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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Conner (ranked 3656 p4p, 493 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 2958 p4p, 419 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Man Who Sold The World. De Jager has chosen Afrikanerhart as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bismarck De Jager enters the cage!
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16 - 11 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Jager is looking to score with low kicks.
De Jager scores with a jab to the head.
Conner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Jager cracks the inside of Conner's front leg.
De Jager throws a hook but Conner avoids it easily.
Conner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Jager uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conner.
De Jager changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Conner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Jager throws a jab when Conner was well out of range.
De Jager blocks a low kick nicely.
De Jager swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Jager tried to score with a low kick but Conner checks it.
Conner misses with a hook.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conner lands with an uppercut that bounces De Jager off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jager throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Jager feints and then cracks Conner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conner down.
De Jager slips under a jab from Conner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Jager moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
Conner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Jager lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conner at a distance.
A slow jab from Conner misses its intended target.
De Jager takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from De Jager.
De Jager thumps Conner with a low kick.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Jager.
Conner is looking to counter punch.
That kick from De Jager tenderised Conner's leg. Conner is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Jager lands a jab-cross combination.
De Jager misses with a straight right.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Jager fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - De Jager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conner dodges the punch combination from De Jager.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conner has time to react.
De Jager throws a big shot that misses.
De Jager drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Jager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Jager throws a sloppy head kick and Conner moves out of range easily.
De Jager lands a jab to the head.
Conner throws a lazy right hand but De Jager sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Jager tries a quick counter leg kick but Conner is wise to it.
De Jager lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Jager connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conner's hands.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Conner misses the target.
De Jager misses with a series of wild punches.
Conner throws a solid leg kick but De Jager takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conner.
Conner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Jager misses with a head kick.
Conner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Jager throws a low kick but Conner avoids it.
De Jager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Jager drives through with a takedown into Conner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De Jager passes Conner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Jager trying to control from half guard but Conner is working away.
De Jager is looking to stall here but Conner recovers full guard.
De Jager with a nice head shot there.
Conner looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Jager is one step ahead there.
De Jager trying to control but Conner is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager looking to sit in guard and control but Conner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Jager pulls Conner in close to prevent any damage.
Conner stopping the sweep attempt from De Jager.
We've been hearing that Conner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De Jager is still trying to improve position.
De Jager is trying to keep Conner in close.
Conner being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismarck De Jager dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Jager moves out of range as Conner strikes.
De Jager looks to land a combination but Conner avoids it well.
Conner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Jager misses with a hook.
Good work by Conner as he checks the leg kick.
Conner walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Jager.
De Jager slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conner misses with an uppercut. De Jager saw that one coming.
Conner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Jager.
It looks like Bismarck De Jager has been cut.
Conner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Jager slips a jab from Conner.
De Jager with the counter takedown but Conner avoids it easily.
A punch combination from De Jager misses.
It looked like Conner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Jager ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
De Jager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Jager lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Jager.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Jager.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
De Jager throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Conner. Those never looked like landing.
Conner misses with a hook.
Conner checks a leg kick.
De Jager throws a nice looking combination but Conner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Jager scores with a nice strike.
Conner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from De Jager misses.
Conner throws a shot from downtown. De Jager moves away and avoids it.
De Jager takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conner scores with a jab to the head.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Jager tries a head kick but it misses.
Conner checks a leg kick.
Conner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Conner throws a sloppy head kick and De Jager moves out of range easily.
De Jager is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Conner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Jager stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conner looks to land a right hand but De Jager moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Jager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Jager moves out of range as Conner throws a body kick.
Conner misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by De Jager as he connects with a hook.
Conner throws a hook but De Jager blocks it.
Conner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Jager with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Jager throws a series of strikes that have Conner backpedaling.
A jab from Conner misses.
De Jager let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Conner slips under a jab.
Conner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Conner blocks the low kick.
De Jager looks to throw the jab but Conner is out of range.
Conner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Jager lands a leg kick that knocks Conner off balance momentarily.
Conner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Conner tries to sprawl but De Jager drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Conner has one foot on De Jager's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Jager connects with a right hand. Conner shakes it off.
De Jager misses with a leg kick.
Conner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Jager throws a looping overhand right but Conner ducks down to avoid it.
De Jager defending well as Conner loads up on a big left hand.
De Jager thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Conner misses.
De Jager throws a body shot but no joy.
De Jager looks to land a combination but Conner avoids it well.
De Jager ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
De Jager misses with a hook.
De Jager misses with a body shot.
Conner works De Jager's body with a nice hook.
De Jager scoring well with a low kick there.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Jager.
Conner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Jager fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
Conner misses with a straight left.
De Jager looks to land a body kick but Conner moved away.
De Jager throws the left hand but Conner avoids the punch easily.
De Jager throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Jager throws a lazy right hand but Conner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conner throwing a counter right hand but De Jager manages to avoid it.
De Jager throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Jager moves out of range of the body kick from Conner.
Conner lands with a straight right. De Jager didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by De Jager there.
Nice shot by Conner.
Conner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner throws a big shot that misses.
De Jager checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Conner lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Jager doesn't seem phased though.
De Jager works Conner's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bismarck De Jager will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Conner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Jager is able to avoid easily.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
Conner checks a low kick from De Jager.
Conner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conner throws a front kick that sends De Jager stumbling back into the cage.
Conner checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Jager misses with an uppercut. Conner saw that one coming.
De Jager throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conner slips a straight right by De Jager.
Conner misses with a series of wild punches.
De Jager throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Jager swings widly with a right hand
and Conner counters with a nice uppercut.
Conner connects with a single shot there.
Conner looks for the body kick but De Jager saw that one coming.
De Jager scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Jager looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Jager blocks a jab.
De Jager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Jager misses with a hook
and Conner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Jager really felt that one!
De Jager moves forwards but Conner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conner feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends De Jager sprawling to the canvas! De Jager rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Conner finish him?!
De Jager is rocked!
Conner fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked De Jager out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Wayne Conner!
A very excited looking Wayne Conner rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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