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Event:
FC: Thunderstruck
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
McGregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from McGregor misses.
Conner scores with a push kick.
Conner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Conner delivers a nice body kick.
Conner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGregor momentarily.
Conner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Conner lands a head kick. McGregor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick there by Conner.
Conner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGregor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conner.
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!
Conner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Conner.
McGregor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Conner throws a head kick that half lands.
Conner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
McGregor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Conner scores with a push kick.
McGregor throws a lazy uppercut
and Conner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McGregor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Conner lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGregor 's sensitive parts.
Conner scores with a head kick. McGregor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Conner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGregor .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Conner scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conner.
McGregor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#ROC2#
McGregor is rocked!
McGregor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Conner.
Conner lands with a nice body kick.
Conner lands with a kick to the ribs.
#CL2#
Conner has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Conner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Conner.
McGregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Conner can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Conner scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Conner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor .
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Conner.
McGregor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Conner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGregor 's head.
Conner avoids the body shot from McGregor .
#CL2#
Conner moves into the clinch.
Conner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor 's elbow.
McGregor tries to work over Conner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Conner obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conner lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Conner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T1#
Conner creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting McGregor off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! McGregor is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Conner is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Franky Conner!
Franky Conner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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Event:
FC: A New Year
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Conner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niche blocks a head kick by Conner.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niche comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Niche moves into the clinch.
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niche is defending well for now.
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but Niche is blocking nicely.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Niche controls his hands.
Niche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niche connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conner's face.
Niche managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
Niche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niche looking to stall.
Niche misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Niche stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Conner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Niche tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Niche has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
Conner blocks an uppercut.
Niche lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niche lands a nice uppercut.
Conner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niche.
Niche blocks a body shot from Conner.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niche misses with a knee to the head.
Niche throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Paul Niche has been cut.#T2#
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Niche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niche landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niche lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conner or not.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niche has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niche avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Niche as the two fighters clinch.
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niche is defending well for now.
Niche misses with a knee strike.
Niche lands with a light punch inside.
Niche lands an uppercut.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niche scores with a shot to the side of Conner's head.
Niche is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conner is defending well for now.
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 Paul Niche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Niche'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.
#R2##KD#
Niche lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Conner goes down! The ref sends Niche to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Conner is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#CUT#
It looks like Franky Conner has been cut.
Conner throws a push kick but Niche slaps the foot to one side.
Conner throws a nice head kick!
Niche scores with a decent looking hook.
Conner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niche throws a big counter combination but Conner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Conner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Niche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Conner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Niche - the referee stops the clock and Conner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Niche. Conner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Niche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conner lands with a nice body kick.
Niche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niche scores with a spinning back kick!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Niche avoiding damage as Conner throws knees to the body.
#T1#
Niche pushes Conner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Niche manages to break the clinch.
Conner throws the kick towards the body but Niche avoids it.
Niche misses with a low kick.
Niche tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conner scores with a head kick.
Conner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niche.
A good leg kick by Niche.
Conner throws a sloppy head kick and Niche moves out of range easily.
Niche scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conner misses with the body kick
and Niche counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conner thinking.
Niche tries to land a front kick but Conner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conner replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Niche blocks it well.#T2#
Conner moves out of range as Niche strikes.
A jab from Niche misses.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Niche finds it's way through Conner's defenses.
Conner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid body kick from Niche.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conner.
Conner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Niche finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Niche will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Niche's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Niche throws a push kick but Conner slaps the foot to one side.
Niche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Niche closes the distance and clinches.
Niche scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niche.
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Niche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner tries a knee to the head but Niche blocks it.
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niche blocks a body shot from Conner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conner.
Niche lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
Conner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T1#
Conner misses with a knee strike.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner lands a nice knee to the body.
Conner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Niche on the inside.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niche has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franky Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niche using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Niche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niche scores with a spinning back kick!
Conner misses with a body shot.
Conner circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T2#
Conner throws a leg kick
and Niche counters with a body kick.
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!
Niche throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Niche lands with a nice body kick.
Donk. Niche catches Conner right on the button with a cross.
Niche lands the left hand.
Niche connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Conner is rocked!
Niche lands a front kick.
Conner is still on wobbly legs! Can Niche finish him?
Conner walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paul Niche!
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Event:
FC:He's Out!
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Conner misses with a head kick.
Conner tries to work over MT's front leg with a kick but MT checks it.
MT definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MT is looking to clinch.
MT scores with a jab to the head.
MT misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by MT.
MT is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
MT lands a nice hook to Conner's body. Conner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MT has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Conner throws a low kick but MT moves out of range easily.
