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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mcgregor (ranked 1789 p4p, 3538 weight class) and Tounry Winner (ranked 193 p4p, 334 weight class). Tounry Winner told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Mcgregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tounry Winner!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Winner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor dips to his left and cracks Winner with an uppercut!
Mcgregor cracks Winner with an open hand slap.
Winner slips a jab from Mcgregor.
Winner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mcgregor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor misses with a combination
and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgregor.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch.
Mcgregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winner! But no joy.
Mcgregor lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Winner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mcgregor misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
Winner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Winner has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Winner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Mcgregor backs off Winner throws a huge counter combo but Mcgregor manages to avoid it all.
Mcgregor misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Winner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mcgregor misses with a jab to the body
and Winner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcgregor misses with a body shot
and Winner moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner blocks an uppercut.
Winner blocks an uppercut.
Mcgregor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mcgregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgregor throws an overhand right that lands on Winner's shoulder, as Winner tries to avoid the shot.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgregor throws a series of punches but Winner moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Winner misses.
Mcgregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mcgregor works the jab nicely.
Winner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgregor swings for the body but Winner moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Winner misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Mcgregor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Mcgregor.
Nice defenses there by Winner.
Winner walks into a straight right hand from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor misses with a left hand
and Winner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Winner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luke Mcgregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgregor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Winner back to the cage. Mcgregor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Winner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcgregor loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Mcgregor digs a good hook to Winner's body.
A jab lands there for Mcgregor.
Mcgregor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mcgregor misses the shot to the body.
Winner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcgregor with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcgregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winner can do to turn this around?
Mcgregor connects with a nice looking jab.
Winner slips a straight right by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor lands with a shot to the body.
Mcgregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcgregor.
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 looks to throw the jab but Winner is out of range.
Winner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luke Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mcgregor looks to land a right hand but Winner moved out of range.
Winner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Mcgregor connects with a body shot that sends Winner's belly button to the back.
Mcgregor jabs at Winner's body.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mcgregor throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Mcgregor lands with an overhand left.
Mcgregor swings for the body but Winner moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgregor works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Mcgregor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcgregor throws a body shot but no joy.
Winner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor misses with a combination
and Winner counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Winner.
Winner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mcgregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winner! But no joy.
Mcgregor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mcgregor misses with a looping right.
Winner wants to counter the offense by Mcgregor and move into the clinch position.
Mcgregor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winner counters with a nice uppercut.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgregor throws out the jab.
Winner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner tries to counter with a clinch but Mcgregor shakes him off and moves away.
Mcgregor throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgregor sets himself, and Winner steps forward looking for the clinch! Mcgregor avoids it this time.
Winner defending well as Mcgregor loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Winner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mcgregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mcgregor misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Mcgregor misses.
Luke Mcgregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mcgregor.
Winner throws out a counter right but Mcgregor avoids it with no problem.
Winner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgregor.
Winner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mcgregor dips to his left and cracks Winner with an uppercut!
Winner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Winner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with an uppercut
and Winner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Mcgregor scores with a four punch combination!
Mcgregor connects with a body shot.
Mcgregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgregor misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Mcgregor clearly takes that round.
That's time! Mcgregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy left from Mcgregor finds it's target.
Mcgregor throws a right hand that misses
and Winner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mcgregor missing with a left hand there. Winner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winner slips under a jab from Mcgregor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor connects with a single shot there.
Mcgregor cracks Winner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mcgregor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mcgregor cracks a nice hook into Winner's ribs.
Mcgregor lands a really nice looking cross but Winner seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Winner counters by clinching up.
Winner is working for takedown but Mcgregor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Winner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mcgregor regains guard immediately.
Mcgregor keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcgregor is on top in guard.
Winner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcgregor defends it easily.
Winner working for submissions but it's allowed Mcgregor to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mcgregor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mcgregor's back!
Mcgregor wants to escape the position.
Mcgregor prevents Winner from getting a body triangle.
Winner seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Mcgregor's chin but Mcgregor turns very nicely into Winner's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Mcgregor.
Winner has his foot on Mcgregor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcgregor works his way back into a safe position though.
Mcgregor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mcgregor has managed to get both his arms back between Winner's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor won't allow Winner to sweep him here.
Mcgregor has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Winner to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mcgregor is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Winner pulls down on the head and he's put Mcgregor to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tounry Winner!
Tounry Winner is the new featherweight champion!
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