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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy McGregor (ranked 3325 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Till (ranked 2820 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare. Till has chosen Sweet Caroline as his entrance music. Aaron Till will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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223 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buddy McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Till!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor pushes Till up against the cage in a clinch.
Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by McGregor.
Till throws a lazy head kick
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor moves into the clinch.
Till breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Till throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Till.
Till tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Till manages to break the clinch.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Till.
Aaron Till seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Till.
Till plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McGregor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor pushes Till up against the cage in a clinch.
Till breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Till misses with a head kick.
McGregor throws a big counter combination but Till scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Till tries a head kick but it misses.
Aaron Till is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from McGregor does no damage.
McGregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been informed that Till 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.
Till throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Till throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
Till tries a head kick but it misses.
Till looks winded!
McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Till.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Till moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till throws a head kick that misses.
Till misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Till.
McGregor is looking for a counter combo.
Till throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Till showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
McGregor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Till is fending him off so far but McGregor persists. Nope, Till circles away and we're back to standing.
Till tries a head kick but it misses.
Till throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Till.
Till throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Till defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGregor.
McGregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Till, pushing him back against the cage.
McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Till.
McGregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McGregor misses with the combination.
As McGregor backs off Till throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor clinches up against the cage.
Till breaks the clinch.
Till throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Till looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Till just gets out of the way.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Till.
Till throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Till throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Till.
McGregor takes the fight into the clinch.
McGregor works on Till's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Till uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor uses the cage to get back to his feet.
McGregor throws a nice looking combination but Till bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Till lands a big head kick that sends McGregor tumbling to the mat! Till takes a step backwards and waves McGregor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Till throws a sloppy head kick
and McGregor counters with a series of strikes. Till will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from McGregor does no damage.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Till.
Till misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor tests Till's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Till misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGregor shoots in for a double leg but Till sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Till.
Till throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Buddy McGregor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGregor pushes Till up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor manages to break the clinch.
McGregor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Till circles away.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Till.
McGregor forces Till back against the cage and clinches.
Till escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Till throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor rushes Till and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor has managed to clinch.
Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buddy McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Till misses with a head kick.
Till misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Till breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Till tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor drives through and clinches with Till against the cage.
Till pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Till tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Till is breathing heavily.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Till.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Till throws a lazy head kick
and McGregor counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Till.
McGregor clinches up against the cage.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor manages to break the clinch.
McGregor darts in and clinches Till up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Till breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Till avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor shoots for a takedown but Till saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Till tries a head kick but it misses.
Till throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Till misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Till tries a head kick but it misses.
Till throws a lazy head kick
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
Till has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Till.
McGregor throws a one two combo.
McGregor looks to land a combination. Till sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Till throws a lazy head kick
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Till throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor shoots in but no luck this time.
Till lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Till breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Till throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor takes the fight into the clinch.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McGregor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Till tries to keep at a distance but McGregor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor has a takedown stuffed.
McGregor shoots in and drives through. Till sprawls well.
Till throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
Till lands a high kick!
Aaron Till seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Till misses with a head kick.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
McGregor dives in for a single leg takedown but Till sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Till.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Till throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor throws a big counter combination but Till scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor has managed to clinch.
Till breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Till's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Till throws a sloppy head kick
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Till throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor counters with a series of strikes. Till will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor goes for a double leg but Till avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Till continues to drive forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Till misses with a head kick.
McGregor shoots in but Till avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Till scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy McGregor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Till lands with a kick to the temple. McGregor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Till throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor shoots for a takedown but Till saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Till throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor wants to stay close but Till steps back to make room for something. McGregor seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Till and McGregor drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Till!
Aaron Till took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Buddy McGregor was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent here tonight just escaped hell... now the demons come trailing after him.'.
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