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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doran Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gon DIas comes to the cage accompanied by Before I Forget. Connell has chosen Rob Kelly - Rockstar as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doran Connell!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon DIas gets tackled into the cage by Connell. Connell maintains the clinch.
Connell throws an elbow but it misses.
Connell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Connell lands an elbow that stopped Gon DIas in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Raf Gon DIas has been cut.
Connell leaning against his opponent.
Gon DIas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gon DIas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Connell but Connell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch but Gon DIas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Connell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gon DIas.
Connell moves into the clinch.
Connell blocks the elbow strike.
Connell lands an elbow that stopped Gon DIas in his tracks for a moment.
Connell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gon DIas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell working Gon DIas over with knees to the body.
Gon DIas avoiding damage as Connell throws knees to the body.
Gon DIas is trying to break the clinch but Connell has him pressed against the cage.
Connell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gon DIas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connell.
Connell misses with an elbow over the top.
Gon DIas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gon DIas manages to break the clinch.
Connell tries a head kick but it misses.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gon DIas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gon DIas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Connell counters by clinching up.
Connell wants to stall.
Connell slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas tries to break free but Connell pushes him back against the cage.
Connell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gon DIas avoids a wild elbow strike from Connell.
Gon DIas lands a left hand.
Connell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gon DIas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Connell taking a breather.
Connell misses with a knee to the head.
Gon DIas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Connell has him pressed against the cage.
Connell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gon DIas's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Connell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gon DIas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gon DIas moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas can't break the clinch.
Gon DIas dodges an elbow strike from Connell.
Gon DIas jumps into guard, dragging Connell to the mat.
Gon DIas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Connell won't allow Gon DIas to get back to his feet.
Connell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connell stops Gon DIas from standing up.
Gon DIas is breathing heavily.
Connell trying to control the position from guard on top but Gon DIas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gon DIas wants to stand up but Connell is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connell stays in close to Gon DIas's body and controls the position.
Connell trying to control but Gon DIas is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Doran Connell wasn't active enough on the ground.
Connell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connell fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Connell.
Connell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doran Connell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gon DIas circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doran Connell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raf Gon DIas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Connell moves into the clinch.
Connell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gon DIas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Connell blocks it with crossed arms.
Gon DIas avoids a wild elbow strike from Connell.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Connell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Connell blocks an elbow strike.
Connell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connell has closed the distance and engaged Gon DIas in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gon DIas is trying to break the clinch but Connell is controlling him.
Gon DIas breaks the clinch.
Connell closes the distance and pushes Gon DIas back into the cage.
Connell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gon DIas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gon DIas is trying to push Connell away but Connell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doran Connell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Connell stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gon DIas blocks the elbow strike.
Gon DIas breaks from the clinch.
Gon DIas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connell tries to clinch but Gon DIas moves out of range.
Connell darts in and clinches Gon DIas up against the cage.
Connell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gon DIas.
Gon DIas misses with a knee to the head.
Gon DIas blocks an elbow strike.
Connell misses with a knee to the head.
Connell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Connell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gon DIas shoots for a double leg takedown but Connell sprawls well. He's pushed Gon DIas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas blocks a head kick by Connell.
Gon DIas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gon DIas moves into the clinch.
Gon DIas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doran Connell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gon DIas misses with a body shot.
Connell is looking to clinch but Gon DIas is avoiding it.
Connell throws a sloppy head kick and Gon DIas moves out of range easily.
Connell throws a series of punches but Gon DIas avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gon DIas throws a head kick but Connell moves out of range.
Connell avoids a kick to the body.
Gon DIas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Connell wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell wants to clinch up but Gon DIas keeps it at a distance.
Connell is looking to clinch but Gon DIas is avoiding it.
Connell throws a sloppy body shot
and Gon DIas counters with a two punch combo.
Connell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Connell clinches up with Gon DIas and pushes him back against the cage.
Connell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gon DIas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Connell smiles and moves away.
Connell tries to clinch but Gon DIas moves out of range.
Raf Gon DIas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gon DIas scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas swats away the attempt to clinch by Connell.
Connell clinches.
Connell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gon DIas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connell tries a knee to the head but Gon DIas blocks it.
Gon DIas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Connell as Gon DIas shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raf Gon DIas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connell misses with a two punch combination.
Raf Gon DIas is winning the standup battle so far.
Connell is breathing heavily.
Connell fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Gon DIas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connell tries to clinch up.
Connell tries to clinch but Gon DIas is having none of it.
Connell closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doran Connell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raf Gon DIas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Connell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Connell tries to clinch up
and Gon DIas counters with a right hand to the body.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch but Gon DIas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Connell moves to clinch but Gon DIas breaks away
and Gon DIas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Connell clinches.
Gon DIas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connell clinches up against the cage.
Connell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gon DIas lands with a left to the head.
Gon DIas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Gon DIas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gon DIas tries to break the clinch but Connell is controlling the position.
Gon DIas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gon DIas dodges an elbow strike from Connell.
Connell misses with a knee to the head.
Connell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gon DIas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connell is looking to land body kicks.
Connell tries to clinch but Gon DIas moves away
and Gon DIas counters with a left and a right that stings Connell.
Gon DIas lands a really nice looking cross but Connell seems unphased.
Gon DIas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gon DIas avoids the head kick by Connell.
Connell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connell tries to land a front kick but Gon DIas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connell throws a lazy head kick
and Gon DIas counters by clinching up.
Gon DIas decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Connell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connell throwing strikes from guard but Gon DIas blocks nicely.
Connell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gon DIas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Connell wants to control from the top but Gon DIas keeps moving.
Connell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gon DIas is keeping the position for now.
Connell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gon DIas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Connell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Connell trying to control the position from guard on top but Gon DIas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gon DIas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Connell.
Connell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The crowd cheers as Gon DIas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Connell doesn't seem phased though.
Connell takes the fight into the clinch.
Connell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gon DIas's defenses.
Connell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Connell manages to break the clinch.
Gon DIas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gon DIas keeps the fight on the outside.
Connell fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connell is looking to clinch.
Raf Gon DIas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gon DIas avoids the head kick by Connell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doran Connell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Connell 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doran Connell!
Doran Connell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that XTREME PWNAGE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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