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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 25519 p4p, 25582 weight class) and Roberto Galves (ranked 637 p4p, 621 weight class). McGregor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Notorious. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roberto Galves!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor moves into range and clinches up with Galves.
Galves takes a shot to the head.
Galves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGregor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Galves avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGregor is trying to pull guard but Galves has him pressed against the cage.
Galves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I was talking to McGregor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Galves prevents McGregor from breaking the clinch.
Galves lands an uppercut.
Galves connects with a knee to the head.
McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galves darts in trying to clinch
and McGregor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Galves won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
McGregor working the ground and pound from side control.
Galves can't do much from the bottom here.
Galves being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Galves works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McGregor is looking to take a break and control but Galves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Galves wants to control but McGregor is keeping busy.
McGregor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Galves tries to get to full guard but McGregor has control of the leg.
McGregor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McGregor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGregor wants to stand up but Galves manages to regain full guard.
Galves keeping full guard, as McGregor tries to pass.
McGregor sitting in guard here, content to control.
McGregor distracts Galves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor scoring with some ground and pound.
McGregor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McGregor postures up.
McGregor sitting in guard here, content to control.
McGregor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGregor gets to his feet - Galves follows without any prompting.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Galves moves out of range easily.
McGregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Galves.
Galves throws a jab but it's blocked by McGregor.
Roberto Galves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galves misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has closed the distance and engaged Galves in a clinch.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
Roberto Galves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Galves is just out of range.
Galves is looking to clinch.
McGregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Galves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGregor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galves throws a lazy head kick
and McGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Galves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from McGregor.
A head kick misses from Galves.
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 looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Galves tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Galves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Galves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Galves throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor counters with a series of strikes. Galves will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGregor keeps the fight on the outside.
Galves throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor dives in for a single leg takedown but Galves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Galves fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGregor instigates a clinch.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGregor has Galves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Galves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galves misses with a head kick.
Galves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor tries to counter by clinching up but Galves breaks away and moves out of range.
Galves doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
As Galves looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Galves just gets out of the way.
Galves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor throws a quick counter head kick but Galves was just out of range.
McGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor throws a lazy head kick
and Galves counters with a stiff right hand.
McGregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGregor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Galves can't fight it off and eventually McGregor manages to take the fight to the floor. Galves looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Galves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGregor controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses.
McGregor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a sloppy strike and Galves has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! McGregor is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Galves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Galves!
Conor McGregor was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better fighter tonight, congrats'.
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energy
A | B |
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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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