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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aidan McGregor (ranked 4305 p4p, 5270 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 590 weight class). Michael Bisping is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aidan McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bisping looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McGregor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor works his foot free and advances to mount.
McGregor controlling his opponent.
McGregor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor forces the positional change into back control.
Bisping is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGregor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bisping for as long as he can get away with.
McGregor continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan McGregor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGregor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGregor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Further stalling from McGregor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
McGregor controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGregor moves to the back position.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bisping can do to turn this around?
McGregor controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because McGregor is stinking the place up with his stalling.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More hug and hope from McGregor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan McGregor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGregor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McGregor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGregor controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two 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.
Aidan McGregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a sustained period of stalling by McGregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping has given up his back here. Will McGregor look for the submission or keep pounding away?
McGregor biding his time, controlling Bisping.
McGregor continues to hold on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aidan McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGregor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aidan McGregor!
Aidan McGregor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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