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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diaz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
McGregor 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.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGregor scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGregor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGregor lands strikes from half guard.
McGregor drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
McGregor drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Nice strikes from McGregor there.
McGregor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGregor on the ground.
McGregor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
McGregor is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGregor is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
McGregor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McGregor working Diaz over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Diaz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Connor McGregor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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