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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santo Mcconnell (ranked 6212 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Knize (ranked 4832 p4p, 0 weight class). Petr Knize will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santo Mcconnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Knize!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcconnell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knize is trying to control but can't.
Mcconnell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mcconnell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcconnell working the head and body with strikes.
Mcconnell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mcconnell in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcconnell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcconnell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knize manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcconnell landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knize is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcconnell defends well.
Knize being controlled here, momentarily.
Mcconnell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mcconnell is in close to Knize's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knize is looking for a triangle but Mcconnell pushes his legs off easily.
Mcconnell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcconnell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mcconnell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mcconnell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcconnell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcconnell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcconnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knize's head.
Mcconnell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knize throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mcconnell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mcconnell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knize on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knize wants to sweep here but Mcconnell controlling him for the moment.
Mcconnell sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knize shoots in for a double leg but Mcconnell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knize closes the distance and pushes Mcconnell back into the cage.
Mcconnell manages to break the clinch.
Mcconnell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcconnell lands in his opponent's guard.
Knize looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcconnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knize's head.
Mcconnell content to stall in guard here.
Knize has his foot on Mcconnell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcconnell works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcconnell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mcconnell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Knize for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santo Mcconnell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knize instigates a clinch.
Mcconnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knize can do to turn this around?
Mcconnell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Knize trying to control but Mcconnell is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcconnell is on top in guard.
Mcconnell working some strikes from top position.
Mcconnell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knize had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcconnell defends it easily.
Mcconnell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santo Mcconnell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcconnell working some strikes from top position.
Mcconnell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mcconnell landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcconnell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Knize is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mcconnell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mcconnell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcconnell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knize is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcconnell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mcconnell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knize 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.
Mcconnell working some strikes from top position.
Knize wants to sweep here but Mcconnell controlling him for the moment.
Knize has momentary wrist control but Mcconnell slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mcconnell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mcconnell postures up and lands a big shot to Knize's brow.
Mcconnell postures up and lands a big shot to Knize's brow.
Mcconnell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knize escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mcconnell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mcconnell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcconnell chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knize trying to control the position.
Mcconnell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santo Mcconnell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knize scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mcconnell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mcconnell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcconnell stopping the sweep attempt from Knize.
Mcconnell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Further stalling from Mcconnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcconnell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mcconnell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcconnell postures up and lands a big shot to Knize's brow.
Knize is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcconnell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mcconnell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mcconnell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Knize is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcconnell postures up and lands a big shot to Knize's brow.
Mcconnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knize's head.
Mcconnell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knize is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcconnell defends well.
Mcconnell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mcconnell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mcconnell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcconnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knize's head.
Mcconnell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mcconnell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mcconnell landing with the ground and pound.
Knize had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcconnell defends it easily.
Mcconnell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcconnell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knize's head.
Mcconnell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mcconnell is working Knize over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knize can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcconnell controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Petr Knize has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knize will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knize keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santo Mcconnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcconnell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santo Mcconnell!
Petr Knize was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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