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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgregor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Foggy dew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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181 cm
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144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jim Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcgregor lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogan rushes Mcgregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan is trying to drag Mcgregor to the mat but Mcgregor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mcgregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcgregor 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.
Hogan gets to his feet. Mcgregor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan gets tackled into the cage by Mcgregor. Mcgregor maintains the clinch.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with a two punch combination.
As Mcgregor tries to get set, Hogan tries to push him back and clinch up but Mcgregor manages to avoid the attempt.
Mcgregor moves to clinch but Hogan breaks away
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mcgregor trying to control but Hogan postures up.
Mcgregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hogan pulls his head out easily.
Mcgregor is trying to control but Hogan passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Mcgregor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcgregor is looking for a sweep.
Mcgregor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hogan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hogan avoids the attempt from Mcgregor to control.
Hogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mcgregor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcgregor wants to control but Hogan is having none of it.
Hogan controlling from mount.
Mcgregor tries to hold on but Hogan pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mcgregor is desperately trying to improve his position but Hogan has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mcgregor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mcgregor keeps trying to improve his position.
Mcgregor tries to lock up and control but Hogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mcgregor regains half guard.
Mcgregor looks winded!
Mcgregor trying to control from the bottom.
Hogan stands up and beckons Mcgregor to join him on the feet.
Mcgregor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Conor Mcgregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgregor wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Hogan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hogan gets the takedown into side control.
Hogan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mcgregor to his feet.
Hogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Mcgregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcgregor wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Mcgregor as he checks the leg kick.
Mcgregor darts in trying to clinch
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor is looking to sweep but instead, Hogan has passed into half guard.
Hogan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcgregor is looking to improve his position.
Hogan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hogan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mcgregor wants to get back to full guard but Hogan has mounted him!
Hogan avoids the attempt from Mcgregor to control.
Mcgregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mcgregor is desperately trying to improve his position but Hogan has a good base and remains in mount.
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor can't escape the position.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcgregor is trying to escape the mount.
Mcgregor tries to hold on but Hogan postures up.
Hogan controlling the position easily from mount.
Mcgregor is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcgregor is trying desperately to improve position.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcgregor wants to control but Hogan is having none of it.
Mcgregor working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hogan blocks Mcgregor's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcgregor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mcgregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgregor can do to turn this around?
Hogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcgregor tries to lock up and control but Hogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Hogan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Mcgregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
Mcgregor moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
A head kick by Mcgregor misses
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mcgregor won't be happy with that.
Mcgregor tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
I would not like to be Mcgregor right now.
Mcgregor trying to control the hands but Hogan won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan controlling the position well here. Mcgregor rolled but Hogan kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mcgregor can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mcgregor is really stuck here.
Mcgregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcgregor trying to get back to his feet but Hogan is in full control for now.
Mcgregor tries to escape but Hogan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hogan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hogan gets his hands free as Mcgregor looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mcgregor is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mcgregor trying to control the action but Hogan just sinks the hooks in.
Mcgregor manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hogan's guard. Nice work there by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mcgregor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hogan is controlling him.
Hogan gets to his feet - Mcgregor follows without any prompting.
Hogan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mcgregor did well to prevent Hogan getting side control.
Mcgregor tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hogan manages to move to mount!
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor working to try and regain half guard.
Mcgregor wants to control but Hogan is having none of it.
Hogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mcgregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogan controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor wants to hold on but Hogan pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcgregor is looking to improve his position but Hogan isn't that keen on the idea.
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
Hogan avoids the attempt from Mcgregor to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conor Mcgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Hogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hogan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hogan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Hogan!
Conor Mcgregor spoke after the fight, saying 'Il be back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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