in looking for a takedown. Connor tries to sprawl out of it but Wegesin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Connor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Connor throws a push kick but Wegesin slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Connor.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wegesin manages to avoid it.
Connor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wegesin shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense.
Will Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Wegesin.
Wegesin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wegesin shoots in and bounces Connor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wegesin wants to pass the guard but Connor is keeping the position.
Wegesin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Connor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wegesin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Connor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wegesin checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wegesin avoids the head kick by Connor.
Connor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wegesin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wegesin misses with a straight left.
Wegesin throws a hook but Connor blocks it.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch but Wegesin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wegesin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Connor misses with a hook.
Wegesin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wegesin avoids the head kick by Connor.
Wegesin lands the left hand.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wegesin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
Will Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Wegesin.
Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wegesin tries for a takedown but Connor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DJ Wegesin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wegesin feints and as Connor raises his hands in defense, Wegesin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wegesin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wegesin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Connor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wegesin's guard.
Connor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wegesin's guard.
Wegesin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wegesin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wegesin is keeping the position for now.
Connor trying to control but Wegesin is working from the bottom.
DJ Wegesin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wegesin working for a triangle but Connor defends it easily.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Wegesin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wegesin wants to sweep here but Connor controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Wegesin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Connor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Wegesin.
A bone on bone clash there as Wegesin blocks the leg kick.
Connor misses with a straight left.
Wegesin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wegesin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Connor misses with a combination
and Wegesin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Connor working a defensive guard here.
Wegesin drops back looking for a leg! Connor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Connor manages to kick Wegesin off! Wegesin jumps back into Connor's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wegesin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Connor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wegesin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Connor wriggles free and stands up.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wegesin misses the jab.
Wegesin misses with a body shot.
Connor is looking to wear down Wegesin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wegesin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Connor has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Wegesin. Oh but Connor has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Wegesin goes limp - he's gone! Connor jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Will Connor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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