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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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157 lbs
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145 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGregor.
Letang slips under a jab.
McGregor misses with a kick to the body
and Letang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Letang has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Letang fails to land.
Letang pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor scores with a head kick.
Letang moves to clinch but McGregor breaks away
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor throws a head kick but Letang moves out of range.
McGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letang moves into the clinch.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
Letang scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a left hand
and Letang counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Pierre Letang has been cut.
Letang cracks McGregor with a nice body shot.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor scores with a jab. Letang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Letang is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! McGregor has cracked Letang with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! McGregor lands another huge swinging hook and Letang tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Letang, before McGregor can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Connor McGregor!
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pop
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FIGHT
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