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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neil Stephens (ranked 1521 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Cillian McCoy (ranked 171 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neil Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cillian McCoy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCoy manages to avoid it.
McCoy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCoy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCoy lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for McCoy. That snapped Stephens's head back.
Stephens lands with a right hand.
McCoy misses with a lunging right hand
so Stephens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stephens tries to free his leg and advance position but McCoy is retaining full guard.
McCoy controlling Stephens's posture.
Stephens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stephens wants to pass the guard but McCoy is keeping the position.
McCoy looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stephens throws a big right hand that misses.
Stephens has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stephens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stephens is pushing down on McCoy's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCoy is fighting to maintain full guard but Stephens has managed to sneak the leg through.
McCoy is looking to improve his position.
McCoy has a hand on Stephens's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Stephens takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Stephens working McCoy over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Stephens.
McCoy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stephens avoids the attempt from McCoy to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stephens lands with some strikes.
Stephens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy working to try and regain half guard.
McCoy wants to hold on but Stephens pushes him away.
Stephens connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stephens with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stephens breaks from McCoy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stephens lands a big shot there that rocks McCoy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McCoy is bucking up trying to escape but Stephens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McCoy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy tries to reverse the position but Stephens maintains control.
McCoy is still in real trouble! Can Stephens finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephens postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt McCoy bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Stephens and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Stephens!
As Neil Stephens got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yo, guys, this is crazy! I can't believe I won... like I just work hard, and kinda know things can happen, so you go with it. But I'll this one man, no question!'.
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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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