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Event:
DFC LV Kickboxing 9
Date: Jan 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Lightbourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor .
Lightbourne misses with a body shot.
McGregor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Lightbourne.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
McGregor pushes Lightbourne up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Lightbourne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
Lightbourne tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Lightbourne 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.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
McGregor tries a body shot but Lightbourne blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightbourne blocking some punches.
Lightbourne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor 's elbow.
Lightbourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightbourne.
Lightbourne blocks an uppercut.
Lightbourne scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightbourne misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor digs a right hand into Lightbourne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lightbourne's gas tank.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Lightbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightbourne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lightbourne lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lightbourne.
Lightbourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightbourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightbourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Lightbourne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Lightbourne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Lightbourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor wants to clinch but Lightbourne slips to the side
letting Lightbourne counter with a right hand.
McGregor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lightbournes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Jab from McGregor .
McGregor takes one to the chin there.
Lightbourne loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lightbourne misses with a wild body shot.
Lightbourne looks to throw the jab but McGregor is out of range.
Lightbourne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lightbourne taking a breather.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightbourne. #BC2#
Lightbourne manages to break the clinch.
Good work by McGregor as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lightbourne.
Lightbourne connects with a body shot that sends McGregor 's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from McGregor .
Lightbourne misses with a looping left.
McGregor defending well as Lightbourne loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
Lightbourne misses with a hook.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Lightbourne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lightbourne swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor .
Lightbourne with a hook.
McGregor swings for the body but Lightbourne moves out of range.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lightbourne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Lightbourne throws a body shot but no joy.
Lightbourne digs a good hook to McGregor 's body.
McGregor slips under a jab.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
Lightbourne throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor misses with a left hand
and Lightbourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightbourne.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightbourne was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .
Lightbourne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Lightbourne ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
Lightbourne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Lightbourne.
McGregor lands a head shot.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightbourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Lightbourne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Lightbourne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nice defenses there by McGregor .
Lightbourne lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGregor .
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightbourne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lightbourne throws a hook to the side of McGregor 's head but McGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lightbourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lightbourne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lightbourne throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightbourne misses the jab.
Lightbourne staying out of range there.
Lightbourne moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
Lightbourne wants to slow McGregor down by chopping away at his legs.
Lightbourne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T1#
McGregor misses with a hook.
Lightbourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Lightbourne scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops McGregor to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Lightbourne away as he looks to land an illegal blow. McGregor got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!#ROC2#
McGregor is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Benson McGregor has been cut.
Lightbourne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightbourne misses with a lunging right hand
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lightbourne thumps McGregor with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightbourne. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightbourne connects with a single shot there.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
Lightbourne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lightbourne throws a low kick, looking for McGregor 's leg but McGregor calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Lightbourne.
McGregor misses with a hook.
Lightbourne looks to land a right hand but McGregor moved out of range.
McGregor connects with a jab.
Lightbourne looks to throw the jab but McGregor is out of range.
McGregor lands a head shot.
Lightbourne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lightbourne at a distance.
Lightbourne lands a right hook to the body.
Nathan Lightbourne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from McGregor misses.
Lightbourne thuds his shin into the meat of McGregor 's side.#T3#
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor needs to keep his hands up - Lightbourne had a free shot at his head there.
McGregor tries to clinch but Lightbourne is having none of it.
McGregor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGregor takes one on the button.
Lightbourne misses with a wild combination.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lightbourne ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor .
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4#
Lightbourne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor .
McGregor misses the body punch
and Lightbourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from McGregor misses #KD2#
and Lightbourne counters with a beautiful hook that drops McGregor to the mat! Will McGregor be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Lightbourne to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and McGregor is up. He looks OK to continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lightbourne counters with a nice leg kick.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lightbourne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightbourne throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Lightbourne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lightbourne throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
Lightbourne with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightbourne is looking to slow McGregor down with leg kicks. #CL#
McGregor moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Lightbourne will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Benson McGregor 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightbourne.
Lightbourne throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
Lightbourne throws a low kick, looking for McGregor 's leg but McGregor calmly moves out of range.
A big left from McGregor misses.
Lightbourne throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
Lightbourne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Lightbourne slips the punch.
Lightbourne throws a counter combo.
Lightbourne misses with a looping left.#CL#
McGregor forces Lightbourne back against the ropes and clinches.
McGregor tries a body shot but Lightbourne blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
Lightbourne breaks the clinch.
#T1#
McGregor throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lightbourne counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Lightbourne.
