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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Connor (ranked 1899 p4p, 1534 weight class) and Paulo Correia (ranked 233 p4p, 187 weight class). Connor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cherub Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Correia!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Greg Connor has been cut.
Correia lands a glancing blow to the side of Connor's head.
Connor is rocked!
Connor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Correia moves into the clinch.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Connor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Correia avoids it.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Connor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Correia lands a nice shot to the body.
Correia cracks Connor with a nice body shot.
Correia managing to block the knees to the body from Connor.
Correia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Correia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Connor lands a left hand.
Correia is working Connor over against the cage.
Correia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Correia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Correia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Correia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correia can't find room to land a body shot as Connor controls the action.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Correia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but Correia blocks with his arms.
Connor looking to throw knees to the head but Correia is blocking nicely.
Correia stalling in the clinch but Connor improves position.
Connor blocks a body shot from Correia.
Correia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connor misses with some punches.
Correia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Correia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Connor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Correia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Correia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Connor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Correia can turn it around.
Correia leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Connor on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Correia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Correia.
Correia scores with a hook to the body.
Correia managing to block the knees to the body from Connor.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Correia slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Correia.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Correia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Correia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Connor gets through Correia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Correia trying to control the position but instead, Connor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Correia into the cage.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Correia.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Correia.
Correia managing to block the knees to the body from Connor.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Correia.
Correia misses with a punch on the inside.
Correia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Correia stalling the fight.
Correia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connor walks away with a smile on his face. Correia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Connor catches Correia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A cross from Correia lands.
Connor throws a right hand that misses
and Correia counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Connor misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correia swings widly with a right hand
and Connor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correia throws a good cross that connects.
Correia misses with the combination.
Correia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connor throwing a counter right hand but Correia manages to avoid it.
Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Correia.
Correia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correia takes one on the button.
Connor throws the left hand but Correia avoids the punch easily.
Correia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Correia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Correia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Correia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Correia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correia manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Correia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Connor throws a hook but Correia blocks it.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correia moves away.
Correia blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Connor's cut.
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.
Connor throws an off balance right hand
and Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Correia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Correia.
Connor gets a clinch.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correia pushes Connor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Correia avoids the damage to the body.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
Correia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Correia cracks Connor with a nice body shot.
Correia lands with a right to the head.
Correia can't find room to land a body shot as Connor controls the action.
Connor lands a knee to the head.
Correia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Correia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but Correia blocks with his arms.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correia blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Correia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Connor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Connor as Correia tries to tie him up.
Correia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Correia misses with a punch to the body.
Correia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Connor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Correia backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Greg Connor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correia lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Correia.
A short left from Connor.
Correia pushes Connor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia is working Connor over against the cage.
Correia struggles to land a body shot inside as Connor controls his hands.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Correia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Correia lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Correia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Correia.
A left hand lands to the body for Connor.
Connor landing knees to the head.
Correia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Correia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Connor up against the cage.
Correia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Correia.
Connor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Correia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor misses with some punches.
Correia managing to block the knees to the body from Connor.
The referee is keeping an eye on Correia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Correia tries to work over Connor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Correia tries to pull guard but Connor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Correia.
Correia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correia scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correia.
Correia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Correia manages to pull guard.
Correia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to stand but Correia is controlling from the bottom.
Connor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Correia holds on and takes a little breather.
Correia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Connor wants to stand but Correia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Correia wants to sweep here but Connor controlling him for the moment.
Connor is looking to stand up but Correia won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulo Correia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Connor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Connor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Correia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Connor coming out on top.
Connor misses with a straight left.
Correia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Correia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Correia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Correia lands a left and a right that send Connor crashing to the mat, dazed. Correia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correia misses with a series of wild punches.
Correia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Connor counters with a one-two to the body.
Correia slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Connor, as that shot connected.
Paulo Correia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connor moves into the clinch.
Correia trying to control the position but instead, Connor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Correia into the cage.
Connor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Correia.
Correia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Connor.
Correia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correia.
Correia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connor walks away with a smile on his face. Correia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Connor jabs Correia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Correia throws a shot from downtown. Connor moves away and avoids it.
Correia throws the kick towards the body but Connor avoids it.
Connor drives through and clinches with Correia against the cage.
Connor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Correia blocks an uppercut.
Correia has Connor pressed against the cage.
Connor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Correia misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connor lands a nice knee to the body.
Connor lands a knee to the body.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor tries a knee to the head but Correia blocks it.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Correia avoids the damage to the body.
Correia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correia is trying to maintain a safe position but Connor gets an underhook and turns Correia into the cage.
Correia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connor walks away with a smile on his face. Correia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Connor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Correia.
Correia swinging wildly here.
Connor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Connor looks to land a left hand but Correia moved out of range nicely.
Connor moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor working aggressively here.
Correia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Correia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correia scores with a hook to the body.
Correia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Correia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greg Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Correia.
Still in the clinch, Connor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Correia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Connors head.
Greg Connor's cut is getting worse.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Correia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor working aggressively here.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correia.
Correia looking to stall.
Correia jumps guard but Connor stands there with Correia around his waist. Correia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Connor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Correia avoids it.
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!
Correia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Connor.
Correia has Connor pressed against the cage.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Connor lands a body punch.
Correia jumps guard but Connor stands there with Correia around his waist. Correia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Correia is trying to pull guard but Connor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Connor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Connor!
Greg Connor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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