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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Gates feat. August Alsina - I Don't Get Tired. Giorgio Conte acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conte missing with a left hand there. Player was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conte tests Player's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Player throws a nice head kick!
Conte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conte throws a wild body kick that Player sees coming a mile off.
Conte just misses with a punch to the body.
Player steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conte.
Conte wants to clinch.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conte jabs Player right on the nose. Player blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Player catches Conte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conte.
Player bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Player with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conte to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Player has a takedown stuffed.
Giorgio Conte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte ducks under a wild hook from Player.
And Conte responds with a good body kick, but Player manages to step out the way in time.
Player lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Conte is looking to slow Player down with leg kicks.
Conte throws a hook but Player blocks it.
Player chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conte throws out a leg kick but Player moves out of range and Conte only half commits.
Player throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Player is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Player tries a head kick but it misses.
Conte throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
Conte is looking to clinch but Player is avoiding it.
Player waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conte.
Conte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Player uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conte.
Player lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player keeps the fight on the outside.
Player seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Player misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Player.
Good work by Conte as he checks the leg kick.
Player looks to land a left hand but Conte moved out of range nicely.
Conte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Player can pounce on him.
Player uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conte.
A leg kick checked by Player.
Conte misses with a looping left.
Conte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Player can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conte.
Conte throws a leg kick but Player sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conte slips a jab from Player.
Player misses with an uppercut.
Player checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conte moves in looking to clinch but Player pushes him off.
Player moves away from the strike by Conte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Player wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conte lands a body punch.
Conte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Player is looking to break free of the clinch but Conte has double underhooks.
Conte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Player's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conte.
Good body shot from Player.
Conte lands a body punch.
Conte scores with a shot to the side of Player's head.
Conte misses with the head strike.
Conte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Player blocks it with crossed arms.
Player lands with a light punch inside.
Conte breaks from the clinch.
Conte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Conte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conte lands a body shot.
Conte has closed the distance and engaged Player in a clinch.
Conte swings wildly with an uppercut but Player uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conte struggles to land a body shot inside as Player controls his hands.
Player avoiding damage as Conte throws knees to the body.
Player breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conte slips a jab from Player.
Conte slips a straight right by Player.
No luck for Player with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Player. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Player shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conte defends it nicely.
Conte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Conte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Player lands with a thumping leg kick.
Player uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conte.
Conte throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
Player seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conte lands with a cross.
Conte slips a straight right by Player.
Player decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Conte is not content to let Player control the position.
Player uses his free foot to push down on Conte's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conte.
Player lands a couple of good shots and Conte has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Player is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Player gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Player gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Player apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Player takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Player moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Player darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conte is able to avoid easily.
Conte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Player scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conte tries to clinch but Player moves out of range.
Player lands with a right hand.
Conte throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
Conte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Player throws out the jab.
Conte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conte misses with an uppercut.
Player looks to land a body kick but Conte moved away.
Player lands a leg kick that knocks Conte off balance momentarily.
Conte tries to work over Player's front leg with a kick but Player checks it.
Player moves out of range as Conte throws a body kick.
Player sizes up Conte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Conte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Player on the side of the head.
Player shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conte as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte blocks a head kick by Player.
Conte walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Player misses the shot to the body.
Conte takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Conte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Player circles away quickly and effectively.
Conte missing with a left hand there. Player was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Player looks to land a right hand but Conte moved out of range.
Conte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Conte misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Conte.
Player tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conte manages to circle out of the way.
Conte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Player scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Conte trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player lands strikes from half guard.
Player wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conte keeps working.
Player throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conte keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Player working the head and body with strikes.
Conte is trying to get back to full guard.
Player not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Player working the head and body with strikes.
Conte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Player is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Player works his way into side control.
Player cracks Conte with a big right hand but Conte just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Conte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Player working the head and body with strikes.
Player is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Player dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Conte misses with a hook. Player ducked under it nicely.
Conte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Player is looking to counter the offense by Conte and move into the clinch.
Conte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Player.
As Player backs off Conte throws a huge counter combo but Player manages to avoid it all.
Conte moves out of range of the leg kick from Player.
A nice inside leg kick there by Player. That's going to slow Conte down.
Conte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Player.
Conte is trying to counter with his kicks.
Player dips to his left and cracks Conte with an uppercut!
Conte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Player closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Conte is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Player's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Player is taking a breather. Conte says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Player wants to take a breather but Conte is having none of it.
Player throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conte is pressing down on Player's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Player sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Player landing with the ground and pound.
Conte keeping moving, preventing Player from controlling successfully.
Player is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Player seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Conte for as long as he can get away with.
Player wants to control from the top but Conte keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Conte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Player tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conte manages to circle out of the way.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Player blocks the low kick.
Player lands with a straight right. Conte didn't see that one coming.
Conte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Player misses with an uppercut. Conte saw that one coming.
Conte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Player fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player tries to land a leg kick but Conte saw it coming and moves away.
Player catches Conte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Conte.
Conte scores with a decent looking hook.
Conte darts in and clinches Player up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Player wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conte has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Player.
Player has Conte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Conte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Player wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Player has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Conte after a bit of a struggle.
Conte misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Player.
Conte prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Player. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Player controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Conte.
Player is looking to take this one to the mat.
Conte gets through Player's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Conte.
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!
Player throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Player blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giorgio Conte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Conte.
A right handed body shot lands from Player.
Conte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Player avoids it.
Player wants to take the fight to the mat but Conte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Player goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conte prevents it.
Conte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Player has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conte is fighting off a takedown attempt but Player is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Conte to the mat. Conte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giorgio Conte.
I think Conte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Giorgio Conte!
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hype
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