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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Flag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Flag!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flag misses with a body shot.
McGregor shoots in looking for a takedown. Flag tries to sprawl out of it but McGregor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGregor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flag counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGregor swinging wildly here.
Flag throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGregor instigates a clinch.
Flag escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flag misses the jab.
Flag throws a one two combo.
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Flag does no damage.
Flag scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGregor in his tracks.
Flag throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGregor is rocked!
Flag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flag will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor misses with a takedown attempt - Flag sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor looking to score a takedown here. Flag is defending well but McGregor drives through and ends up in Flag's guard.
Flag wants to stand up but McGregor is controlling him.
McGregor working some strikes from top position.
McGregor is standing up over Flag. Flag looks to escape but McGregor dives into side control.
McGregor is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Flag looks calm but he's in trouble here. McGregor gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Flag is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! McGregor lets go of the hold and Flag can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Conor McGregor!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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