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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 4230 p4p, 398 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 1853 p4p, 209 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGregor. That did some damage!
A right-left combo lands from McGregor.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Presley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Presley.
McGregor tries to clinch
and Presley counters with a leg kick.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Presley moved out of range.
McGregor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Presley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Presley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGregor at a distance.
We've been informed that Presley 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Presley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGregor if he has to take too many more of those.
McGregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Presley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Presley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Presley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Presley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor.
McGregor closes the distance but Presley moves to the side
and Presley counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a right hand
and Presley counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Presley.
McGregor moves to clinch but Presley breaks away
and Presley counters with a low kick, right behind McGregor 's knee.
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGregor wants to clinch.
Presley takes the fight into the clinch.
McGregor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Presley just stands there and leans against the ropes.
McGregor is looking for a takedown.
McGregor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Presley smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Presley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Presley tries to counter by closing the distance.
McGregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Presley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Presley clinches with his opponent.
Presley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
McGregor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Presley to keep the fight standing.
Presley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGregor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Presley as the two fighters clinch.
Presley lands a knee to the body.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Presley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Presley.
A nice inside leg kick there by Presley. That's going to slow McGregor down.
McGregor throws a hook to the side of Presley's head but Presley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Presley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Presley lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Presley.
McGregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Presley counters with a big head kick but McGregor shrugs it off.
McGregor throws a combination that misses
and Presley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley drives through and clinches with McGregor against the ropes.
Presley lands with a light punch inside.
Presley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Presley.
A right handed body shot lands from Presley.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Presley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGregor or not.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that McGregor has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Presley.
Presley crunches a lovely knee into McGregor's ribcage.
Presley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Presley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Presley obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley lands a knee to the body.
Presley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Presley is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley breaks from the clinch.
McGregor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Presley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
McGregor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Presley moves out of range of the strikes.
Presley lands a head kick!
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Presley. That's going to slow McGregor down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor looks to land a combination but Presley avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Presley!
Presley throws a leg kick which misses McGregor's front leg but catches the back leg as McGregor tries to avoid it.
Presley scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGregor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Presley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGregor lands the left hand.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Presley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Presley backs up against the ropes.
Presley tries a head kick but it misses.
Presley lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGregor will feel that in the morning.
McGregor has his takedown stuffed
and Presley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Presley.
Presley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGregor tries to pull guard but Presley won't allow it.
Presley controlling the action here for a moment.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Presley has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley scores with a shot to the side of McGregor's head.
Presley taking a breather.
Presley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Presley scores with a leg kick.
Presley thumps McGregor with a low kick.
Presley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Presley is trying to counter with his kicks.
Elvis Presley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Presley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Presley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Presley feints and then cracks McGregor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGregor down.
Presley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGregor tries to clinch but Presley is having none of it.
McGregor shoots and misses
and Presley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Presley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
Presley is looking for the big counter here.
Conor McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Presley counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of McGregor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Presley scores with a leg kick.
McGregor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and Presley counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGregor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Presley.
Presley takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Presley lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor misses with a double jab
and Presley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Presley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands with a good body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Presley.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
McGregor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Presley throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
McGregor misses with a shot to the body
and Presley counters with a head kick that drops McGregor to the mat! McGregor scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Presley slips a jab from McGregor.
Presley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGregor rather than just go for the knockout.
McGregor dives in for a single leg takedown but Presley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Both fighters circling a little - Presley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGregor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor tries to score a body lock takedown but Presley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Presley clinches.
Presley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Presley counters with a leg kick.
Presley misses with a head kick.
Presley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Presley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Presley.
Presley connects with an inside leg kick.
Presley cracks the inside of McGregor's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor misses with a right hand
and Presley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Presley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGregor's head backwards.
Conor McGregor's cut is getting worse.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Presley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Presley throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGregor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Presley pinned against the ropes. Presley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Presley connects with a high kick.
McGregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elvis Presley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from McGregor misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Presley counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Presley scores with a hook to the body. McGregor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGregor's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
McGregor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Presley lands a nice hook to McGregor's body. McGregor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Presley can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Presley.
Presley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGregor throws a combination that misses
and Presley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGregor thinking.
McGregor tries for a takedown but Presley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGregor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Presley tries a quick counter leg kick but McGregor is wise to it.
McGregor throws a right hand that misses
and Presley counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Presley.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Presley. McGregor shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Presley.
Presley scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands a leg kick that knocks McGregor off balance momentarily.
McGregor tries to keep at a distance but Presley has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGregor trying to control the position but instead, Presley has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGregor into the ropes.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Presley.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley working McGregor over with knees to the body.
Presley is stalling here.
Presley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGregor jumps guard but Presley stands there with McGregor around his waist. McGregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike.
Presley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Presley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
Presley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Presley leaning against his opponent.
Presley scores a nice knee to the body.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elvis Presley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Presley slowing the pace effectively.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Presley blocking some punches.
Presley lands a nice knee to the body.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Presley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a takedown attempt
and Presley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Presley.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
McGregor wants a takedown.
McGregor tries to pull guard but Presley holds him up against the ropes and eventually McGregor drops back down to his feet.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Presley's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Presley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Presley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Presley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Elvis Presley wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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