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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Willie Connor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Connor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Connor pushes him off.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Connor pushes him off.
Connor instigates a clinch.
Moore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Connor.
Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karl Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore clinches but Connor breaks the clinch
and Connor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Connor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.
Connor bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Moore! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Moore is rocked!
It looks like Karl Moore has been cut.
Moore being controlled here, momentarily.
Oh Moore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
I looks like Connor might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Connor forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Connor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it.
Connor controlling the pace.
Moore looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Connor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Willie Connor just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connor throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moore wants to clinch but Connor slips to the side
and Connor counters by moving into the clinch.
Connor manages to pull guard.
Connor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Moore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moore wants to slow Connor down by chopping away at his legs.
Connor has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Connor has him pressed against the cage.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Moore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Connor.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Connor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Connor manages to break the clinch.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Connor.
Connor lands a lovely overhand right.
Connor looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karl Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Connor.
Connor closes the distance and clinches up with Moore, looking for a takedown. Connor pushes Moore against the cage but Moore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Moore really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Connor moves into the clinch.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands with a nice combination. Connor backs away looking to recover.
Connor tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Moore wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore tries to clinch but Connor moves away
and Connor counters with a one-two to the body.
Moore tries to clinch but Connor moves away
and Connor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moore tries to pull guard but Connor won't allow it.
Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore leaves his chin hanging out and Connor seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Moore crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Connor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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