McGregor tries to clinch but Lightbourne moves away
and Lightbourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Lightbourne saw that one coming.
McGregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lightbourne.
Lightbourne blocks a jab.
Lightbourne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lightbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Lightbourne.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightbourne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lightbourne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lightbourne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGregor .
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lightbourne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor throws a body punch but Lightbourne moves out of range.
Lightbourne misses the jab.
McGregor takes a swing at Lightbourne's ribcage but misses.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightbourne.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Lightbourne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor . Those never looked like landing.
Lightbourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightbourne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGregor moves out of range as Lightbourne strikes.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lightbourne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the body from McGregor misses
and Lightbourne counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from McGregor misses.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Lightbourne pushes him off.
McGregor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lightbourne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lightbourne slips a jab from McGregor .#T4#
McGregor misses with a hook.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightbourne was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .
McGregor misses with a right hand
and Lightbourne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Lightbourne. That snapped McGregor 's head back.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lightbourne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lightbourne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lightbourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lightbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lightbourne tests McGregor 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightbourne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGregor momentarily.
Lightbourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Lightbourne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson McGregor 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
McGregor throws a body punch but Lightbourne moves out of range.
Lightbourne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGregor scores with a sloppy right hand. Lightbourne should have avoided that one.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightbourne counters with an outside leg kick.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightbourne was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .
Lightbourne misses with a hook.
McGregor is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightbourne. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightbourne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGregor if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightbourne missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lightbourne misses the shot to the body.
McGregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lightbourne connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Good leg kick by Lightbourne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGregor jabs at Lightbourne's body.
Lightbourne ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
Lightbourne lands with an overhand left.
McGregor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Lightbourne counters with a nice leg kick.
McGregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lightbourne counters with a straight right hand.
Lightbourne catches McGregor napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends McGregor crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Lightbourne raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Lightbourne!
Nathan Lightbourne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
KT 7: The Crowning
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Trigg slips under a jab from McGregor .
McGregor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trigg throws a hook to the side of McGregor 's head but McGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Trigg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trigg just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGregor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trigg counters with a nice uppercut.
McGregor lunges at Trigg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trigg's hand.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Trigg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigg throws the left hand but McGregor avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Trigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Trigg's shoulder, as Trigg tries to avoid the shot.
Trigg appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trigg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGregor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trigg scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor slips under a jab from Trigg.
Trigg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGregor .
McGregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trigg can pounce on him.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Trigg 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.
McGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trigg throws a nice head kick!
McGregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGregor walks into a straight right hand from Trigg.
Trigg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGregor . That did some damage!
A head kick by Trigg misses
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Trigg scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trigg.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Trigg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Trigg. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trigg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trigg thuds his shin into the meat of McGregor 's side.
Trigg throws a head kick that half lands.
Trigg moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from McGregor misses.
Trigg connects with an inside leg kick.
McGregor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Trigg to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGregor wants to clinch but Trigg slips to the side
and Trigg counters with a nice body kick.
McGregor slips under a jab from Trigg.
Trigg throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trigg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGregor swings for the body but Trigg moves out of range.
Trigg thuds his right hand into McGregor 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
A big right from Trigg misses.
Trigg lands a nice shot to the body.
Trigg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trigg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McGregor .
McGregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Trigg.
McGregor throws a right hand that misses
and Trigg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trigg fakes the leg kick and cracks McGregor in the body.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trigg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGregor slips a jab from Trigg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trigg feints and then cracks McGregor 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGregor down. #T4#
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Trigg's shoulder, as Trigg tries to avoid the shot.
Trigg missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trigg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trigg scores with a punch to the head.
McGregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trigg scores with a spinning back kick!#KD2#
Trigg looks low and kicks high, catching McGregor right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Trigg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#ROC2#
McGregor is rocked!
Trigg knocks out McGregor with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Trigg before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Trigg picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JT Trigg!
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Event:
KT5
Date: Nov 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Esch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esch lands a two punch combo.
#CUT#
It looks like Benson McGregor has been cut.
McGregor defending well as Esch loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Esch's shoulder, as Esch tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor staying out of range there.
McGregor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Esch throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Esch to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
Eric Esch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor blocks a jab.
Esch lands a nice shot that snaps McGregor 's head back.
Esch catches McGregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Esch misses.
McGregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGregor tries to clinch up.#T1#
McGregor is looking to clinch.
Esch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esch throws a body shot but no joy.
Esch blocks a jab.
Esch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Esch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGregor misses the jab.
Esch misses with a hook
and McGregor counters with a left to the body.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but Esch moved out of range nicely.
