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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Diotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diotte's entrance music is Cypress Hill - I Want 2 Get High. A fine choice. Conrad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rider Part II. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 18 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Diotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conrad throws a body shot but no joy.
Conrad moves away from the strike by Diotte.
Diotte takes one on the button.
Diotte misses with an uppercut
and Conrad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Conrad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diotte throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Conrad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diotte misses with a looping left.
Diotte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conrad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diotte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diotte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conrad digs a good hook to Diotte's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad throws a low kick but Diotte moves out of range easily.
Diotte takes a swing at Conrad's ribcage but misses.
Diotte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conrad circles away quickly and effectively.
Conrad lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diotte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conrad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diotte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Diotte.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Diotte.
Diotte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Diotte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diotte misses with the combination.
Diotte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Conrad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Conrad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conrad follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Diotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diotte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Diotte.
Conrad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diotte misses with a left hand
and Conrad counters with a straight right hand.
Diotte misses with a body kick.
Diotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Conrad counters with a stiff right hand.
Conrad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diotte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diotte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conrad. Diotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diotte. Conrad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conrad tries a quick counter leg kick but Diotte is wise to it.
Conrad swings for the body but Diotte moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diotte, right into the meat.
Conrad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diotte to score with a decent uppercut.
Conrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conrad was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Conrad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diotte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diotte lands a jab to the nose.
Diotte misses with a wild combination.
Conrad avoids a kick to the body.
Diotte with a nice cross.
That has opened up Jack Conrad's cut even more.
Diotte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrew Diotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Conrad.
Diotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. Diotte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diotte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A countering left hand to the body from Conrad misses.
Diotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conrad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diotte misses with a looping left.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diotte misses with a hook.
Conrad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diotte.
Diotte tries a low kick but Conrad avoids it.
A big right from Diotte misses.
A low kick from Diotte is predictable there
and Conrad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conrad looks to score with a jab to the body but Diotte is just out of range.
Diotte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conrad counters with a leg kick.
Diotte misses with a hook. Conrad ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diotte. Conrad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conrad steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Diotte
and Conrad counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diotte throws a jab when Conrad was well out of range.
Conrad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diotte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrew Diotte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conrad misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diotte.
Diotte throws a chopping leg kick but Conrad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diotte moves away.
A low kick from Diotte misses
and Conrad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diotte wants to improve his position but instead Conrad has moved into half guard.
Conrad controlling the pace.
Diotte is trying to maintain the position but Conrad is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Conrad controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conrad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Conrad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diotte tries to kick Conrad off but Conrad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Conrad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Conrad throws a head kick that misses.
Diotte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diotte throws out a loose jab but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrew Diotte is winning the standup battle so far.
Diotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conrad.
A head kick from Conrad lands but Diotte takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad lands a jab to Diotte's midsection.
A slow jab from Conrad misses its intended target.
A big left from Conrad misses.
Diotte slips a jab from Conrad.
Diotte throws out a loose jab but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Conrad misses.
Diotte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conrad.
Diotte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diotte throws out a loose jab but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conrad checks a leg kick.
Conrad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Conrad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Conrad scores with a body shot.
A big right from Diotte misses.
Conrad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Conrad as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad slips under a jab.
Conrad scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Diotte.
Conrad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conrad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. Diotte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conrad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diotte connects with a single shot there.
Conrad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Conrad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conrad misses with a kick to the body.
Diotte throws a solid leg kick but Conrad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diotte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Conrad misses.
Diotte misses with a shot to the body
enabling Conrad to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad slips under a jab.
Conrad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A good leg kick by Diotte.
Diotte avoids the body shot from Conrad.
Diotte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Conrad.
Conrad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diotte can pounce on him.
Diotte scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conrad.
A combination from Conrad does no damage.
Diotte misses with an uppercut
and Diotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diotte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conrad swings for the body but Diotte moves out of range.
Conrad with a nice cross.
Diotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conrad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conrad! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Diotte moves out of range of the body kick from Conrad.
Some wild striking there from Diotte.
Diotte lands with a cross.
Diotte just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad throws a body shot but no joy.
Diotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Conrad.
Conrad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conrad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Conrad moves out of range as Diotte strikes.
Diotte backing away here, and Conrad unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diotte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conrad is able to avoid easily.
Conrad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diottes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diotte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Diotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conrad lands a really nice looking cross but Diotte seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Jack Conrad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diotte throws a body kick that misses
and Conrad counters with a low kick, right behind Diotte 's knee.
Diotte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conrad counters with a low kick, right behind Diotte 's knee.
Diotte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Conrad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad misses with a low kick.
Conrad throws a shot from downtown. Diotte moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Diotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diotte scores with a leg kick.
Diotte misses with a two punch combination.
Diotte looks to throw the jab but Conrad is out of range.
Conrad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diotte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Conrad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diotte throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Conrad blocks the low kick.
Conrad lands with an uppercut that bounces Diotte off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diotte keeps Conrad at a distance using the push kick.
Diotte lunges at Conrad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Conrad's hand.
Conrad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Conrad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conrad looks to land a left hand but Diotte moved out of range nicely.
Conrad misses with a low kick as Diotte jumps back.
Conrad misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diotte. That's going to slow Conrad down.
Conrad lands a leg kick that knocks Diotte off balance momentarily.
Conrad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conrad tries a quick counter leg kick but Diotte is wise to it.
Diotte slips under a jab from Conrad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conrad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diotte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conrad.
A leg kick checked by Conrad.
Conrad just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diotte's sensitive parts.
Diotte misses with a low kick.
Diotte delivers a nice body kick.
Conrad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diotte loads up on a big right hand but Conrad slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Conrad.
Good work by Conrad as he checks the leg kick.
Conrad blocks a leg kick.
Conrad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diotte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diotte misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Conrad lands.
A swing and a miss from Diotte.
Conrad scores with a shot to the body.
Diotte throws a solid leg kick but Conrad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diotte.
Conrad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diotte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conrad throws a leg kick which misses Diotte's front leg but catches the back leg as Diotte tries to avoid it.
Diotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Diotte misses.
Diotte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diotte throws a wild body kick that Conrad sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Conrad.
Well Conrad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Conrad!
After winning the bout, Jack Conrad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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