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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor McGregor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor McGregor !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor slips a jab from Dimelo.
Dimelo staying out of range there.
McGregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dimelo connects with a right hand. McGregor shakes it off.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor tries to clinch but Dimelo moves away
and Dimelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
Dimelo misses with an uppercut
and McGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGregor misses with a straight right.
Dimelo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dimelo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
McGregor lands a nice hook to Dimelo's body. Dimelo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimelo ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
An attempted straight right counter from Dimelo misses the target.
Dimelo swinging wildly here.
McGregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dimelo thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses the jab.
Dimelo throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimelo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGregor misses with a shot to the body
and Dimelo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by McGregor .
Dimelo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor lands a jab to Dimelo's midsection.
Dimelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by McGregor as he connects with a hook.
Dimelo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dimelo.
Good shot there by McGregor .
McGregor lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimelo lands a body shot.
Dimelo scores with a jab to the body.
Dimelo swings widly with a right hand
and Dimelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimelo throws a sloppy body shot
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimelo doesn't seem phased though.
Dimelo throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGregor .
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGregor throws out a loose jab but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dimelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dimelo on the side of the head.
McGregor tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
McGregor moves to clinch but Dimelo breaks away
and Dimelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimelo circles away.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimelo.
Dimelo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Dimelo.
McGregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimelo. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a looping right.
McGregor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dimelo momentarily.
Dimelo misses with a lunging right hand
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to keep at a distance but Dimelo has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo lands a body shot.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor .
McGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Dimelo controls the action.
Dimelo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Dimelo.
Dimelo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimelo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
Dimelo slows down the pace here.
Dimelo tries to work over McGregor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo manages to break the clinch.
McGregor takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor .
McGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimelo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimelo tries to work over McGregor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimelo lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Dimelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGregor or not.
Dimelo lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimelo lands with a light punch inside.
Dimelo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGregor working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor 's cut.
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!
A jab from Dimelo finds it's way through McGregor 's defenses.
McGregor tries to clinch up.
Dimelo loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Dimelo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dimelo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimelo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGregor , pushing him back against the ropes.
Dimelo takes a shot to the head.
Dimelo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Dimelo.
McGregor tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimelo.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGregor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dimelo on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Dimelo. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGregor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dimelo drives through and clinches with McGregor against the ropes.
Dimelo lands a shot to the body.
Dimelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McGregor misses with a body punch.
Dimelo cracks McGregor with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from McGregor .
Dimelo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimelo stalling against the ropes.
Dimelo is working McGregor over against the ropes.
Dimelo presses McGregor against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGregor lands a left hand.
Dimelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Dimelo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimelo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimelo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimelo.
Some wild striking there from Dimelo.
A jab from Dimelo misses.
Dimelo throws a low kick but McGregor moves out of range easily.
Dimelo misses with a body shot
and McGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimelo jabs McGregor right on the nose. McGregor blinks but takes it well.
McGregor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miko Dimelo.
I think Dimelo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Miko Dimelo!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Miko Dimelo!
Miko Dimelo wins by majority decision!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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