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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cam Tu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tu sprawls well. Tu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcgregor gets slowly back to his feet.
Tu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcgregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tu tries to clinch but Mcgregor is having none of it.
Mcgregor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mcgregor showed some decent athleticism there.
Mcgregor thows a huge punch but Tu dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mcgregor closes the distance and pushes Tu back into the cage.
Tu tries to pull guard but Mcgregor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mcgregor has clasped his hands together around Tu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tu tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor is persistently looking for the submission but Tu is defending it well.
Mcgregor controlling the position well here. Tu rolled but Mcgregor kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mcgregor lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Mcgregor scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor controls the position.
Mcgregor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcgregor lands strikes to the head.
Mcgregor trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tu doesn't escape.
Tu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcgregor scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Tu is looking for a way out.
Tu is in bad spot here.
Tu looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is looking for the choke from the back position but Tu is controlling his hands well.
Mcgregor slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tu showing good submission defense here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mcgregor controlling the positon.
Mcgregor throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgregor biding his time, controlling Tu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Mcgregor 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.
Mcgregor closes the distance and clinches.
Mcgregor pulls guard effortlessly.
Mcgregor has his foot on Tu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tu works his way back into a safe position though.
Mcgregor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tu's guard.
Mcgregor stays in close to Tu's body and controls the position.
Mcgregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tu can do to turn this around?
Mcgregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgregor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mcgregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcgregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor stands and steps away. Tu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mcgregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcgregor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tu is trying to defend but Mcgregor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tu scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mcgregor manages to mount him!
Tu is breathing heavily.
Tu is bucking up trying to escape but Mcgregor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mcgregor looking to secure an arm triangle but Tu defends it well.
Mcgregor 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.
Mcgregor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tu is surviving well by controlling Mcgregor's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor controlling from the full mount.
Mcgregor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tu is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgregor looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor with a couple of short strikes.
Tu is still in real trouble! Can Mcgregor finish him?
Mcgregor postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tu bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mcgregor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Mcgregor!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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