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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raivo Kull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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157 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raivo Kull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Conner!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kull.
Kull misses with a takedown attempt
and Conner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kull has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Conner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kull takes one to the chin there.
Conner slips under a jab from Kull.
Kull changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Conner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Conner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Conner regains half guard.
Kull throwing shots but Conner is blocking nicely.
Kull scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conner can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conner.
Kull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Conner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Conner wants to stand and escape but Kull is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kull working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conner's head.
Kull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Conner has control of Kull's left arm, preventing Kull from doing any damage.
Kull won't allow Conner to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conner wants to sweep but no luck.
Kull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Conner wants to stand and escape but Kull is having none of it.
Kull really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conner looking for a sweep. Not yet Conner, not yet.
Kull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kull dives into side control.
Conner wants to control but Kull postures up.
Conner dodges the ground and pound from Kull.
Kull has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kull lands some shots froms side control.
Conner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kull is controlling him well.
Conner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Conner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kull has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kull tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Kull crashes against the mat.
Conner tries to improve position but can't.
Kull trying to control the action but Conner is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kull working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Kull.
Conner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kull.
Conner sneaks back into half guard.
Conner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kull.
Kull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conner's head.
Conner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Conner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conner wants to stand but Kull is controlling the position.
Kull is looking to work some ground and pound but Conner has wrist control.
Kull postures up in Conner's guard and throws a big left but Conner blocks it.
Kull throws a big elbow that misses.
Conner pulls Kull in to control the position.
Kull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kull stops Conner from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kull trying to control the position from guard on top but Conner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kull stopping the sweep attempt from Conner.
Kull postures up in Conner's guard and throws a big left but Conner blocks it.
Kull wants to pass the guard but Conner is keeping the position.
Conner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kull manages to get himself to full guard.
Kull working for submissions but it's allowed Conner to get to half guard.
Kull gets full guard.
Kull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Conner is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raivo Kull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Conner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conner wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Conner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damien Conner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kull misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Conner misses.
Conner's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Conner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Conner gets a clinch.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kull as Conner tries to tie him up.
Kull is trying to drag Conner to the mat but Conner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conner lands with a right to the head.
Conner lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner is trying to maintain a safe position but Kull gets an underhook and turns Conner into the cage.
Kull tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conner smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raivo Kull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conner looks to score with a jab to the body but Kull is just out of range.
Kull scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kull throws a lazy right hand but Conner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kull throws a push kick but Conner slaps the foot to one side.
Kull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conner.
Kull dodges the punch combination from Conner.
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kull throws a low kick but Conner avoids it.
Conner clinches up with Kull and pushes him back against the cage.
Conner looking to slow down the pace here.
Kull is trying to pull guard but Conner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conner misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner stalling in the clinch.
Kull has a couple of punches blocked by Conner.
A body shot lands from Conner.
Kull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conner.
Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kulls head.
Kull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conner walks away with a smile on his face. Kull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
Conner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kull throws a nice looking combination but Conner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conner sprawls well. Conner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kull gets slowly back to his feet.
Kull misses with a kick to the body.
Kull sets himself, and Conner steps forward looking for the clinch! Kull avoids it this time.
Some wild striking there from Kull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Conner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Conner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kull.
Damien Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conner cracks Kull with a good jab.
Conner tries to land a front kick but Kull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kull wants to land a leg kick but Conner is out of range.
Conner tries to clinch but Kull is having none of it.
Kull dodges the punch combination from Conner.
Kull looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kull throws the left hand but Conner avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kull throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
Kull misses with a body kick.
Conner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kull with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Conner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kull slips under a jab from Conner.
Conner blocks a head kick by Kull.
Conner tries to counter with a clinch but Kull shakes him off and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Kull.
Kull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conner.
Conner wants to clinch
and Conner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner throws a right hand that Kull ducks under and follows up with a left that Kull also avoids with ease.
Raivo Kull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner clinches up with Kull and pushes him back against the cage.
Conner lands a left hand.
Kull is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Conner to keep the fight standing.
Kull successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Conner with a hook.
Kull lands a high kick!
Conner misses with a wild combination.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kull lands an overhand right.
Kull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Conner.
Conner takes a swing at Kull's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Kull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kull just misses with a punch to the body.
Kull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Conner avoids the head kick by Kull.
Nice uppercut there from Conner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conner.
A short right from Conner.
Conner gets underhooks to prevent Kull's takedown attempt.
Kull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kull on the inside.
Conner lands a nice shot to the body.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kull has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Conner after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raivo Kull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Kull backwards.
Kull is rocked!
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh Kull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kull swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kull's brow.
Conner pushes Kull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Conner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a big right hand that drops Kull! The killer instinct kicks in and Conner finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Conner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Conner!
A victorious Damien Conner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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