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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Papito Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor has chosen The Heathens-Twenty One Pilot as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papito Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
Anastasio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGregor with a nice cross.
Anastasio catches McGregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGregor gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Anastasio controls the action.
I was talking to Anastasio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anastasio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anastasio.
McGregor blocking some punches.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anastasio lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body.
McGregor blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
McGregor tries to throw a body punch but Anastasio avoids it by throwing McGregor back against the ropes.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike.
Anastasio throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio wants to break free but McGregor has control.
Anastasio scores with a shot to the side of McGregor's head.
Anastasio prevents a body shot from McGregor.
McGregor gets through Anastasio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anastasio throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anastasio misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGregor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGregor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anastasio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anastasio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anastasio misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor struggles to land a body shot inside as Anastasio controls his hands.
Anastasio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anastasio can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Anastasio.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Anastasio.
McGregor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGregor takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anastasio misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McGregor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGregor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anastasio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anastasio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anastasio counters with a left to the body.
McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anastasio can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
McGregor tries a body shot but Anastasio blocks it.
Anastasio tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio is leaning against McGregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anastasio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
Anastasio tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
Anastasio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
Anastasio lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
McGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGregor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anastasio's elbow.
Anastasio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor tries a body shot but Anastasio blocks it.
Corey McGregor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anastasio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anastasio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from McGregor.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
Anastasio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anastasio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from McGregor.
McGregor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anastasio lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McGregor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Anastasio.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Anastasio tries to throw a body punch but McGregor avoids it by throwing Anastasio back against the ropes.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anastasio has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGregor tries a body shot but Anastasio blocks it.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anastasio pushes McGregor back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Anastasio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGregor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Papito Anastasio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and McGregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor moves into range and clinches up with Anastasio.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anastasio can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
Anastasio misses with some punches.
Anastasio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Corey McGregor has been cut.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from McGregor.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio lands a shoulder strike.
McGregor lands a right hand.
Anastasio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGregor lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to work over Anastasio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anastasio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anastasio tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for McGregor.
Anastasio cracks McGregor with a nice body shot.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio pushes McGregor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anastasio fails to land.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anastasio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
McGregor tries a body shot but Anastasio blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGregor.
Anastasio swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anastasio throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anastasio tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
Anastasio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anastasio can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
McGregor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
McGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Anastasio controls the action.
Anastasio throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Anastasio.
Anastasio working aggressively here.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Anastasio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anastasio prevents a body shot from McGregor.
Anastasio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from McGregor.
A short left from Anastasio.
Anastasio scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Papito Anastasio did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Corey 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.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Anastasio circles away and keeps his distance.
Anastasio looks to land a right hand but McGregor moved out of range.
McGregor lands a nice shot that snaps Anastasio's head back.
Anastasio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGregor lands a jab-cross combination.
Corey McGregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGregor throws out a powerful jab.
McGregor throws a combination that misses
and Anastasio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anastasio at a distance.
Anastasio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor takes the fight into the clinch.
McGregor blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anastasio.
Anastasio blocks a body shot from McGregor.
Anastasio throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from McGregor.
A short body shot lands from Anastasio as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Anastasio.
McGregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGregor lands a shot to the body.
McGregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGregor misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Anastasio fails to land.
McGregor misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
Anastasio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Anastasio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anastasio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
Anastasio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Anastasio controls the action.
Anastasio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
Anastasio working aggressively here.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anastasio can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Anastasio works on McGregor's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anastasio tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
A left hand lands to the body for Anastasio.
McGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGregor lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McGregor dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Corey McGregor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Anastasio's shoulder, as Anastasio tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anastasio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anastasio gets tackled into the ropes by McGregor. McGregor maintains the clinch.
McGregor is working Anastasio over against the ropes.
Anastasio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from McGregor.
McGregor lands with a left to the head.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Anastasio.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor scores with a shot to the side of Anastasio's head.
Anastasio working aggressively here.
McGregor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Anastasio misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Anastasio.
McGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anastasio throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
Anastasio working aggressively here.
Anastasio misses with a body punch.
Anastasio swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor tries to work over Anastasio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
Anastasio struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
Anastasio takes a shot to the head.
Anastasio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anastasio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor lands a nice uppercut.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor pushes Anastasio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor lands a body punch.
Anastasio blocks a body shot from McGregor.
Anastasio can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
McGregor tries to work over Anastasio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from McGregor.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
McGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Anastasio misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
McGregor lands a left hand.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey McGregor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGregor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey McGregor!
Our winner, Corey McGregor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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