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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Conger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Rob Zombie - Dragula . A fine choice. Matt Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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178 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Conger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conger connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Conger misses.
Conger swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Conger misses.
Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A low kick from Conger misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Conger to the floor! Brown dives in looking for the finish!
Conger is rocked!
It looks like Josh Conger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conger has a hand on Brown's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brown takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Conger is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Conger wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Brown not allowing Conger to control his hands.
Conger breaks Brown's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Conger prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conger controls the pace.
Conger seems to have recovered his senses.
Conger prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Conger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Conger won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Conger sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is looking to stand up but Conger isn't so interested in that idea.
Conger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Conger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conger just content to control the position.
Brown wants to control but Conger postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Conger.
Conger misses with a leg kick
and Conger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown throws a counter high kick but Conger was just alert enough to avoid it.
Matt Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Josh Conger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conger connects with a crisp jab.
Conger misses with a head kick.
Conger with a nice cross.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Brown backs off Conger throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Conger misses with a head kick.
Conger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conger feints a counter leg kick.
Conger feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
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 Matt Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Conger's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Conger throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Conger only half commits.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Conger is just out of range.
Conger scores with a jab to the head.
Conger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Conger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Conger throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conger throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conger.
Conger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Conger avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conger.
Conger throws a counter combo.
A jab from Conger misses.
Conger avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Conger misses its intended target.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conger lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Conger misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conger.
Conger thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Conger down! Brown is looking to finish but Conger is intelligently defending himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conger has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conger pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown passes into half guard.
Conger is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conger wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Conger misses.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.
Conger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conger throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Conger throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Conger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Conger's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Conger throws a head kick that misses.
Brown avoids the head kick by Conger.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Conger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Conger tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conger throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle, before Brown throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Conger's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brown lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Matt Brown!
Matt Brown decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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