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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Benson McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peshwari Naan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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255 lbs
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288 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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Excellent MT
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson McGregor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peshwari Naan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peshwari Naan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Peshwari Naan has been cut.
Naan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Naan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naan fails to land with a series of punches.
Naan swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
Naan closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
Naan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor blocks a leg kick.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Naan forces McGregor back against the cage and clinches.
Naan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Naan closes the distance and pushes McGregor back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naan manages to break the clinch.
McGregor wants to clinch.
Naan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naan.
Naan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Naan misses with a hook to the body
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Naan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naan throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benson McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naan ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
Naan has closed the distance and engaged McGregor in a clinch.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Naan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naan manages to break the clinch.
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!
Naan tries a head kick but it misses.
Naan tries to clinch there but McGregor circles away.
Naan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naan thows a leg kick but McGregor checks it
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by McGregor . Beautiful body shot.
Naan looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Naan.
A jab from McGregor finds it's way through Naan's defenses.
That has opened up Peshwari Naan's cut even more.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naan moves to clinch but McGregor breaks away
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut that drops Naan onto his backside! Naan bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
The cut above Peshwari Naan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Naan counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor tries to clinch but Naan is having none of it.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naan slips under a jab from McGregor .
McGregor throws a right hand that misses
and Naan counters by clinching up.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naan leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Naan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naan doesn't seem bothered though.
Naan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor . Naan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naan fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naan moves away.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naan swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson McGregor should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Peshwari Naan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGregor moves out of range of the body kick.
Naan rushes McGregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
Naan manages to break the clinch.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGregor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naan's hands.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Naan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGregor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peshwari Naan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naan walks into a big right hand from McGregor and goes down! The referee sends McGregor to a neutral corner as Naan gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peshwari Naan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benson McGregor !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Benson McGregor waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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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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