Post by The Sandmen on Oct 16, 2017 8:29:15 GMT -5
Gilbert Melendez looks very relaxed.
Conor McGregor raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Incredible haymaker from Gilbert Melendez!
You can see Conor McGregor's head being snapped backwards!
Notorious launches a furious hook!
That hits Giblert's chin like a wrecking ball! Giblert loses balance and goes to the mat.
Giblert's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious is standing while Giblert is on the ground on his back
Notorious looks to be in very good shape.
Notorious launches a kick to Giblert's thigh
Loud pop!
Notorious is standing while Giblert is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor steps back and allows Giblert to get back to his feet.
Gilbert Melendez is on his feet again.
Notorious goes for a low kick..
Giblert avoids the deadly blow.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
A punch from Conor McGregor
grazes Giblert's right cheek.
There is a small laceration on Gilbert Melendez's Right cheek
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Giblert may be in trouble!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Notorious fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Conor McGregor gets sloppy and Gilbert Melendez tries to take advantage...
Gilbert Melendez charges at Notorious throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Notorious is rocked!
Notorious has a small cut in his Mouth
Superb haymaker by Notorious
Giblert manages to move aside
Conor McGregor and Giblert engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Conor McGregor is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Giblert steps forward
Conor McGregor catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Giblert grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Notorious struggles... Gilbert Melendez is unable to take him down
Giblert misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Incredible haymaker from Conor McGregor!
You can see Gilbert Melendez's head being snapped backwards!
Giblert's Nose is beginning to swell
Gilbert Melendez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Notorious goes down.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Notorious
Giblert gets a good position on the ground. ..
Notorious holds Gilbert Melendez arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Notorious
Giblert moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor attempts to move to full guard
Gilbert Melendez keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Notorious
Gilbert Melendez storms over Notorious with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Conor McGregor blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Conor McGregor attempts to move to full guard
Conor McGregor manages to switch to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Giblert's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Giblert blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Gilbert Melendez moves to better his position on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Gilbert Melendez
surprises Notorious!
Notorious has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Left eye) at 3:27 Round 1
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/14 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 1/6 (17%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 62 s
Ohhh noooo. A terrible call to end what was shaping up to be a really good, exciting fight. Despite the stoppage, McGregor was winning, and had done more damage to Giblert than he had received. Both were just getting into the groove when it was prematurely concluded. Dang, docs. Let them fight. That said, at least this one was by the eye, but still - do we really need to say "small" cut, to add the insult to injury here? I wanted to see this fight.
Conor McGregor raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Incredible haymaker from Gilbert Melendez!
You can see Conor McGregor's head being snapped backwards!
Notorious launches a furious hook!
That hits Giblert's chin like a wrecking ball! Giblert loses balance and goes to the mat.
Giblert's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious is standing while Giblert is on the ground on his back
Notorious looks to be in very good shape.
Notorious launches a kick to Giblert's thigh
Loud pop!
Notorious is standing while Giblert is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor steps back and allows Giblert to get back to his feet.
Gilbert Melendez is on his feet again.
Notorious goes for a low kick..
Giblert avoids the deadly blow.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
A punch from Conor McGregor
grazes Giblert's right cheek.
There is a small laceration on Gilbert Melendez's Right cheek
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Giblert may be in trouble!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Notorious fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Conor McGregor gets sloppy and Gilbert Melendez tries to take advantage...
Gilbert Melendez charges at Notorious throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Notorious is rocked!
Notorious has a small cut in his Mouth
Superb haymaker by Notorious
Giblert manages to move aside
Conor McGregor and Giblert engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Conor McGregor is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Giblert steps forward
Conor McGregor catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Giblert grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Notorious struggles... Gilbert Melendez is unable to take him down
Giblert misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Incredible haymaker from Conor McGregor!
You can see Gilbert Melendez's head being snapped backwards!
Giblert's Nose is beginning to swell
Gilbert Melendez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Notorious goes down.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Notorious
Giblert gets a good position on the ground. ..
Notorious holds Gilbert Melendez arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Notorious
Giblert moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor attempts to move to full guard
Gilbert Melendez keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Notorious
Gilbert Melendez storms over Notorious with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Conor McGregor blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Conor McGregor attempts to move to full guard
Conor McGregor manages to switch to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Giblert's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Giblert blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Gilbert Melendez moves to better his position on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Gilbert Melendez
surprises Notorious!
Notorious has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Left eye) at 3:27 Round 1
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/14 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 1/6 (17%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 62 s
Ohhh noooo. A terrible call to end what was shaping up to be a really good, exciting fight. Despite the stoppage, McGregor was winning, and had done more damage to Giblert than he had received. Both were just getting into the groove when it was prematurely concluded. Dang, docs. Let them fight. That said, at least this one was by the eye, but still - do we really need to say "small" cut, to add the insult to injury here? I wanted to see this fight.