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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judson Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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279 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judson Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Conlin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth tries to clinch but Conlin moves out of range.
Booth tries to clinch up but Conlin circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Conlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Booth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Booth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Conlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Booth tries to clinch but Conlin moves away
and Conlin counters with a straight right hand.
Booth wants to clinch up but Conlin keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conlin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlin pushes Booth up against the cage in a clinch.
Conlin tries to break the clinch but Booth is controlling the position.
Booth could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Conlin has had enough of the clinch but Booth keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth is trying to break the clinch but Conlin has him pressed against the cage.
Booth has had enough of the clinch but Conlin keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Conlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conlin tries to keep at a distance but Booth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conlin keeps control of Booth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Booth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Conlin prevents Booth from breaking the clinch.
Booth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Conlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Booth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth moves to clinch but Conlin breaks away
and Conlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Conlin cracks a nice hook into Booth's ribs.
Conlin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Booth moves to clinch but Conlin breaks away
and Conlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conlin to score with a decent uppercut.
Booth tries to clinch but Conlin moves away
and Conlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Judson Booth has been cut.
Conlin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Booth has time to react.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlin clinches up with Booth and pushes him back against the cage.
Conlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conlin breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab from Conlin.
Nice cross by Conlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Conlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Judson Booth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Booth tries to clinch but Conlin is having none of it.
Jab by Conlin.
Conlin scores with a nice head shot.
Booth moves into the clinch.
Conlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conlin has closed the distance and engaged Booth in a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Conlin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Booth has double underhooks.
Booth manages to break the clinch.
Conlin misses with a looping left.
Conlin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth tries to clinch but Conlin moves away
and Conlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Booth tries to close the distance and clinch but Conlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conlin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Booth back to the cage. Conlin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice straight punches there by Conlin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conlin.
Conlin thuds his right hand into Booth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Booth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Booth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Booth moves away.
Booth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin misses with a hook.
Conlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Booth slips a straight right by Conlin.
Conlin connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth doesn't manage to clinch there - Conlin circles away.
Conlin loads up on a big right hand but Booth slips the punch.
Conlin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Booth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Conlin counters with a straight right hand.
Booth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Conlin counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlin cracks Booth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Booth is rocked!
Conlin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conlin counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Booth badly! He tries to strike back but Conlin puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Booth out cold! Oh man, Booth will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenny Conlin!
Kenny Conlin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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