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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rason Fairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairs comes to the cage accompanied by eye of the tiger. Rason Fairs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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256 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rason Fairs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGregor pinned against the cage. McGregor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fairs shoots in looking for a takedown but McGregor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fairs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McGregor scores with a decent looking hook.
McGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fairs circles away quickly and effectively.
Fairs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fairs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fairs trying to control the action but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Fairs decides to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor gets caught napping as Fairs dives in and scores a takedown. McGregor manages to retain guard.
McGregor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fairs is controlling him.
Fairs wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairs prevents McGregor from getting back to his feet.
Fairs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGregor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fairs is standing up over McGregor. McGregor looks to escape but Fairs dives into side control.
Fairs works to advance to full mount. McGregor defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fairs lands a big elbow.
Fairs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGregor?
Fairs lands with some strikes.
McGregor looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fairs tries to control but McGregor wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairs lands a big shot there that rocks McGregor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fairs with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairs trying to control but McGregor is having none of it.
Fairs with good strikes from the mount here!
Fairs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fairs lands a big shot there that rocks McGregor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGregor is rocked!
Fairs content just to control the position here.
McGregor is still in real trouble! Can Fairs finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairs lands with some strikes.
Fairs content just to control the position here.
Fairs lands a nice shot to the head.
Fairs with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairs working for a guillotine from mount but McGregor is in no mood to give up.
Fairs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Fairs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fairs landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Fairs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McGregor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fairs with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fairs with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairs looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fairs controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that McGregor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rason Fairs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fairs lands a left and a right that sends McGregor crashing to the canvas! Fairs dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Connor McGregor has been cut.
Fairs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairs working for a guillotine from mount but McGregor is in no mood to give up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fairs here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McGregor trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns McGregor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McGregor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fairs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGregor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairs looking to control but McGregor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fairs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fairs is landing with some decent strikes but McGregor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Fairs is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and McGregor goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Fairs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rason Fairs!
Rason Fairs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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