Post by The Sandmen on Jun 16, 2014 19:31:36 GMT -5
Conor McGregor looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Urijah Faber is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
0:31 Round 1 and Notorious is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Notorious measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
Pitty-pat punches from Faber
Conor McGregor doesn't flinch.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Conor McGregor to fight back!
Faber is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber looks to be in very good shape.
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
Notorious has a small cut in his Left cheek
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
1:17 Round 1 and Notorious is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Notorious launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Urijah Faber blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and frees his leg!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Conor McGregor uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Conor McGregor pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Notorious jumps and tries to free his leg! Faber doesn't allow this but Conor McGregor is able to get half guard here.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Faber
Faber 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.
Notorious tries to jump to side mount.
Urijah Faber closed his guard around Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to show some ground skills
Urijah Faber put Notorious in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Faber
Notorious tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Faber from the side mount!
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Conor McGregor looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Conor McGregor slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
Faber has a small cut in his Nose
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Conor McGregor controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
Notorious knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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
Conor McGregor doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Faber's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Conor McGregor's punches
Faber measures the resilience of Notorious's chin with an uppercut while Notorious lands some great crosses.
Faber has a small cut in his Right eye
Faber pushes Conor McGregor and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Faber launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Notorious's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Faber tries to open up Conor McGregor's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Notorious in the side of the head
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Faber is throwing a flurry of punches!
Conor McGregor just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber takes a break to breathe while holding Conor McGregor.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes Conor McGregor againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Notorious cannot escape Urijah Faber's clinch! Urijah Faber is just brutalizing Notorious with punches time and time again!
Notorious's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Faber blocks Conor McGregor's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Notorious ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
Faber is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Faber leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Notorious's Forehead is beginning to swell
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Urijah Faber uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
Faber is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Notorious's side.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Notorious's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Notorious's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Forehead
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Notorious
Faber works on the ground with his fingers over Notorious's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Notorious
Faber sits over his knees and pushes away Notorious's leg!
Urijah Faber is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Notorious's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Faber tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Notorious is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Faber is in rear mount over Notorious
Urijah Faber Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Conor McGregor is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Notorious was not intelligently defending himself!
Notorious has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (GnP) at 3:24 Round 2
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/15 (47%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 388 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/11 (82%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/41 (63%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 388 s
The Sandmen have no answer for wrestling. Conor was dominating this one until the takedown.
Urijah Faber is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
0:31 Round 1 and Notorious is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Notorious measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
Pitty-pat punches from Faber
Conor McGregor doesn't flinch.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Conor McGregor to fight back!
Faber is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber looks to be in very good shape.
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
Notorious has a small cut in his Left cheek
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
1:17 Round 1 and Notorious is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Notorious launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Urijah Faber blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and frees his leg!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Conor McGregor uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Conor McGregor pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Notorious jumps and tries to free his leg! Faber doesn't allow this but Conor McGregor is able to get half guard here.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Faber
Faber 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.
Notorious tries to jump to side mount.
Urijah Faber closed his guard around Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to show some ground skills
Urijah Faber put Notorious in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Faber
Notorious tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Faber from the side mount!
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Conor McGregor looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Conor McGregor slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
Faber has a small cut in his Nose
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Conor McGregor controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
Notorious knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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
Conor McGregor doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Faber's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Conor McGregor's punches
Faber measures the resilience of Notorious's chin with an uppercut while Notorious lands some great crosses.
Faber has a small cut in his Right eye
Faber pushes Conor McGregor and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Faber launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Notorious's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Faber tries to open up Conor McGregor's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Notorious in the side of the head
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Faber is throwing a flurry of punches!
Conor McGregor just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber takes a break to breathe while holding Conor McGregor.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes Conor McGregor againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Notorious cannot escape Urijah Faber's clinch! Urijah Faber is just brutalizing Notorious with punches time and time again!
Notorious's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Faber blocks Conor McGregor's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Notorious ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
Faber is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Faber leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Notorious's Forehead is beginning to swell
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Urijah Faber uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Notorious
Faber is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Notorious's side.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Notorious tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Notorious's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Notorious's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Forehead
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Notorious
Faber works on the ground with his fingers over Notorious's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Notorious
Faber sits over his knees and pushes away Notorious's leg!
Urijah Faber is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Notorious's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Faber tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Notorious is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Faber is in rear mount over Notorious
Urijah Faber Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Conor McGregor is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Notorious was not intelligently defending himself!
Notorious has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (GnP) at 3:24 Round 2
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/15 (47%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 388 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/11 (82%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/41 (63%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 388 s
The Sandmen have no answer for wrestling. Conor was dominating this one until the takedown.