Post by The Sandmen on Jul 16, 2013 12:56:01 GMT -5
Conor McGregor doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Diego Sanchez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Diego Sanchez has found an opening in the defense of Notorious, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Notorious's ribs.
Conor McGregor fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Incredible haymaker from Diego Sanchez!
You can see Conor McGregor's head being snapped backwards!
Diego jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Diego Sanchez pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Diego with uppercuts!
Diego is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Diego is unable to escape!
Diego Sanchez pushes away Notorious trying to keep the fight at striking range
Notorious stumbles backwards and Diego Sanchez circles to get the center of the cage
Diego Sanchez goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Diego Sanchez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Notorious has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Diego!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Notorious hyper-extended his leg
Diego cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Notorious can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Nice punch by Conor McGregor
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Diego's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious showing excellent timing, blasts Diego Sanchez with a right hand.
Great hook by Conor McGregor! Diego Sanchez is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Diego has a small cut in his Left cheek
Notorious is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor steps back and allows Diego to get back to his feet.
Diego Sanchez is on his feet again.
Diego Sanchez goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Diego Sanchez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Diego Sanchez
surprises Notorious!
Diego Sanchez and Notorious engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Diego Sanchez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Diego!
Notorious stumbles backwards after that one!
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Notorious!
Nice move by Diego who clinches and pushes Notorious against the cage
Conor McGregor tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diego is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Notorious's face while in the clinch!
Notorious can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Diego pushes Conor McGregor against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Notorious's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Diego Sanchez!
That one almost breaks Notorious's chin! He is knocked down!
Notorious's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Diego Sanchez has left Notorious staggered! Diego Sanchez should try push forward now and finish this!
Diego is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Diego is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Back to the beginning! Conor McGregor is standing now.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Diego feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
Conor McGregor jabs at Diego
to no visible effect.
Conor McGregor swings...
...no good.
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Notorious Hyper-extended his arm
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Diego Sanchez storms over Notorious with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Diego doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Notorious's face with his elbows!
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Diego Sanchez looks to pass to mount...
Diego slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Conor McGregor.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Diego fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Conor McGregor's arm and tries an armbar!
Diego launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Conor McGregor's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Notorious taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Diego Sanchez by Submission (Armbar) at 4:19 Round 1
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 47 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 15/22 (68%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 44 s
Diego in elite form. Conor in "developing fighter" form.
Diego Sanchez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Diego Sanchez has found an opening in the defense of Notorious, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Notorious's ribs.
Conor McGregor fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Incredible haymaker from Diego Sanchez!
You can see Conor McGregor's head being snapped backwards!
Diego jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Diego Sanchez pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Diego with uppercuts!
Diego is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Diego is unable to escape!
Diego Sanchez pushes away Notorious trying to keep the fight at striking range
Notorious stumbles backwards and Diego Sanchez circles to get the center of the cage
Diego Sanchez goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Diego Sanchez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Notorious has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Diego!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Notorious hyper-extended his leg
Diego cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Notorious can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Nice punch by Conor McGregor
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Diego's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious showing excellent timing, blasts Diego Sanchez with a right hand.
Great hook by Conor McGregor! Diego Sanchez is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Diego has a small cut in his Left cheek
Notorious is standing while Diego is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor steps back and allows Diego to get back to his feet.
Diego Sanchez is on his feet again.
Diego Sanchez goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Diego Sanchez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Diego Sanchez
surprises Notorious!
Diego Sanchez and Notorious engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Diego Sanchez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Diego!
Notorious stumbles backwards after that one!
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Notorious!
Nice move by Diego who clinches and pushes Notorious against the cage
Conor McGregor tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diego is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Notorious's face while in the clinch!
Notorious can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Diego pushes Conor McGregor against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Notorious's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Diego Sanchez!
That one almost breaks Notorious's chin! He is knocked down!
Notorious's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Diego Sanchez has left Notorious staggered! Diego Sanchez should try push forward now and finish this!
Diego is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor kicks his legs trying to keep Diego Sanchez away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Diego is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Back to the beginning! Conor McGregor is standing now.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Diego feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
Conor McGregor jabs at Diego
to no visible effect.
Conor McGregor swings...
...no good.
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Notorious Hyper-extended his arm
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Diego Sanchez storms over Notorious with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Diego doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Notorious's face with his elbows!
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Diego Sanchez looks to pass to mount...
Diego slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Conor McGregor.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Diego fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Conor McGregor's arm and tries an armbar!
Diego launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Conor McGregor's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Notorious taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Diego Sanchez by Submission (Armbar) at 4:19 Round 1
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 47 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 15/22 (68%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 44 s
Diego in elite form. Conor in "developing fighter" form.