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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Connor McGregor (ranked 3234 p4p, 351 weight class) and Prince Boxer (ranked 24236 p4p, 564 weight class). Prince Boxer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Connor McGregor's 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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Connor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prince Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGregor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boxer's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGregor under the eye.
Boxer gets a clinch.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGregor throws an elbow but it misses.
McGregor lands an elbow inside.
Boxer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor tries to circle away but Boxer has him pinned against the ropes.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
McGregor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
McGregor struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
Boxer blocks an uppercut.
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped McGregor in his tracks for a moment.
McGregor lands a body punch.
Boxer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boxer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from McGregor.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
McGregor tries to break free but Boxer pushes him back against the ropes.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxer scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
Boxer pushes McGregor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer blocks a leg kick.
Boxer scores with a shot to the body.
Boxer takes one on the button.
Boxer has McGregor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor working Boxer over with knees to the body.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boxer pushes McGregor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from McGregor.
McGregor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boxer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prince Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
McGregor is looking to counter with head kicks.
Boxer rushes McGregor and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McGregor missing with knees to the body.
McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body.
McGregor is trying to force a seperation but Boxer has the dominant position.
Boxer lands an elbow inside.
McGregor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer digs a right hand underneath McGregor's ribcage. McGregor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Boxer fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from McGregor.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
McGregor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Boxer prevents a body shot from McGregor.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor wants to get back to striking at distance but Boxer won't allow it.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer scores a nice knee to the body.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxer is working McGregor over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Boxer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGregor misses with a body kick.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGregor thumps Boxer with a low kick.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGregor cracks Boxer with an open hand slap.
Boxer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer tries to clinch but McGregor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer is looking to clinch but McGregor is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
McGregor misses with a kick to the body.
Boxer pushes McGregor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands an elbow just above McGregor 's eye.
McGregor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer pushes McGregor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGregor is rocked!
McGregor is trying to break free.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer avoids the elbow strike from McGregor, against the ropes.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
McGregor misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with some punches.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boxer avoids the elbow strike from McGregor, against the ropes.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but McGregor avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the ropes.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer presses McGregor against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer pushes McGregor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Prince Boxer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Boxer.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
Boxer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores with the left hand. McGregor knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Boxer avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer moves out of range as McGregor throws a body kick.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGregor staying out of range there.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGregor.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGregor rather than just go for the knockout.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGregor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. Boxer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGregor can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGregor avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
McGregor blocking some punches.
McGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on McGregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor lands an elbow inside that Boxer shrugs off.
A short right from Boxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGregor's defenses.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.
McGregor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boxer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGregor with a body shot.
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGregor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boxer's knee momentarily.
Boxer tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
McGregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
McGregor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boxer takes a step back to recover.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Boxer avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
McGregor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGregor throws out a leg kick but Boxer moves out of range and McGregor only half commits.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boxer with a nice cross.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer tries to clinch but McGregor moves out of range.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
Boxer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boxer avoids the elbow strike from McGregor, against the ropes.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGregor is trying to push Boxer away but Boxer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Boxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boxer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGregor avoiding damage as Boxer throws knees to the body.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
McGregor struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
McGregor is working Boxer over against the ropes.
McGregor misses with a knee strike.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor throws the kick towards the body but Boxer avoids it.
McGregor lands with a kick to the temple. Boxer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGregor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Boxer misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
Boxer with a nice cross.
McGregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Crunch! McGregor slams his shin into Boxer's torso.
McGregor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boxer is out of range and McGregor settles back down.
Connor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Boxer slips a jab and a cross from McGregor.
Boxer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGregor, pushing him back against the ropes.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGregor misses with an elbow strike.
Boxer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but McGregor blocks with his arms.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body.
Boxer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Boxer.
McGregor blocking some punches.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGregor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Boxer.
McGregor lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Boxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boxer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Boxer!
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