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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 08, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Mcgregor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Don quickly recovers to half guard.
Mcgregor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcgregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Don is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Mcgregor controlling from mount.
Don working to try and regain half guard.
#SUB#
Mcgregor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Don manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mcgregor wants to control but Don is keeping him busy.
Don should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T1#
Mcgregor takes a little break here. Don wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mcgregor scores with punches from side control.
Don is looking for a sweep.
Mcgregor working the ground and pound.
Mcgregor working the ground and pound from side control.
Mcgregor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Don tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Don's face as Mcgregor controls the position. #T2#
Don is trying to improve his position.
Don wants to control but Mcgregor postures up.
Don throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Don is looking for a sweep.
Mcgregor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Don keeps working.
Mcgregor advances to full mount.
Don is trying to reverse the position but instead Mcgregor has taken his back - oops!#T3#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Don trying to control but not successfully.
Don might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcgregor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A lull in the action here.
Don looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T4#
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.#SUB#
Don won't enjoy being in this position. Mcgregor looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Don is tapping - it's over boys! Mcgregor picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Connor Mcgregor!
Connor Mcgregor opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Mcgregor moves in looking to clinch but Dantes pushes him off.
Mcgregor darts in trying to clinch
enabling Dantes to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgregor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcgregor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dantes defends it nicely.
Dantes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes avoids a kick to the body.
Mcgregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT2#It looks like Edmond Dantes has been cut.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but Dantes is having none of it.
Dantes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcgregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.
Edmond Dantes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Mcgregor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dantes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcgregor tries to clinch there but Dantes circles away.
Dantes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mcgregor with a nice calf kick.
Mcgregor shoots in but Dantes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcgregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcgregor tries for a takedown but Dantes circles away easily
and Dantes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edmond Dantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Mcgregor.#T2#
Mcgregor wants to clinch
and Dantes counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcgregor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dantes sprawls well. Dantes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcgregor gets slowly back to his feet.
Dantes misses with a body punch
and Mcgregor counters with a three punch combo that has Dantes backing up. Dantes nods at Mcgregor to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Dantes. No joy for Mcgregor on that attempt.
Dantes missing with a left hand there. Mcgregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcgregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dantes.
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Sloppy strikes from Dantes. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Mcgregor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mcgregor fails with the takedown
letting Dantes counter with a right hand.
Mcgregor looks winded!
Dantes misses with a right hand
and Mcgregor counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Dantes misses its intended target.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcgregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dantes misses with a straight right.
Mcgregor fails with the takedown
and Dantes counters with a straight right hand.
Connor Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Dantes lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgregor's head.
Dantes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mcgregor misses with a head kick.
It looked like Dantes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor defending well as Dantes loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgregor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mcgregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgregor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dantes's waist but Dantes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgregor off to one side.
Dantes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dantes misses with a looping left.
Mcgregor tries to clinch there but Dantes circles away.
Dantes throws a shot from downtown. Mcgregor moves away and avoids it.
Mcgregor misses with a takedown
and Mcgregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Dantes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edmond Dantes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Mcgregor walks straight into a right hand from Dantes - that's dropped him! Dantes jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mcgregor from any more punishment! Mcgregor complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edmond Dantes!
An out of breath Edmond Dantes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Connor Mcgregor had this to say: 'I'll come back strong.
It doesn't end here homie'. |
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