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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Benson McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JT Trigg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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254 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson McGregor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JT Trigg!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trigg slips under a jab from McGregor .
McGregor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trigg throws a hook to the side of McGregor 's head but McGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Trigg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trigg just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGregor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trigg counters with a nice uppercut.
McGregor lunges at Trigg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trigg's hand.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Trigg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigg throws the left hand but McGregor avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Trigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Trigg's shoulder, as Trigg tries to avoid the shot.
Trigg appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trigg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGregor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trigg scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor slips under a jab from Trigg.
Trigg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGregor .
McGregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trigg can pounce on him.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Trigg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trigg throws a nice head kick!
McGregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGregor walks into a straight right hand from Trigg.
Trigg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGregor . That did some damage!
A head kick by Trigg misses
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Trigg scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trigg.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Trigg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trigg. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trigg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trigg thuds his shin into the meat of McGregor 's side.
Trigg throws a head kick that half lands.
Trigg moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from McGregor misses.
Trigg connects with an inside leg kick.
McGregor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Trigg to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGregor wants to clinch but Trigg slips to the side
and Trigg counters with a nice body kick.
McGregor slips under a jab from Trigg.
Trigg throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trigg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGregor swings for the body but Trigg moves out of range.
Trigg thuds his right hand into McGregor 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Trigg misses.
Trigg lands a nice shot to the body.
Trigg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trigg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McGregor .
McGregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Trigg.
McGregor throws a right hand that misses
and Trigg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trigg fakes the leg kick and cracks McGregor in the body.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trigg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGregor slips a jab from Trigg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trigg feints and then cracks McGregor 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGregor down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Trigg's shoulder, as Trigg tries to avoid the shot.
Trigg missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trigg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trigg scores with a punch to the head.
McGregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trigg scores with a spinning back kick!
Trigg looks low and kicks high, catching McGregor right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Trigg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGregor is rocked!
Trigg knocks out McGregor with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Trigg before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Trigg picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JT Trigg!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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