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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Benson McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Lightbourne (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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Lightbourne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightbourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor .
Lightbourne misses with a body shot.
McGregor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Lightbourne.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor pushes Lightbourne up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lightbourne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
Lightbourne tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Lightbourne 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 blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
McGregor tries a body shot but Lightbourne blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightbourne blocking some punches.
Lightbourne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor 's elbow.
Lightbourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightbourne.
Lightbourne blocks an uppercut.
Lightbourne scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightbourne misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor digs a right hand into Lightbourne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lightbourne's gas tank.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Lightbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightbourne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lightbourne lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lightbourne.
Lightbourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightbourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightbourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Lightbourne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightbourne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor wants to clinch but Lightbourne slips to the side
letting Lightbourne counter with a right hand.
McGregor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lightbournes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Jab from McGregor .
McGregor takes one to the chin there.
Lightbourne loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lightbourne misses with a wild body shot.
Lightbourne looks to throw the jab but McGregor is out of range.
Lightbourne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lightbourne taking a breather.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightbourne.
Lightbourne manages to break the clinch.
Good work by McGregor as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lightbourne.
Lightbourne connects with a body shot that sends McGregor 's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from McGregor .
Lightbourne misses with a looping left.
McGregor defending well as Lightbourne loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
Lightbourne misses with a hook.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Lightbourne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lightbourne swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor .
Lightbourne with a hook.
McGregor swings for the body but Lightbourne moves out of range.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lightbourne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightbourne throws a body shot but no joy.
Lightbourne digs a good hook to McGregor 's body.
McGregor slips under a jab.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
Lightbourne throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor misses with a left hand
and Lightbourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightbourne.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightbourne was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .
Lightbourne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Lightbourne ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
Lightbourne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Lightbourne.
McGregor lands a head shot.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightbourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Lightbourne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Lightbourne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by McGregor .
Lightbourne lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGregor .
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightbourne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lightbourne throws a hook to the side of McGregor 's head but McGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lightbourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lightbourne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lightbourne throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightbourne misses the jab.
Lightbourne staying out of range there.
Lightbourne moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
Lightbourne wants to slow McGregor down by chopping away at his legs.
Lightbourne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a hook.
Lightbourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lightbourne scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops McGregor to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Lightbourne away as he looks to land an illegal blow. McGregor got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
McGregor is rocked!
It looks like Benson McGregor has been cut.
Lightbourne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightbourne misses with a lunging right hand
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lightbourne thumps McGregor with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightbourne. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightbourne connects with a single shot there.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbourne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lightbourne throws a low kick, looking for McGregor 's leg but McGregor calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Lightbourne.
McGregor misses with a hook.
Lightbourne looks to land a right hand but McGregor moved out of range.
McGregor connects with a jab.
Lightbourne looks to throw the jab but McGregor is out of range.
McGregor lands a head shot.
Lightbourne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lightbourne at a distance.
Lightbourne lands a right hook to the body.
Nathan Lightbourne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from McGregor misses.
Lightbourne thuds his shin into the meat of McGregor 's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor needs to keep his hands up - Lightbourne had a free shot at his head there.
McGregor tries to clinch but Lightbourne is having none of it.
McGregor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGregor takes one on the button.
Lightbourne misses with a wild combination.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lightbourne ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor .
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightbourne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor .
McGregor misses the body punch
and Lightbourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from McGregor misses
and Lightbourne counters with a beautiful hook that drops McGregor to the mat! Will McGregor be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Lightbourne to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and McGregor is up. He looks OK to continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lightbourne counters with a nice leg kick.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lightbourne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightbourne throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Lightbourne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lightbourne throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
Lightbourne with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightbourne is looking to slow McGregor down with leg kicks.
McGregor moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Lightbourne will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Benson McGregor 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightbourne.
Lightbourne throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
Lightbourne throws a low kick, looking for McGregor 's leg but McGregor calmly moves out of range.
A big left from McGregor misses.
Lightbourne throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
Lightbourne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Lightbourne slips the punch.
Lightbourne throws a counter combo.
Lightbourne misses with a looping left.
McGregor forces Lightbourne back against the ropes and clinches.
McGregor tries a body shot but Lightbourne blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lightbourne breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lightbourne counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Lightbourne.
McGregor tries to clinch but Lightbourne moves away
and Lightbourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Lightbourne saw that one coming.
McGregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lightbourne.
Lightbourne blocks a jab.
Lightbourne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lightbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Lightbourne.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightbourne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lightbourne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lightbourne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGregor .
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lightbourne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor throws a body punch but Lightbourne moves out of range.
Lightbourne misses the jab.
McGregor takes a swing at Lightbourne's ribcage but misses.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightbourne.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbourne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor . Those never looked like landing.
Lightbourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightbourne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGregor moves out of range as Lightbourne strikes.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lightbourne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the body from McGregor misses
and Lightbourne counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from McGregor misses.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Lightbourne pushes him off.
McGregor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lightbourne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lightbourne slips a jab from McGregor .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a hook.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightbourne was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .
McGregor misses with a right hand
and Lightbourne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Lightbourne. That snapped McGregor 's head back.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lightbourne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lightbourne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lightbourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lightbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lightbourne tests McGregor 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightbourne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGregor momentarily.
Lightbourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Lightbourne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson 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 throws a body punch but Lightbourne moves out of range.
Lightbourne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGregor scores with a sloppy right hand. Lightbourne should have avoided that one.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightbourne counters with an outside leg kick.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightbourne was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .
Lightbourne misses with a hook.
McGregor is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightbourne. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightbourne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGregor if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightbourne missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lightbourne misses the shot to the body.
McGregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lightbourne connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lightbourne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGregor jabs at Lightbourne's body.
Lightbourne ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
Lightbourne lands with an overhand left.
McGregor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Lightbourne counters with a nice leg kick.
McGregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lightbourne counters with a straight right hand.
Lightbourne catches McGregor napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends McGregor crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Lightbourne raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Lightbourne!
Nathan Lightbourne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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