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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Mcgregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm
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209 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns tries to bum rush Mcgregor with a series of wild strikes but Mcgregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reigns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgregor throws out the jab.
Mcgregor wants to clinch.
Mcgregor dodges the punch combination from Reigns.
Reigns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reigns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reigns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcgregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reigns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reigns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor moves in looking to clinch but Reigns pushes him off.
Reigns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reigns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgregor manages to avoid it.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reigns misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcgregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reigns counters with a nice body shot.
Mcgregor lands a two punch combo.
Mcgregor throws a right hand that Reigns ducks under and follows up with a left that Reigns also avoids with ease.
Reigns looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgregor is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgregor. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgregor wants to clinch
and Reigns counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigns. Mcgregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Reigns there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Reigns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reigns, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgregor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reigns's efforts to push away.
Reigns has had enough of the clinch but Mcgregor keeps him there for the moment.
Mcgregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mcgregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Reigns manages to break the clinch.
Reigns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcgregor to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns misses with a wild combination.
Reigns works over Mcgregor's head and body with a nice combination.
Reigns swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
Reigns is looking to wear down Mcgregor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcgregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reigns throws out the jab.
Mcgregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reigns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Reigns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reigns throws a nice looking combination but Mcgregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgregor throws a looping overhand right but Reigns ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch but Reigns is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reigns!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Reigns.
Mcgregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reigns is looking to counter punch.
Reigns misses with the combination.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reigns circles away quickly and effectively.
Reigns is looking to counter punch.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reigns.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgregor. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Reigns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reigns moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reigns.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcgregor tries to clinch there but Reigns circles away.
It looked like Reigns was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Reigns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcgregor avoids the body shot from Reigns.
Reigns swinging wildly here.
Reigns takes one to the chin there.
Reigns avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Reigns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcgregor.
Reigns connects with the punch.
Mcgregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reigns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Reigns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reigns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reigns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Reigns circles away.
Reigns appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mcgregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Mcgregor drops his hands momentarily and Reigns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcgregor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reigns misses with a double jab.
Reigns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcgregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reigns walks into a jab.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reigns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reigns throws a series of punches but Mcgregor avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Mcgregor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mcgregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reigns.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcgregor.
A quick step to the side and Reigns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Reigns misses the target.
Ronald Reigns is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgregor misses with a left hand
and Reigns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reigns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mcgregor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgregor moves in looking to clinch but Reigns pushes him off.
A big left from Reigns misses.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reigns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reigns swinging wildly here.
Reigns misses with a double jab.
Oooooh!!! Mcgregor has knocked Reigns down with a huge combo! Mcgregor steps away and waves a wobbly Reigns back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reigns is rocked!
It looks like Ronald Reigns has been cut.
Mcgregor clinches up against the cage.
Oh Reigns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch.
Reigns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.
Reigns misses with a series of wild punches.
Reigns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgregor can do to turn this around?
Mcgregor connects with a superb combination that knocks Reigns out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Mcgregor before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Reigns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mac Mcgregor!
Mac Mcgregor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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