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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Conor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Reynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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155 lbs
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187 cm
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160 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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Decent boxing
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Mcgregor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reynolds! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Reynolds takes a body punch but keeps moving. Conor Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. An inside leg kick lands from Mcgregor. Mcgregor lands a slapping body shot.
Reynolds looks winded! Mcgregor misses with a double jab
and Reynolds counters with a three punch combo that has Mcgregor backing up. Mcgregor nods at Reynolds to acknowledge the strikes. Mcgregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Reynolds drops his hands momentarily and Mcgregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Mcgregor scores with a shot to the body.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mcgregor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mcgregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Mcgregor is looking to wear down Reynolds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reynolds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mcgregor. Mcgregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Frank Reynolds has been cut. Mcgregor throws a body shot but no joy. Mcgregor throws a body shot but no joy. An inside leg kick lands from Mcgregor. Mcgregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range. As Mcgregor backs off Reynolds throws a huge counter combo but Mcgregor manages to avoid it all. Mcgregor closes the distance and lands a one-two. Mcgregor misses the shot to the body. Mcgregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Mcgregor connects with a leg kick. Reynolds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Conor Mcgregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mcgregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcgregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reynolds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcgregor jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance. A shot to the liver by Mcgregor. Beautiful body shot. Mcgregor lands a jab to Reynolds's midsection. Mcgregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reynolds is rocked! A shot to the liver by Mcgregor. Beautiful body shot. Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgregor finish him? Mcgregor lands with a nice body punch. Mcgregor throws a shot to the body.
Mcgregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A jab from Mcgregor does it's job there. A slapping leg kick lands for Mcgregor.
Mcgregor closes the distance and catches Reynolds with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Reynolds is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Reynolds is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Reynolds is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Mcgregor takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Conor 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
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