Esch tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T2#
McGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from McGregor misses.
McGregor works the jab nicely.
Esch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Esch slips a straight right by McGregor .
It looked like Esch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esch lands a head shot.
Esch throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
McGregor slips a straight right by Esch.
A little jabbing left from McGregor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Esch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Esch. That snapped McGregor 's head back.
Esch throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely. #T3#
Esch throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esch looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Esch lands a really nice looking cross but McGregor seems unphased.
McGregor lands with a nice combination. Esch backs away looking to recover.
Esch needs to keep his hands up - McGregor had a free shot at his head there.
McGregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Esch throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body. Esch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Esch misses with the combination.
Esch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGregor scores with a decent looking hook.
Esch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Esch works over McGregor 's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Esch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGregor misses with a hook.
Esch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Esch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Esch duly obliges.
Esch ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
Esch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Esch throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esch.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGregor misses with a hook. Esch ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Esch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson 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.
#R2#
Esch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Esch.
Esch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
McGregor is looking to clinch.
Esch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGregor to score with a decent uppercut.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Esch throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGregor , as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esch. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eric Esch is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esch was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .#KD#
Esch lands a front kick to the face, that drops McGregor to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Esch connects with a right hand. McGregor shakes it off.#ROC#
McGregor is rocked!
McGregor is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Esch doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! McGregor crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in McGregor 's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Esch!
Eric Esch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
KT3: Bridging the Gap
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Naan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peshwari Naan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT#
It looks like Peshwari Naan has been cut.#CL2#
Naan has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Naan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naan fails to land with a series of punches.
Naan swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
#CL2#
Naan closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land. #BC2#
Naan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor blocks a leg kick.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Naan forces McGregor back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Naan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naan misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL2#
Naan closes the distance and pushes McGregor back into the cage.#T1##BC2#
Naan manages to break the clinch.
McGregor wants to clinch.#CL2#
Naan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naan.
Naan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Naan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Naan misses with a hook to the body
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Naan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naan throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benson McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Naan ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .#CL2#
Naan has closed the distance and engaged McGregor in a clinch.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Naan uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Naan manages to break the clinch.
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!
Naan tries a head kick but it misses.
Naan tries to clinch there but McGregor circles away.
Naan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naan thows a leg kick but McGregor checks it
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naan 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.
A shot to the liver by McGregor . Beautiful body shot.
Naan looks winded!#T3#
Nice defenses there by Naan.
A jab from McGregor finds it's way through Naan's defenses. #CUT#
That has opened up Peshwari Naan's cut even more.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naan moves to clinch but McGregor breaks away #KD#
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut that drops Naan onto his backside! Naan bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.#CUT#
The cut above Peshwari Naan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Naan counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor tries to clinch but Naan is having none of it.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naan slips under a jab from McGregor .
McGregor throws a right hand that misses
#CL2#
and Naan counters by clinching up.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naan leaning his opponent against the cage.#T4#
Naan leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
Naan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naan doesn't seem bothered though.
Naan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor . Naan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naan fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naan moves away.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naan swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson McGregor should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Peshwari Naan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
McGregor moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
Naan rushes McGregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land. #BC2#
Naan manages to break the clinch.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGregor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naan's hands.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Naan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGregor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT#
Peshwari Naan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Naan walks into a big right hand from McGregor and goes down! The referee sends McGregor to a neutral corner as Naan gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peshwari Naan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benson McGregor !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Benson McGregor waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
KT1: The Christening
Date: Sep 21, 2016 |
#R1#
McGregor scores with a hook.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neto moves away.
McGregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neto lands a head kick!
Neto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neto throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
McGregor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neto in his tracks.
McGregor lands a really nice looking cross but Neto seems unphased.
Neto slips a straight right by McGregor .
Neto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Neto.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Neto moved out of range.
Neto ducks under a wild hook from McGregor .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neto slips a jab from McGregor .
Neto slips a straight right by McGregor .
McGregor misses with a body shot.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Neto moves away and avoids it.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neto was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor .
Neto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T1##KD#
McGregor catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Neto stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Neto walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#ROC#
Neto is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Francisco Neto has been cut.#CL#
McGregor rushes Neto and presses him up against the cage.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Neto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from McGregor .
McGregor digs a right hand into Neto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neto's gas tank.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body.
Neto looks winded!
McGregor scores with a shot to the side of Neto's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from McGregor .
A short right from McGregor .
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neto is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor cracks Neto with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Neto goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Neto wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benson McGregor !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Benson McGregor made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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