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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saekenpai Fairtex (ranked 3450 p4p, 3438 weight class) and Ibrahim Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahim Conrad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saekenpai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibrahim Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex shoots in for a double leg but Conrad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ibrahim Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conrad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fairtex backs up against the cage.
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conrad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Conrad stands up.
Conrad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fairtex defends well and Conrad ends up having to push Fairtex into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
Fairtex darts in and clinches Conrad up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conrad jabs at Fairtex's body.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Conrad moves out of range.
Conrad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Conrad swinging wildly here.
As Conrad looks to move away, Fairtex throws a big counter combo but Conrad just gets out of the way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fairtex.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saekenpai Fairtex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conrad.
A punch combination from Conrad misses.
Fairtex went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Conrad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Conrad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Conrad controlling from side mount.
Fairtex is trying to get back to half guard.
Conrad decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Conrad tries to clinch there but Fairtex circles away.
Conrad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fairtex is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Conrad blocks with his arms.
Conrad scores with a shot to the side of Fairtex's head.
Conrad is working for takedown but Fairtex is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fairtex wants to stall.
Conrad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fairtex breaks from the clinch.
Conrad takes the fight into the clinch.
Fairtex is trying to pull guard but Conrad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex jumps guard.
Conrad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Conrad stands and steps away. Fairtex gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Conrad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conrad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Conrad. Those never looked like landing.
Fairtex fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conrad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Conrad shoots in but Fairtex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conrad circles away quickly and effectively.
Conrad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conrad misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad pushes Fairtex up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fairtex manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conrad throws an elbow but misses.
Conrad leaning against his opponent.
Fairtex can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Conrad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conrad tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conrad tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Conrad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conrad lands with a good body shot.
Fairtex is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conrad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Conrad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Conrad goes for a double leg but Fairtex avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fairtex continues to drive forward.
Fairtex throws a counter high kick but Conrad was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fairtex darts in looking for a takedown but Conrad gets double underhooks and turns Fairtex into the cage.
Fairtex tries to break the clinch but Conrad is controlling the position.
Conrad avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Conrad manages to break the clinch.
Conrad goes for a double leg but Fairtex avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fairtex continues to drive forward.
Fairtex fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saekenpai Fairtex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad throws a leg kick which misses Fairtex's front leg but catches the back leg as Fairtex tries to avoid it.
Fairtex fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fairtex moves out of range of the body kick.
Conrad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fairtex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conrad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conrad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conrad wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conrad misses with a two punch combination.
Conrad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Conrad fails to land with a series of punches.
Conrad moves out of range of the body kick.
Conrad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fairtex changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fairtex.
Conrad works over Fairtex's head and body with a nice combination.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Conrad moves out of range.
Conrad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conrad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fairtex's guard.
Conrad stands up from Fairtex's guard - Conrad perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Conrad does no damage.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conrad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex drops his hands momentarily and Conrad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conrad dives in and scores a takedown into Fairtex's guard.
Ibrahim Conrad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conrad sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fairtex wants to control but Conrad passes easily into half guard.
Conrad stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad winds up and cracks Fairtex with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Conrad decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Conrad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fairtex is rocked!
Saekenpai Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conrad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fairtex manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oh Fairtex is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conrad stands up from Fairtex's guard - Conrad perhaps looking for a knockout.
Conrad lands a hook that stumbles Fairtex back into the cage. Conrad follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Fairtex to the canvas! Conrad pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Fairtex has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ibrahim Conrad!
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energy
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hype
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