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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Gregor (ranked 6110 p4p, 6243 weight class) and Benny Blake (ranked 515 p4p, 522 weight class). Benny Blake is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Blake!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Gregor.
Blake turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blake manages to end up in side control.
Gregor is trying to buck Blake off.
Gregor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Blake is trying to get an arm triangle but Gregor is defending well.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet but Blake drags him back down.
Gregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gregor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gregor tries to escape but Blake is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wants to control but Gregor is keeping him busy.
Gregor is trying to get back to his feet.
Blake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gregor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blake trying to control the action but Gregor is working from the bottom.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet but Blake drags him back down.
Blake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gregor, who protects the arm well.
Blake tries for a kimura but Gregor is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blake working the ground and pound from side control.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Gregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gregor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blake is controlling him well.
Gregor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gregor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gregor is being controlled here.
Gregor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blake has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gregor trying to remain calm as Blake controls from the top position.
Blake tries to stand but Gregor is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blake has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd cheers as Gregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blake doesn't seem phased though.
Gregor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gregor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Conor Gregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gregor to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Gregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregor.
Blake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake gets the takedown into side control.
Gregor bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Conor Gregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Blake.
Blake scores with a takedown into Gregor's guard.
Gregor is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gregor wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Blake manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Conor Gregor will probably get the nod.
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.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Gregor.
Gregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Gregor's guard.
Blake wants to get up but he can't break Gregor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Benny Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gregor has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Blake is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Blake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gregor as Blake tries to tie him up.
Blake tries to pull guard but Gregor won't allow it.
Gregor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with a few strikes there.
Blake tries to counter with a clinch but Gregor shakes him off and moves away.
Gregor connects with a looping right hand.
Gregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blake to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
Blake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gregor is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is in close to Gregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
Blake is in close to Gregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gregor kicks Blake off and gets to his feet.
Blake takes one to the chin there.
Conor Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Blake tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregor keeps the fight on the outside.
Gregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gregor tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gregor is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
Gregor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gregor bucks Blake off and manages to get back to his feet!
Gregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Gregor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blake back to the cage. Gregor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gregor swinging wildly here.
Gregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Blake.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Conor Gregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gregor to the mat! Gregor manages to get full guard.
Gregor is wriggling around but Blake manages to pass to half guard.
Blake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gregor is trying to stand back up but Blake is controlling him
Blake controlling the action here.
Gregor pushes Blake off but Blake dives into side control.
Blake remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Gregor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Gregor closes the distance and clinches.
Blake keeps control of Gregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Gregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gregor is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with a body punch.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Gregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake gets a takedown into half guard.
Gregor tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Blake manages to move to mount!
Blake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blake postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gregor looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake lands a big shot there that rocks Gregor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake landing punches.
Blake looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blake working for a guillotine from mount but Gregor is in no mood to give up.
Gregor is bucking up trying to escape but Blake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gregor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gregor is bucking up trying to escape but Blake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blake with good strikes from the mount here!
Blake controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blake has hold of Gregor's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gregor manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Blake punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blake content just to control the position here.
Gregor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Blake is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gregor to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gregor shrugs it off.
Gregor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gregor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gregor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Gregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gregor did well to prevent Blake getting side control.
Gregor has one foot on Blake's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Blake misses with a straight right.
Gregor swinging wildly here.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Gregor's guard.
Gregor wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
Benny Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conor Gregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gregor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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