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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sang Haley (ranked 6967 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Conners (ranked 5267 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sang Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Conners!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conners dives in and grabs Haley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haley pushes down on Conners's head and hops out.
Haley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conners manages to circle out of the way.
Conners fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haley gets tackled into the cage by Conners. Conners maintains the clinch.
Haley letting Conners take a breather here.
Conners content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Conners pushes Haley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haley tries to break free but Conners pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conners.
Conners just leaning against Haley, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conners just stands there and leans against the cage.
Conners leaning against his opponent.
Conners stalling.
Haley 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 breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan Conners.
Conners shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sang Haley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Conners.
Conners fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners clinches up with Haley and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Conners takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Conners taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haley fails to pull guard.
Haley looking to stall.
Haley has Conners pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Conners manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Conners content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Conners.
Conners is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Conners is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Conners digs a right hand underneath Haley's ribcage. Haley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conners's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Conners lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conners leaning against his opponent.
Conners stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan Conners.
Haley is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conners is defended easily by Haley.
Conners looks winded!
Conners forces Haley back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Conners - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley pulls guard successfully.
Haley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conners is one step ahead there.
Conners stands and steps away. Haley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Haley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conners.
Conners scores with a hook to the body.
Conners connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haley's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conners.
Conners lands a nice elbow.
Haley is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Conners.
Oh Haley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conners stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haley seems to have got his legs back now.
A bit of stalling here from Conners.
Conners will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haley up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conners digs a right hand into Haley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haley's gas tank.
Conners's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Conners lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Conners.
Conners putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Conners.
Conners lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conners works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conners just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Conners dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Conners.
Conners gets a clinch.
Haley pulls guard successfully.
Haley looking for a sweep. Not yet Haley, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conners slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haley wants to stand and escape but Conners is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conners controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Conners has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Conners uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stan Conners is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conners shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haley pinned against the cage. Haley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haley tried to counter with a leg kick but Conners avoided it.
Conners clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Conners.
A hook to the body from Conners.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conners effectively controlling the action here.
Conners comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sang Haley has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conners.
Haley tries to break free but Conners pushes him back against the cage.
Stan Conners seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Conners effectively controlling the action here.
Conners leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Conners's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Conners lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Conners has Haley pressed against the cage.
Conners lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conners stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan Conners.
Conners shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haley but Haley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sang Haley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Conners.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conners shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haley pinned against the cage. Haley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haley takes the fight into the clinch.
Conners throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haley can't break the clinch.
Conners holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haley tries to pull guard but Conners forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conners has him pressed against the cage.
Conners scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Conners - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haley letting Conners take a breather here.
Conners lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conners avoiding damage.
Conners leaning against his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan Conners.
Conners fails to land the takedown.
Haley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Conners quickly recovers to half guard.
Conners tries to kick Haley off in order to stand up. Haley Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Conners showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sang Haley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Conners drives through and clinches with Haley against the cage.
Conners can't find room to land a body shot as Haley controls the action.
Haley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Conners misses with a knee to the head.
Haley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conners pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haley slaps away a takedown attempt from Conners, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conners closes the distance and clinches.
Haley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Haley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conners sitting in guard here, content to control.
Conners trying to control but Haley is working from the bottom.
Conners takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners stopping the sweep attempt from Haley.
Conners pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haley is keeping the position for now.
Haley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conners tries to free his leg and advance position but Haley is retaining full guard.
Haley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Conners escapes and throws Haley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Conners trying to control the position but Haley is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haley trying to remain calm as Conners controls from the top position.
Conners working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haley tries to buck Conners off but Conners is having none of it.
Conners has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Haley misses with a head kick.
Conners darts in and clinches Haley up against the cage.
Haley is trying to pull guard but Conners turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sang Haley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conners has him pressed against the cage.
Conners unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Conners lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conners lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Conners.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conners is working Haley over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Conners controlling the action here for a moment.
Haley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Conners - that landed with a thud.
Conners lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haley takes an elbow to the temple.
Conners with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Conners stalling.
Conners pushes Haley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haley is trying to force a seperation but Conners has the dominant position.
Conners lands a nice shot to the body.
Conners stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conners working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Conners lands a damaging elbow.
Conners tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haley tries to pull guard but Conners forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conners is pushing Haley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Conners tries to land a knee to the head but Haley blocks with his arms.
Haley taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conners.
Haley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sang Haley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stan Conners is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conners is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Conners comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conners winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Conners!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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