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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Mcgregor (ranked 4039 p4p, 4710 weight class) and Cassius Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassius Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor dives in and grabs Barboza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barboza pushes down on Mcgregor's head and hops out.
Barboza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mcgregor is looking to get back to his feet here but Barboza is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mcgregor's back.
Barboza trying to control.
Barboza missing with punches from the back.
Mcgregor defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mcgregor trying to control the hands but Barboza breaks the grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Barboza.
Mcgregor tries to break free.
Barboza throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mcgregor!
Barboza keeps control of the position as Mcgregor tries to break free.
Barboza biding his time, controlling Mcgregor.
Mcgregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barboza on the ground.
Barboza missing with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mcgregor to escape the position.
Barboza really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mcgregor.
Mcgregor surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Mcgregor defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Barboza has got one arm under Mcgregor's chin. This could be trouble... Mcgregor trying to control the other hand but Barboza gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Mcgregor has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cassius Barboza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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