MT stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conner.
MT is looking to clinch.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MT goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MT scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MT takes a swing at Conner's ribcage but misses.
Conner tries to land a leg kick but MT saw it coming and moves away.
Conner keeps the fight on the outside.
MT cracks a nice hook into Conner's ribs.#T1#
MT punishes Conner's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Conner looks to land a body kick but MT moved away.
MT is looking to wear down Conner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MT ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Conner misses with a low kick.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses MT's front leg but catches the back leg as MT tries to avoid it.
MT scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conner doesn't seem bothered though.
Conner throws a quick inside leg kick.
MT fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MT tries to clinch up.
MT is looking to clinch.
MT avoids a kick to the body.
MT checks the leg kick.
MT looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
MT scores with a shot to the body.
Conner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MT tries to clinch there but Conner circles away.
MT backing away here, and Conner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Conner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MT tries to clinch up but Conner circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conner throws a head kick that misses. #T2##CL2#
Conner has closed the distance and engaged MT in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, MT creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MT blocks it with crossed arms.
Conner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MT in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MT tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MT blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from MT.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MT.
Conner lands a good knee to the midsection. MT won't want to take too many of those.
MT takes a knee right on the jaw!
MT managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
MT avoiding damage as Conner throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, MT throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MT lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Conner.
MT pushes Conner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franky Conner will probably get the nod.
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#
MT blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conner.
MT scores with a nice strike.
MT is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Conner circles away.
Conner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MT tries to work over Conner's front leg with a kick but Conner checks it.
Conner tries a head kick but it misses.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MT moves out of range as Conner throws a body kick.
Conner tries a head kick but it misses.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MT seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been informed that Conner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MT avoids the head kick by Conner.
MT takes a head kick and keeps coming.
MT lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL2#
Conner clinches up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MT tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
#T1#
MT on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
Conner tries to land knees in the clinch but MT avoids the damage to the body.
MT lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MT lands a left hand.
MT tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
Conner is trying to stall.
MT lands a hook that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of MT's head.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but MT blocks with his arms.
MT missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MT is looking to control Conner's arms but Conner gets an underhook and turns him. Now MT has his back to the ropes.
Maybe MT would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
MT misses with an elbow over the top.
Conner lands a right hand.
MT managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
MT gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MT has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franky Conner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MT avoids it.
MT swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conner tries to land knees in the clinch but MT avoids the damage to the body.
Conner lands a right hand that snaps the head of MT backwards.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
MT misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from MT on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Conner just misses with a elbow thrown towards MT's brow.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but MT blocks with his arms.
MT throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
MT blocks an uppercut.
MT avoiding damage as Conner throws knees to the body.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MT has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MT tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner lands a knee to the body.
MT tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
MT blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Conner instigates a clinch.
Conner prevents a body shot from MT.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MTs head.
MT is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conner is keeping busy.
MT lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MT tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MT takes a knee to the side of the body.
Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MT trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Conner.
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MT is defending well for now.
MT misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Conner throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Conner lands a body shot.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Conner.
MT tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conner working MT over with knees to the body.
Conner lands a nice knee to the body.
MT misses with an elbow over the top.#BC2#
Conner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from MT.
Conner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MT.
MT misses with a hook
and Conner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Conner jabs at MT's body.
Conner scores with a spinning back kick!
Conner lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner slips a straight right by MT.#T2#
Conner scores with a nice strike.
MT jabs Conner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on MT if he has to take too many more of those.
Conner lands a high kick!
Conner misses with a body kick.
Franky Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conner throws a front kick aimed at MT's knee but MT avoids it well.
MT throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
MT ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
MT MT has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MT tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from MT.
Conner throws a nice head kick!
MT works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Conner slips a jab and a cross from MT.
MT misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conner.
Conner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Conner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conner 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Franky Conner!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Franky Conner!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Franky Conner!
Franky Conner wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Franky Conner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
FC:Resurrection!
Date: Oct 28, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Conner has McGregor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
Conner blocking some punches.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor presses Conner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGregor gets through Conner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conner lands with a light punch inside.
McGregor lands with a short shot to the head.
Conner misses with a body punch.
McGregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Conner is trying to maintain a safe position but McGregor gets an underhook and turns Conner into the ropes.
Conner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor .
Conner 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.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGregor tries to throw a body punch but Conner avoids it by throwing McGregor back against the ropes.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor .
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
McGregor lands a right hand.
McGregor misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGregor .
Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Conner lands a good knee to the midsection. McGregor won't want to take too many of those.
