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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor leaves Nurmagomedov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcgregor.
Nurmagomedov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mcgregor manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcgregor misses the target.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcgregor as he jumps to the side.
Mcgregor looks to land a right hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range.
Mcgregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Mcgregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mcgregor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nurmagomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Nurmagomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcgregor misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcgregor is looking to control Nurmagomedov's arms but Nurmagomedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcgregor has his back to the cage.
Nurmagomedov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmagomedov moves into range and clinches up with Mcgregor.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace here.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcgregor scores with a shoulder strike.
Nurmagomedov gets through Mcgregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov has Mcgregor pushed against the cage.
Nurmagomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgregor's efforts to push away.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgregor's efforts to push away.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nurmagomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Nurmagomedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Nurmagomedov.
Mcgregor is rocked!
Nurmagomedov cracks Mcgregor with a nice body shot.
Mcgregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Mcgregor working hard to break the clinch.
Mcgregor is trying to break the clinch but Nurmagomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Nurmagomedov controlling the action here for a moment.
Nurmagomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Mcgregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nurmagomedov prevents Mcgregor from breaking the clinch.
Mcgregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nurmagomedov keeps control of Mcgregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcgregor seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace here.
Mcgregor takes a shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
Nurmagomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Mcgregor controlling the action here for a moment.
Mcgregor letting Nurmagomedov take a breather here.
Nurmagomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Mcgregor manages to get underhooks.
Mcgregor being controlled against the cage.
Mcgregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor cracks Nurmagomedov with a nice body shot.
Nurmagomedov slowing the pace effectively.
Mcgregor letting Nurmagomedov take a breather here.
Mcgregor lands with a right to the head.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov avoiding damage.
A short right from Nurmagomedov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Mcgregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mcgregor lands a right hook to the body.
Mcgregor gets tackled into the cage by Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov maintains the clinch.
Nurmagomedov prevents a body shot from Mcgregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurmagomedov dives in and grabs Mcgregor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcgregor pushes down on Nurmagomedov's head and hops out.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcgregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mcgregor misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Mcgregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Mcgregor as he connects with a hook.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Mcgregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Mcgregor.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Mcgregor. No joy for Nurmagomedov on that attempt.
Mcgregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcgregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter the offense by Mcgregor and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Mcgregor.
Nurmagomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgregor throws out the jab.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab.
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov is looking to clinch.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Mcgregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Mcgregor shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheers as Mcgregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem phased though.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcgregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mcgregor gets tackled into the cage by Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov maintains the clinch.
Mcgregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcgregor is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nurmagomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgregor's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagomedov.
Mcgregor is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries a body shot but Mcgregor blocks it.
Nurmagomedov effectively controlling the action here.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcgregor controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcgregor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcgregor has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Mcgregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Mcgregor controls the action.
Nurmagomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Mcgregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgregor blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov stalling in the clinch.
Mcgregor misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nurmagomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mcgregor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mcgregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgregor lands with a right hand.
Connor Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgregor throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Nurmagomedov tries to counter by clinching up but Mcgregor breaks away and moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurmagomedov or perhaps it was just good defense by Mcgregor, which made it look bad.
Mcgregor 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.
Mcgregor scoring well with a low kick there.
Mcgregor works Nurmagomedov's body with a nice hook.
Mcgregor looks to land a left hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range nicely.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgregor.
Nurmagomedov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nurmagomedov instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgregor.
Mcgregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcgregor tries to circle away but Nurmagomedov has him pinned against the cage.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcgregor is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcgregor backwards.
Mcgregor can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmagomedov controls the action.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Mcgregor tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Mcgregor back against the cage.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nurmagomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcgregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgregor tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Mcgregor back against the cage.
Mcgregor wants to get back to striking at distance but Nurmagomedov won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Mcgregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nurmagomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mcgregor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nurmagomedov fails with the takedown.
Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch.
Mcgregor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mcgregor up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgregor backwards.
Mcgregor tries a body shot but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgregor.
Still in the clinch, Nurmagomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgregor has had enough of the clinch but Nurmagomedov keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcgregor or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mcgregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgregor breaks from the clinch.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcgregor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and pushes Mcgregor back into the cage.
A short left from Nurmagomedov.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nurmagomedov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nurmagomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov stalling in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov works on Mcgregor's body with a couple of short punches.
Nurmagomedov is working Mcgregor over against the cage.
Mcgregor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov has Mcgregor pressed against the cage.
Nurmagomedov stalling.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand.
Nurmagomedov is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Nurmagomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov prevents a body shot from Mcgregor.
Nurmagomedov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nurmagomedov lands with a left to the head.
Mcgregor misses with some punches.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nurmagomedov throws a big uppercut that drops Mcgregor! More strikes from Nurmagomedov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mcgregor lies dazed against the cage as Nurmagomedov celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
During a confident post fight interview, Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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