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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osgar MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacGregor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scotland The Brave (Leonidas). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osgar MacGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Cole!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacGregor staying out of range there.
Cole lands with a good body shot.
Cole takes a swing at MacGregor's ribcage but misses.
MacGregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cole missing with a left hand there. MacGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole slaps away a takedown attempt from MacGregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
MacGregor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacGregor.
Cole swings for the body but MacGregor moves out of range.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole misses the jab.
MacGregor tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
MacGregor throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacGregor.
MacGregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but MacGregor is just out of range.
Osgar MacGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacGregor lands a slapping body shot.
MacGregor cracks Cole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cole moves out of range of the leg kick from MacGregor.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole throws a hook but MacGregor avoids it easily.
MacGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cole swings for the body but MacGregor moves out of range.
MacGregor throws a low kick, looking for Cole's leg but Cole calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cole's calf.
Jab from Cole.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacGregor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cole misses with a body shot.
MacGregor shoots in but Cole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cole thuds a left hand into MacGregor's body.
MacGregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacGregor wants to slow Cole down by chopping away at his legs.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacGregor is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Cole.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacGregor misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down MacGregor rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor misses with a few strikes there.
MacGregor throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
MacGregor misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacGregor slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacGregor manages to avoid it.
MacGregor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacGregor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cole is looking to regain half guard here but MacGregor keeps moving and retains side control.
Cole is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
MacGregor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
MacGregor tries to score with some ground and pound. Cole controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
MacGregor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacGregor scores with a couple of short elbows.
MacGregor controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osgar MacGregor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacGregor scores with a spinning back kick!
Cole jabs at MacGregor's body.
MacGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacGregor misses with a head kick.
MacGregor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Cole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacGregor.
MacGregor looks for the body kick but Cole saw that one coming.
MacGregor misses with a few strikes there.
Cole lands with an overhand left.
MacGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Cole scores with a four punch combination!
MacGregor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacGregor blocks a jab.
MacGregor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cole slips under a jab from MacGregor.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole cracks MacGregor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cole misses with a few strikes there.
MacGregor thumps Cole with a low kick.
Cole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacGregor misses with a straight right.
MacGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacGregor misses the shot to the body.
MacGregor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cole takes a swing at MacGregor's ribcage but misses.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole swings for the body but MacGregor moves out of range.
MacGregor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and MacGregor settles back down.
MacGregor throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
MacGregor closes the distance and clinches up with Cole, looking for a takedown. MacGregor pushes Cole against the cage but Cole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cole avoids the head kick by MacGregor.
A clash of legs there as Cole blocks the low kick.
MacGregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cole steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from MacGregor. That one must have hurt.
MacGregor lands a slapping body shot.
Cole blocks a head kick by MacGregor.
MacGregor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but MacGregor slips the punch.
MacGregor misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacGregor thinking.
Osgar MacGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
MacGregor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole throws a series of punches but MacGregor moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as MacGregor shoots in.
Cole throws a jab when MacGregor was well out of range.
MacGregor misses with a double jab.
MacGregor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cole tries to avoid it but MacGregor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cole to the ground. Cole escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osgar MacGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws out a loose jab but MacGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole lands a nice looking body shot.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by MacGregor - just one landing.
Cole swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacGregor counters with a low kick, right behind Cole 's knee.
MacGregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
Cole swings for the body but MacGregor moves out of range.
Cole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacGregor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole cracks MacGregor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cole throws out a loose jab but MacGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacGregor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cole counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacGregor manages to avoid it.
MacGregor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole throws out a loose jab but MacGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacGregor throws a front kick that sends Cole stumbling back into the cage.
MacGregor misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. MacGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from MacGregor both land. Nice combination.
MacGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
MacGregor swinging wildly here.
MacGregor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MacGregor lands a head kick. Cole smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cole on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor misses with the combination.
MacGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole takes a swing at MacGregor's ribcage but misses.
Cole swings for the body but MacGregor moves out of range.
MacGregor shoots in and gets a takedown into Cole's guard.
MacGregor throwing strikes but missing.
MacGregor wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacGregor stops Cole from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cole wants to get back to his feet but MacGregor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
MacGregor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
MacGregor 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.
Cole is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor controls the position.
MacGregor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cole keeps working.
Cole manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
MacGregor trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to stand up but MacGregor is controlling the position.
MacGregor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacGregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
MacGregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cole stands up and waves to MacGregor to follow him.
MacGregor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole misses with a shot to the body
and MacGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osgar MacGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacGregor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osgar MacGregor!
In his post fight interview, Osgar MacGregor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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