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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuncho Tito (ranked 2468 p4p, 2900 weight class) and Conner Mclovin (ranked 252 p4p, 286 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuncho Tito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conner Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin swings widly with a right hand
and Mclovin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tito closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mclovin to the mat! Mclovin manages to get full guard.
Mclovin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tito defends well.
Mclovin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tito lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mclovin is looking for a triangle but Tito pushes his legs off easily.
Mclovin pushes Tito off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mclovin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mclovin tries to clinch but Tito moves out of range.
Tito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Conner Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclovin throws a nice looking combination but Tito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tito tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin looks to land a right hand but Tito moved out of range.
Tito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mclovin throws a body punch but Tito moves out of range.
Mclovin misses with a low kick as Tito jumps back.
It looked like Tito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mclovin misses with a few strikes there.
Tito ducks under a wild hook from Mclovin.
Tito gets the takedown into side control.
Mclovin tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Tito tries to control but Mclovin wriggling away.
Mclovin tries to buck Tito off but he can't manage it.
Tito raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin bucks Tito off and manages to get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tito checks a low kick from Mclovin.
Tito throwing a counter right hand but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
Mclovin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mclovin tries to clinch but Tito moves out of range.
Mclovin throws a nice looking combination but Tito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tito shoots in looking for a takedown but Mclovin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mclovin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tito is looking to counter punch.
Mclovin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tito moves away.
Mclovin lands a jab to the head.
Tito shoots in but no luck this time.
Mclovin with the inside leg kick.
Mclovin misses with a double jab.
Tito looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mclovin throws a leg kick
enabling Tito to counter with a crisp jab.
Mclovin misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Tito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tito was well out of range. Poor timing from Mclovin.
Mclovin lands a nice shot that snaps Tito's head back.
Mclovin darts in trying to clinch
and Tito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mclovin throws a shot to the body.
Mclovin is looking to clinch.
Tito fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mclovin sprawls well initially but Tito persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mclovin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mclovin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tito avoids it really well and circles away.
Mclovin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mclovin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mclovin lands with a right hand.
Tito gets the takedown into side control.
Mclovin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mclovin bucks up and tries to throw Tito off but instead Tito has got his back!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mclovin is trying to break free.
Tito looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mclovin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mclovin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Chuncho Tito has been cut.
Mclovin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tito in his tracks.
No luck for Tito with that takedown attempt.
Mclovin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mclovin misses with a wild body shot.
As Mclovin looks to move away, Tito throws a big counter combo but Mclovin just gets out of the way.
Tito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Mclovin there.
Mclovin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tito or perhaps it was just good defense by Mclovin, which made it look bad.
Mclovin misses with a combination
and Tito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclovin connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a left hand
and Tito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tito dodges the punch combination from Mclovin.
Tito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mclovin connects with a body shot that sends Tito's belly button to the back.
Mclovin loads up on a big right hand but Tito slips the punch.
Mclovin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Mclovin there.
Mclovin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mclovin.
Tito throwing a counter right hand but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
Mclovin misses with a hook
and Tito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Mclovin misses
enabling Tito to counter with a crisp jab.
Mclovin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tito.
It looked like Tito was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclovin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tito pinned against the cage. Tito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Conner Mclovin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mclovin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mclovin scores with the left hand. Tito knows he should have avoided that one.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but Tito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mclovin misses with a leg kick
enabling Tito to counter with a crisp jab.
Mclovin lands with a right hand.
Tito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tito swats away the attempt to clinch by Mclovin.
Mclovin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tito on the side of the head.
Tito is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tito!
Tito throws Mclovin to one side and escapes!
Mclovin wants to clinch
and Mclovin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mclovin throws a lazy uppercut
and Tito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tito bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tito working the ground and pound from side control.
Chuncho Tito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclovin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tito scores with punches from side control.
Tito looks up at the clock and then as Mclovin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tito smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tito works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tito lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tito wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tito lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mclovin down.
Mclovin is trying to improve his position.
Mclovin is trying to buck Tito off.
Tito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mclovin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mclovin wants to get back to his feet but Tito is dominant here and he's now got Mclovin's back!
Mclovin trying to get back to his feet but Tito is in full control for now.
Tito has the hooks in. Mclovin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conner Mclovin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chuncho Tito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mclovin lands a nice hook to Tito's body. Tito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mclovin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mclovin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown but Tito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mclovin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mclovin throws a right hand that Tito ducks under and follows up with a left that Tito also avoids with ease.
Mclovin darts in looking for a takedown but Tito gets double underhooks and turns Mclovin into the cage.
Mclovin misses with a lunging right hand
and Mclovin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mclovin throws an off balance right hand
letting Tito counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin throws a lazy uppercut
and Tito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mclovin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mclovin tries a low kick but Tito avoids it.
Tito is looking to counter punch.
Mclovin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tito moves away.
Tito throwing a counter right hand but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mclovin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Tito finish him?
Mclovin misses the shot to the body.
Tito appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Tito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a jab but it's blocked by Tito.
A little feinted left hand from Tito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mclovin lands with a straight right. Tito didn't see that one coming.
Mclovin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mclovin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mclovin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chuncho Tito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Mclovin.
Mclovin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tito counters with a right hand to the body.
Tito looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tito working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tito distracts Mclovin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mclovin keeping moving, preventing Tito from controlling successfully.
Mclovin looking for a guillotine here but Tito defends easily.
Tito cracks Mclovin with a solid left hand.
Tito scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tito lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin keeping full guard, as Tito tries to pass.
Mclovin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mclovin keeping moving, preventing Tito from controlling successfully.
Tito lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mclovin looking for subs off his back but Tito has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tito working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mclovin can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tito passes to side control.
Mclovin is looking to regain half guard here but Tito keeps moving and retains side control.
Tito prevents Mclovin from escaping the position.
Chuncho Tito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito is putting a hurting on Mclovin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tito prevents Mclovin from escaping the position.
Mclovin taking a bit of punishment here - Tito scoring with strikes.
Mclovin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tito is controlling him well.
Mclovin is letting Tito control him for a moment.
Mclovin throws Tito to one side and escapes!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuncho Tito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mclovin 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conner Mclovin!
A relieved looking Conner Mclovin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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RATING
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