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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Barron has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Barron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but Barron is having none of it.
Barron postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barron landing with the ground and pound.
Nelson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nelson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barron is controlling him.
Barron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barron passes into side control.
Barron throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron is chipping away with strikes.
Nelson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barron.
Nelson is trying to control Barron's posture but Barron avoids it.
Barron throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barron working the ground and pound from side control.
Barron wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Nelson is pushing Barron's head away, looking to escape. Barron manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Barron postures up.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Nelson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nelson keeping hold of Barron's head, controlling as best he can.
Barron will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barron.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Barron has control of the leg.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nelson is looking to control Barron's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron misses with a jab to the body
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Barron.
Nelson stuffs the takedown.
Nelson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barron blocks it well.
Barron shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barron showed some decent athleticism there.
Nelson pushes Barron off looking to stand but Barron dives back in and keeps control.
Nelson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nelson is looking to control Barron's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to escape.
Nelson is looking for a sweep. Barron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Barron.
Nelson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barron's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barron's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barron tries to roll but Nelson sticks to his back.
Nelson is looking to control Barron but Barron is wriggling around and keeping busy.
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!
Nelson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Barron dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson lands with a slapping head kick.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nelson is keen to just control but Barron is a slippery customer.
Barron has his hands clasped together around Nelson's back. He's all about the action.
Barron wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barron knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nelson trying to control the action but Barron is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.
Barron is trying to control but Nelson manages to pass to mount!
Nelson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barron is now in Nelson's guard. A big mistake from Nelson there, giving up the dominant position!
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but Barron is having none of it.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Barron controlling him for the moment.
Barron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson wants to stand but Barron is controlling the position.
Nelson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barron is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Barron postures up.
Barron drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Barron off! Barron jumps back into Nelson's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Nelson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cody Barron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Barron avoids it.
Barron seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has hold of one of Barron's legs. Barron is fighting the takedown attempt but Nelson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barron trying to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nelson wants to stand and escape but instead Barron has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Nelson. Beautiful body shot.
Barron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barron gets slowly back to his feet.
Barron fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barron wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Nelson prevents Barron from getting back to his feet.
Nelson trying to control but Barron is working from the bottom.
Cody Barron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barron has a closed guard, preventing Nelson from standing up.
Barron wants to hit a switch here but Nelson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barron there!
Nelson prevents Barron from getting the reversal.
Nelson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barron tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barron is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson dominating with strikes here.
Barron is rocked!
Barron takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Nelson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Nelson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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