Conner scores with a knee to the head.
#T2#
McGregor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor .
Conner misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from McGregor on the inside.
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
McGregor blocking some punches.
Conner blocks a body shot from McGregor .
McGregor is working Conner over against the ropes.
Conner is breathing heavily.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner tries a knee to the head but McGregor blocks it.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner connects with a knee to the head.
McGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Conner dominated that round.
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.
#R2##CL2#
McGregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conner working McGregor over with knees to the body.
McGregor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor avoids a wild elbow strike from Conner.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor .
McGregor lands a body punch.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Conner breaks from the clinch.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
Conner throws a wild body kick that McGregor sees coming a mile off.
Conner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McGregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it. #T1#
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Conner.#CL2#
McGregor clinches.
McGregor blocking some punches.
Conner tries to work over McGregor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGregor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conner or not.
McGregor working aggressively here.
Franky Conner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conner.
Conner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGregor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conners head.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
McGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Conner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor .
McGregor digs a right hand into Conner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conner's gas tank.
Conner misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Conner trying to control the position but instead, McGregor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conner into the ropes.
McGregor is leaning against Conner and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Conner misses with an elbow over the top.
McGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conner tries a knee to the head but McGregor blocks it.
Conner crunches a lovely knee into McGregor 's ribcage.
Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGregor .
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Conner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Conner.
Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Conner ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor .
Conner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conner wants to land a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
Conner throws a low kick but McGregor moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGregor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGregor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Franky Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner keeps the fight on the outside.
Conner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Conner wants to clinch but McGregor slips to the side
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
Conner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGregor is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor scores with the left hand. Conner knows he should have avoided that one.
Conner throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conner tries to clinch up
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Conner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conner misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGregor ! But no joy.#CL2#
McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike.
McGregor lands an uppercut.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conner tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Conner pushes off an throws an elbow but McGregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McGregor scores with a shot to the side of Conner's head.
A short right from McGregor .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor .
Conner blocks an uppercut.
Franky Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conner tries to work over McGregor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
McGregor gets through Conner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conner 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.
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#KD2#
McGregor creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Conner crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!#ROC2#
Conner is rocked!
McGregor is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
Conner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGregor punishes Conner's body with a nice straight punch.#KD2#
McGregor drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Conner onto his butt! Conner pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Oh Conner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
McGregor has closed the distance and engaged Conner in a clinch.
Conner seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from McGregor .
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGregor .
A body shot lands from McGregor .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor .
Conner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conor McGregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGregor lands an uppercut.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McGregor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGregor 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Conor McGregor !
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Conor McGregor !
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Conor McGregor !
Conor McGregor wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Conor McGregor , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
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Date: Sep 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Red Robin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Robin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conner blocks a jab.
Red Robin lands a two punch combo.
Red Robin checks a leg kick.
Red Robin throws a hook but Conner avoids it easily.
Red Robin misses the shot to the body.
Conner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses Red Robin's front leg but catches the back leg as Red Robin tries to avoid it.
Red Robin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Red Robin lands with an overhand left.
Conner blocks a jab.
Conner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Conner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red Robin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#
It looks like Franky Conner has been cut.
Red Robin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red Robin connects with a jab.#T1#
Red Robin throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
Red Robin misses with an uppercut.
Red Robin missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tim Red Robin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner misses with a kick to the body.
Red Robin misses with a straight left.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from Red Robin.
Conner throws a big counter combination but Red Robin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Red Robin throws out a loose jab but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red Robin throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
Conner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Red Robin.
Conner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Red Robin.
Conner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Red Robin fails to land with a series of punches.
Conner takes one on the button.#ROC2#
Conner is rocked!
Red Robin looks to land a combination but Conner avoids it well.
Red Robin blocks a jab.#T2#
Red Robin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Conner rushes Red Robin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Red Robin has had enough of the clinch but Conner keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
Red Robin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conner lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Red Robin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conner tries to land knees in the clinch but Red Robin avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Red Robin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conner misses with a low kick as Red Robin jumps back.
A big left from Red Robin misses.
Conner thinks about countering with a body kick.
Red Robin lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Red Robin misses its intended target.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Red Robin moves out of range as Conner throws a body kick.
Red Robin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Red Robin lands with an overhand left.
Red Robin lands with a good body shot.
Red Robin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T3##KD2#
Red Robin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Conner sprawling to the canvas! Conner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Red Robin finish him?!
Oh Conner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conner walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Conner limp body while Red Robin jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Red Robin!
Tim Red Robin made sure to mention his sponsor, Versus in his post fight interview.
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