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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cj McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cj McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bronson tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGregor 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 misses with a wild combination.
Cj McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson cracks McGregor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Bronson misses.
McGregor throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson lands a jab.
Bronson's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bronson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGregor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Bronson.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor leaves Bronson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor moves forwards but Bronson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bronson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bronson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGregor can't break the clinch.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Bronson keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGregor walks away with a smile on his face. Bronson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Bronson. Those never looked like landing.
Bronson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronson misses.
McGregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from McGregor misses.
It seemed like Bronson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by McGregor. Beautiful body shot.
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!
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cj McGregor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGregor misses with a combination
and Bronson counters with a nice body shot.
McGregor lands a nice hook to Bronson's body. Bronson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Cj McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGregor's efforts to push away.
McGregor can't break the clinch.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Bronson keeps him there for the moment.
McGregor can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
Bronson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McGregor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGregor tries to break the clinch but Bronson is controlling the position.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
McGregor tries to break free but Bronson pushes him back against the cage.
McGregor can't break the clinch.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to McGregor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bronson keeps control of McGregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bronson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bronson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bronson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bronson duly obliges.
Bronson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bronson throws a series of strikes that have McGregor backpedaling.
Bronson misses with a combination
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bronson has McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
Bronson is trying to pull guard but McGregor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
Bronson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGregor's efforts to push away.
Bronson prevents McGregor from breaking the clinch.
Bronson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cj McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carles Bronson.
Bronson leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bronson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Bronson.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carles Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from McGregor does no damage.
As McGregor backs off Bronson throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
McGregor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bronson counters with a three punch combo that has McGregor backing up. McGregor nods at Bronson to acknowledge the strikes.
Carles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson misses with a double jab
and McGregor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Bronson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronson off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McGregor misses.
Bronson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bronson duly obliges.
McGregor misses with a body shot
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
Bronson throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
Bronson throws a combination. McGregor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
It looked like McGregor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bronson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bronson.
McGregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bronson misses the body punch
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor is looking to wear down Bronson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronson has managed to clinch.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
Bronson pulls guard successfully.
McGregor stands up and waves to Bronson to follow him.
Bronson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor sizes up Bronson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bronson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGregor throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
McGregor drops Bronson with a beautiful combination! Bronson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McGregor is looking for the KO!
Bronson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson avoids the body shot from McGregor.
Bronson is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cj McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGregor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cj McGregor!
Cj McGregor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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