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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conrad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rider Part II. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Geissen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geissen motions for Conrad to come forward. Geissen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Conrad is looking to score with low kicks.
Geissen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Conrad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Geissen.
Conrad takes a swing at Geissen's ribcage but misses.
Conrad blocks a leg kick.
As Geissen backs away, Conrad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Conrad lands a nice hook to Geissen's body. Geissen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conrad throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Conrad looks to land a body kick but Geissen moved away.
Geissen punishes Conrad's body with a nice straight punch.
Shawn Geissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geissen with a jab.
Geissen scores with a jab to the head.
Conrad throws a push kick but Geissen slaps the foot to one side.
Geissen works the jab nicely.
Geissen misses with a right hand
and Conrad counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geissen on the side of the head.
Geissen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conrad. That did some damage!
Geissen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad is looking to counter with head kicks.
A shot to the body from Geissen misses
and Conrad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Geissen scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
As Geissen looks to move away, Conrad throws a big counter combo bu Geissen just gets out of the way.
Geissen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geissen scores with a jab. Conrad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
Conrad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Conrad.
Geissen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Conrad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conrad.
Conrad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Geissen thuds his right hand into Conrad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Conrad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geissen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Conrad throwing a counter right hand but Geissen manages to avoid it.
Conrad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conrad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Conrad moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Geissen.
Conrad throws a body shot but no joy.
Geissen throws out a counter right but Conrad avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Geissen as he connects with a hook.
Geissen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Conrad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conrad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Geissen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geissen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geissen throws a sloppy body shot
and Conrad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geissen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geissen misses with a hook. Conrad ducked under it nicely.
Conrad looks to score with a jab to the body but Geissen is just out of range.
Conrad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Conrad.
Geissen cracks Conrad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Geissen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Geissen throws a right and a left that Conrad avoids nicely.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conrad.
Geissen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conrad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geissen stuns Conrad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Geissen checks a leg kick.
Geissen moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Nice body kick from Geissen.
Conrad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
Geissen connects with a right hand. Conrad shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Conrad sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Conrad.
Conrad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conrad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conrad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Conrad defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geissen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Geissen.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conrad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geissen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Conrad under the eye.
Jack Conrad's cut is getting worse.
Geissen feints and then cracks Conrad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conrad down.
Conrad misses with a body kick.
Geissen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Geissen misses the jab.
Geissen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Conrad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geissen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Geissen tries a head kick but it misses.
Geissen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Geissen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Geissen misses.
A quick step to the side and Conrad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad throws the kick towards the body but Geissen avoids it.
Geissen throws a series of punches but Conrad moves out of range.
Geissen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geissen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geissen loads up on a big right hand but Conrad slips the punch.
Conrad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conrad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Geissen just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Geissen.
Geissen misses with a jab to the body
and Conrad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Geissen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conrad.
Geissen looks to land a right hand but Conrad moved out of range.
Conrad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Geissen ducks under a wild hook from Conrad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conrad.
Geissen drops his hands momentarily and Conrad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conrad throws a leg kick but Geissen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Geissen throws a jab but it's blocked by Conrad.
Geissen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conrad tried to counter with a leg kick but Geissen avoided it.
Conrad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen throws an off balance right hand
and Conrad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geissen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geissen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geissen wants to slow Conrad down by chopping away at his legs.
Geissen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conrad.
Geissen clobbers Conrad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Geissen misses with a hook to the body
and Conrad counters with a left to the body.
Geissen throws a jab when Conrad was well out of range.
Geissen thuds his right hand into Conrad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen throws a body punch but Conrad moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Conrad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. Geissen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geissen moves away.
Conrad thumps Geissen with a low kick.
Geissen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Geissen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conrad.
Conrad slips under a jab.
Conrad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conrad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geissen.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Conrad is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Geissen. Beautiful body shot.
Conrad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geissen.
Conrad throws a body punch but Geissen moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conrad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Geissen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Geissen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen moves out of range of the strikes.
Conrad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Geissen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conrad.
Conrad is looking to chop away at Geissen's legs.
Geissen feints a counter leg kick.
Conrad misses with a body punch
and Geissen counters with a stiff right hand.
Geissen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Conrad misses the target.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Conrad saw that one coming.
Geissen throws a front kick aimed at Conrad's knee but Conrad avoids it well.
Conrad defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Conrad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conrad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
Geissen jabs at Conrad's body.
Shawn Geissen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conrad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Geissen misses with a right hand
and Conrad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Conrad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Geissen misses with a body punch
and Conrad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Conrad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conrad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad misses with a low kick.
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conrad blocks a jab.
Conrad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conrad moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
Geissen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Geissen walks into a left hand.
Conrad wants to land a leg kick but Geissen is out of range.
Geissen lands a slapping body shot.
Geissen moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Nice straight punches there by Geissen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Geissen.
Jack Conrad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A punch combination from Geissen misses.
It looked like Conrad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Conrad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Geissen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Conrad jabs Geissen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Geissen misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Geissen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conrad.
Conrad misses the jab.
Conrad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geissen.
A punch lands to the side of Conrad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conrad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Conrad might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Geissen looks to land a combination but Conrad avoids it well.
Conrad thinks about countering with a body kick.
Geissen scores with a body shot.
A big left from Geissen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geissen's calf.
Nice jab there from Conrad.
Geissen throws a lazy uppercut
and Conrad counters with a nice leg kick.
Conrad blocks a head kick by Geissen.
Geissen throws the left hand but Conrad avoids the punch easily.
Geissen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geissen was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Conrad scores with a jab to the body.
Geissen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Conrad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Geissen misses with a low kick.
Geissen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conrad.
Conrad looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Conrad slips under a jab from Geissen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Geissen. That's going to slow Conrad down.
Conrad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conrad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conrad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Geissen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack Conrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geissen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Geissen.
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!
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Geissen misses with a hook. Conrad ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Conrad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conrad.
Geissen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conrad.
A head kick by Geissen misses
and Conrad counters with a good low kick that Geissen was not able to check.
Geissen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Geissen with a jab.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Geissen.
Geissen looks to land a right hand but Conrad moved out of range.
Geissen misses with a left hand
and Conrad counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Geissen misses with a left hand
and Conrad counters with a nice leg kick.
Conrad slips a straight right by Geissen.
An attempted straight right counter from Conrad misses the target.
Conrad throws a jab but it's blocked by Geissen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen misses with a wild body shot.
Conrad avoids the body shot from Geissen.
Geissen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geissen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Geissen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geissen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conrad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Conrad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Geissen is rocked!
Conrad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Geissen misses.
Geissen blocks a head kick by Conrad.
Conrad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Geissen is out of range.
Geissen looks to land a left hand but Conrad moved out of range nicely.
Geissen lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Geissen.
Conrad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad blocks a jab.
Conrad throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conrad defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Shawn Geissen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conrad motions for Geissen to come forward. Conrad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad throws a good cross that connects.
Geissen is still on wobbly legs! Can Conrad finish him?
Conrad misses with a low kick.
Geissen flicks out a counter leg kick but Conrad steps away.
Geissen seems to have recovered his senses.
Geissen scores with a nice right hand.
Conrad throws a shot from downtown. Geissen moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Geissen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Geissen just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geissen.
Conrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Conrad lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Conrad.
Well Geissen 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Geissen!
After the fight, Shawn Geissen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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