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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hayden Long (ranked 4442 p4p, 2554 weight class) and Elijah Conner (ranked 399 p4p, 278 weight class). Hayden Long had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hayden Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Conner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner scores with a nice right hand.
Conner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
Conner is working Long over against the cage.
Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long misses with some punches.
Conner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Conner is working Long over against the cage.
A short right from Conner on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Conner as the two fighters clinch.
Conner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner lands a nice shot to the body.
Long is breathing heavily.
Conner lands a body punch.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
Conner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Long up against the cage.
Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Conner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conner.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
Conner lands a right hand.
Conner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Conner lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Conner.
Conner pushes Long back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Conner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Conner digs a right hand into Long's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Long's gas tank.
A short right from Conner on the inside.
Long is rocked!
Conner lands with a left to the head.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conner lands an uppercut.
Conner has hold of one of Long's legs. Long is fighting the takedown attempt but Conner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Long wants to get back to his feet but Conner passes into half guard.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.
Conner slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Long wants to get back to his feet.
Conner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Long is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Conner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conner feints and then cracks Long's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Long down.
Long blocks a head kick by Conner.
Conner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Long shoots for a double leg takedown but Conner sprawls well. He's pushed Long's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Conner fakes the leg kick and cracks Long in the body.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conner lands a big head kick that sends Long tumbling to the mat! Conner takes a step backwards and waves Long back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner finds Long's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Long flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Conner lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Long will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elijah Conner!
Elijah Conner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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