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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from McGregor as Hika shoots in.
No luck for Hika with that takedown attempt.
McGregor throws a shot to the body.
McGregor scores with a nice head shot.#TD2#
Hika drives through with a takedown into McGregor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hika postures up in McGregor's guard and throws a big left but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor has Hika pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hika loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hika stands up over McGregor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McGregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Hika with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGregor has control of Hika's left arm, preventing Hika from doing any damage.
McGregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hika postures up.
McGregor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGregor tries to get out of the position.
Hika throwing strikes but missing.
McGregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hika.
Hika is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hika.
McGregor is adopting a defensive guard.
Hika wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hika.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hika with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hongi Hika.#TD2#
Hika feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hika loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hika trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hika is working McGregor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Hika from controlling successfully.
Hika working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hika chips away with some ground and pound.
Hika postures up in McGregor's guard and throws a big left but McGregor blocks it.
Hika trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hika has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hika trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Hika postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Hika connects with a couple of short punches.
McGregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hika.
McGregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hika cracks McGregor with a solid left hand.
Hika trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hika landing some decent shots from guard.
Hika lands a couple of elbows.
Hika working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGregor's head.
Hika working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGregor has momentary wrist control but Hika slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Hika content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hika missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hika with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hika chips away with some ground and pound.
Hika throws a big right hand that misses.
Hika throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Hika keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGregor's head.
Hika stands up over McGregor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hika is looking to work some ground and pound but McGregor has wrist control.
Hika landing some decent shots from guard.
McGregor has momentary wrist control but Hika slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hika postures up and lands a big shot to McGregor's brow.
McGregor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hika is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hongi Hika dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD2#
Hika closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McGregor to the mat! McGregor manages to get full guard.
McGregor has momentary wrist control but Hika slips an elbow through the middle.
Hika connects with a couple of short punches.
Hika makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McGregor pulls Hika in to control the position.
McGregor looking to control.
Hika makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ROC2#
McGregor is rocked!
Hika postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh McGregor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hika connects with a couple of short punches.
Hika distracts McGregor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hika lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hika is in close to McGregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hika working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hika is pushing down on McGregor's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGregor is fighting to maintain full guard but Hika has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1#
Hika thows a huge punch but McGregor dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hika scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hika lands with a punch from half guard.
Hika seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGregor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hika lands a nice short elbow.
McGregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGregor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McGregor trying to control here.
Hika takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hika missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice strikes from Hika there.
McGregor taking some punishment here, with Hika in his half guard. #T2#
Hika missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hika working McGregor over with strikes.
Hika is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hongi Hika has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hika looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hika landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hika lands with a punch from half guard.
McGregor is in trouble now - Hika has advanced to mount!
Hika loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have McGregor scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hika land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hika stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hongi Hika!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Penn wants to clinch
and McGregor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGregor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn tries to clinch but McGregor moves away
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor lands a body shot.
#TD2#
Penn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McGregor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but McGregor is defending well. #T1#
McGregor keeps Penn under control for a moment.
McGregor can't do much from the bottom here.
McGregor tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Penn easily slips into full mount!
McGregor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGregor tries to get out of the position.
Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGregor is looking to escape.
McGregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Penn.#T2#
Penn wants to control the pace but McGregor is squirming around nicely.
Penn controlling from the full mount.
McGregor is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
McGregor looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#T3##SUB2#
McGregor showing good submission defense here.
Penn somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Penn trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Penn is working the ground and pound. Can McGregor escape?#T4#
Penn biding his time, looking for the opening.
#SUB2#
Penn working for a choke but McGregor is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #SUB2#
Penn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McGregor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
McGregor cracks Penn with a good jab.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor punishes Penn's body with a nice straight punch.
Penn missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGregor swivels and escapes.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for McGregor. That snapped Penn's head back.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGregor.
McGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Connor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Penn.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with McGregor, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes McGregor against the cage but McGregor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.#T2#
McGregor connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Penn throws a lazy body kick
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Penn pushes McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Penn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McGregor wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Penn wants to work for an arm triangle but McGregor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T3#
McGregor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penn is working away from the top position though.
Penn controlling the action here.
Penn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2#
Penn is working for a kimura but McGregor is defending it quite comfortably.
Penn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Penn.
Penn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Penn trying to control the action but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Max Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Penn decides to stand up.
McGregor connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McGregor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGregor as he jumps to the side.
McGregor cracks Penn with a good jab.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn with a poor takedown
and McGregor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Connor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor scores with a shot to the body.
McGregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn walks into a jab.#TD2#
Penn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McGregor quickly recovers to half guard.#T1##SU2#
Penn escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from McGregor.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and McGregor counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn misses with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Penn has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Penn pulls guard successfully.
Penn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Penn looking for a guillotine here but McGregor defends easily.
#T2#
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn keeping moving, preventing McGregor from controlling successfully.
Penn is trying to control the position but McGregor postures up.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet. #T3#
McGregor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McGregor preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Max Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGregor.#CL2#
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on McGregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#TD2#
Penn gets control of McGregor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Penn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T4##SUB2#
Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
McGregor is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Penn.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Max Penn!
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