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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mcgregor Conor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasey Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mcgregor Conor!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Conor. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgregor Conor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Conor.
Strong slips a jab and a cross from Conor.
Strong tried to counter with a leg kick but Conor avoided it.
Conor swinging wildly here.
Conor misses with a kick to the body.
Conor misses with a body kick.
Conor tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conor misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Strong misses its target.
Strong fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Conor. Those never looked like landing.
Strong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Strong misses the target.
Conor throws the kick towards the body but Strong avoids it.
Strong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Conor!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong throws a strike aimed at the side of Conor's head but Conor avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conor can't do much from the bottom here.
Strong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Strong scoring with punches and elbows.
Strong lands a nice forearm strike.
Strong scores with punches from side control.
Conor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Conor dodges the ground and pound from Strong.
Conor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Strong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Conor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong in side control lands a decent elbow.
Conor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strong working the body and head with strikes.
Conor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Conor is trying to buck Strong off.
Conor looks winded!
Strong scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee asks Strong politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Strong prefers to stall for the moment though.
Strong works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Conor struggling a bit here.
Strong lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Strong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Strong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Conor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strong lands a decent elbow from side control.
Strong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Conor tries to improve position but can't.
Strong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conor has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong cracks Conor with a big right hand but Conor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Strong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Strong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Conor trying to remain calm as Strong controls from the top position.
Conor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Strong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Conor down.
You can see the frustration on Conor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strong grinds an elbow into Conor's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey Strong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Conor throws the kick towards the body but Strong avoids it.
Conor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Strong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conor scoring well with a low kick there.
Strong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Conor is trying to defend but Strong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Conor is looking to control Strong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Conor avoid being mounted?
Strong decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Conor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conor throws a combination that misses
and Strong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Conor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong dodges the punch combination from Conor.
Conor is breathing heavily.
Conor throws a sloppy head kick
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Conor is trying to keep an underhook but Strong manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Strong connects with a nice short shot to Conor's temple.
Kasey Strong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strong is looking for a kimura here.
Conor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Conor trying to control from the bottom.
Strong is looking for a kimura here.
Strong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Strong stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong scores with a punch to the head.
Conor throws a head kick that Strong semi-blocks.
Conor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conor can do to turn this around?
Strong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong shoots in and drives through. Conor sprawls well.
Conor lands a front kick.
A lazy body kick from Conor
and Strong counters with a body kick that stops Conor in his tracks momentarily.
Conor misses with a head kick.
Strong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Strong lands a couple of digs.
Conor has momentary wrist control but Strong slips an elbow through the middle.
Strong scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Strong working some strikes from top position.
Strong gets to his feet. Conor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Strong fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Conor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Strong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Conor is trying to defend but Strong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Strong is nestled in close to Conor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Strong is thwarting Conor's attempts to control the position.
Strong working over Conor with some ground and pound. Conor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong is working for a kimura but Conor is defending it quite comfortably.
Strong 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.
Strong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Strong is thwarting Conor's attempts to control the position.
Strong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Strong lands strikes from half guard.
Strong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong slips a nice elbow through Conor's hands, connecting with Conor's forehead.
Strong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Conor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Strong pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey Strong dominated that second round.
That's time! Strong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Conor misses with a double jab
and Strong counters with a shoot takedown. Conor fights it but they end up in guard.
Strong won't allow Conor to get back to his feet.
Strong cracks Conor with a solid left hand.
Strong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Strong stands up over Conor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Conor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strong decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Conor throws the left hand but Strong avoids the punch easily.
Strong is looking for a counter combo.
Strong closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong lands an elbow just above Conor 's eye.
Conor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strong looking to score a takedown here. Conor is defending well but Strong drives through and ends up in Conor's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strong distracts Conor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Strong postures up and lands a big shot to Conor's brow.
Strong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strong is working Conor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Strong distracts Conor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strong distracts Conor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conor's head.
Strong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Strong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Strong cracks Conor with a solid left hand.
Strong with a nice head shot there.
Strong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conor's head.
Strong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strong cracks Conor with a solid left hand.
Strong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Strong landing some decent shots from guard.
Strong stands up over Conor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Strong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conor's head.
Strong gets to his feet - Conor follows without any prompting.
Conor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strong shoots in and gets a takedown into Conor's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strong scoring with some ground and pound.
Strong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Conor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Strong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Strong scoring with some ground and pound.
Strong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Strong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Strong decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Strong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Strong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Conor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Strong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Strong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Conor is just riding it out for now. Strong eventually gives up the hold.
Strong winds up and cracks Conor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conor wants to improve his position but Strong is controlling well.
Strong is thwarting Conor's attempts to control the position.
Strong slips a nice elbow through Conor's hands, connecting with Conor's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Strong lands a nice short elbow.
Strong is trying to work for a kimura but Conor is defending well.
Strong gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mcgregor Conor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasey Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasey Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasey Strong!
In defeat, Mcgregor Conor stepped up to the mic, saying 'Il be back'.
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energy
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FIGHT
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