Post by The Sandmen on Sept 1, 2015 13:00:58 GMT -5
Joachim Hansen looks very relaxed.
Conor McGregor is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Conor McGregor's mind is definitely in the fight, Hansen just got nailed! Conor McGregor saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Hansen is going to have a headache after this one.
Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Conor McGregor
Great move by Hansen who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor pushes away Hansen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hansen doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Conor McGregor
Hansen is trying to counter now!
a flying knee from Joachim Hansen towards Notorious
Conor McGregor was hit in the abdomen, powerful strike sents him to the mat
Hansen is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor launches an up-kick intended for Joachim Hansen's head...
It lands flush with Joachim Hansen's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Hansen is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Joachim Hansen opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Notorious's guard.
Notorious didn't see that coming. Hansen is in open guard over Notorious now.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen storms over Notorious with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hansen doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Notorious's face with his elbows!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Conor McGregor can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hansen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Conor McGregor's guard...
Joachim Hansen passes momentarily but Conor McGregor sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Hansen moves on the ground
Joachim Hansen moves to side mount
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Conor McGregor can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Notorious measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Conor McGregor's arm and tries an armbar!
Notorious holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Notorious's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Joachim Hansen.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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 side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Notorious blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Conor McGregor tries to take advantage...
Notorious gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Joachim Hansen! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Joachim Hansen doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Nose
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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 move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen tries to move on the ground and shows Conor McGregor a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hansen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Hansen's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Notorious positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Conor McGregor rolls Joachim Hansen to his stomach and takes his back!
Notorious is in rear mount over Hansen
Notorious tries to get a hook in!
Hansen rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to move to full guard
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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 Notorious's moves.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Hansen
Conor McGregor pushes Joachim Hansen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Notorious jumps and tries to free his leg! Hansen doesn't allow this but Conor McGregor is able to get half guard here.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Hansen
Conor McGregor tries to free his leg
Conor McGregor uses some of his skill by jumping out of Hansen's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Notorious positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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 Notorious's moves.
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Conor McGregor looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Conor McGregor slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Conor McGregor rolls Joachim Hansen to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Notorious is in rear mount over Hansen
Notorious fires a barrage of punches at Hansen's head!
The punches go wide.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Joachim Hansen to fight back!
Hansen has Notorious controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Hansen manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Notorious
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Hansen launches a kick
but Conor McGregor avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Conor McGregor, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Notorious!
Nice move by Hansen who clinches and pushes Notorious against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Joachim Hansen is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Notorious's face.
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Hansen with uppercuts!
Nothing that Hansen must fear as he blocks nicely
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Notorious is launching some bone breaking punches to Hansen's ribs while in the clinch.
Hansen blocks.
Notorious misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hansen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Conor McGregor's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious works on the ground with his fingers over Hansen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Hansen
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Hansen's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Conor McGregor's guard...
Joachim Hansen manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Joachim Hansen to fight back!
Joachim Hansen tries to free his leg
Joachim Hansen uses some of his skill by jumping out of Notorious's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen 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!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Body shots by Joachim Hansen
Solid blows to Notorious's abdomen.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Joachim Hansen throws down elbows...
Notorious is not making himself an easy target.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Joachim Hansen takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Conor McGregor shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Conor McGregor breaks that americana attempt!
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Conor McGregor tries to take advantage...
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Joachim Hansen keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Conor McGregor moves to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen pushes Notorious's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hansen who is in full mount! Notorious is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Joachim Hansen keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen 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! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Conor McGregor.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Lightning fast low kick from Notorious!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Hansen hyper-extended his leg
Joachim Hansen and Notorious engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Conor McGregor is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Hansen 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.
Conor McGregor and Hansen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Hansen attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Notorious's kick.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joachim Hansen tries a high kick!
Notorious was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Notorious's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Left cheek
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
A bad move from Conor McGregor
allows Hansen to land a solid head kick.
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Nose
Joachim Hansen attempts to cut off Notorious with punches
Notorious reels from the strikes.
Notorious decides to launch some tentative punches
Hansen launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Notorious with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Hansen decides to launch some tentative punches
Joachim Hansen takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Notorious's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
A left hook from Hansen
grazes the chin of Notorious.
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
Hansen is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Joachim Hansen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Notorious is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Notorious
Hansen 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!
Notorious's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hansen is in rear mount over Notorious
Notorious tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen 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! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Hansen is in rear mount over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Notorious misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Joachim Hansen positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Notorious's abdomen
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen 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!
Notorious's Mouth is beginning to swell
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Conor McGregor's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Joachim Hansen appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Notorious Hyper-extended his left arm
Hansen is locking that Armbar...
Notorious holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Notorious's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Joachim Hansen.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Conor McGregor in his guard.
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Hansen
Notorious is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Joachim Hansen keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Joachim Hansen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Notorious misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Notorious tries to escape from the full mount...
Joachim Hansen is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Notorious's chin! That stops Notorious in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Left eye
Conor McGregor seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Joachim Hansen!
Hansen steps backwards away from Conor McGregor. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Notorious doesn't stop bleeding.
Conor McGregor takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Notorious doesn't stop bleeding.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Hansen.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Conor McGregor.
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Round 4
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Conor McGregor continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Brutal-looking high kick from Joachim Hansen!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Notorious has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Joachim Hansen by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Forehead) at 0:17 Round 4
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 15/20 (75%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/41 (61%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 625 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/37 (59%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 645 s
Another great fight, with a very unfortunate finish. Both delivered, both received, both brought fight and took fight.
Conor McGregor is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Conor McGregor's mind is definitely in the fight, Hansen just got nailed! Conor McGregor saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Hansen is going to have a headache after this one.
Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Conor McGregor
Great move by Hansen who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor pushes away Hansen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hansen doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Conor McGregor
Hansen is trying to counter now!
a flying knee from Joachim Hansen towards Notorious
Conor McGregor was hit in the abdomen, powerful strike sents him to the mat
Hansen is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor launches an up-kick intended for Joachim Hansen's head...
It lands flush with Joachim Hansen's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Hansen is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Joachim Hansen opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Notorious's guard.
Notorious didn't see that coming. Hansen is in open guard over Notorious now.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen storms over Notorious with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hansen doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Notorious's face with his elbows!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Conor McGregor can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hansen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Conor McGregor's guard...
Joachim Hansen passes momentarily but Conor McGregor sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Hansen moves on the ground
Joachim Hansen moves to side mount
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Conor McGregor can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Notorious measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Conor McGregor's arm and tries an armbar!
Notorious holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Notorious's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Joachim Hansen.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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 side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Notorious blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Conor McGregor tries to take advantage...
Notorious gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Joachim Hansen! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Joachim Hansen doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Nose
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen 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 move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen tries to move on the ground and shows Conor McGregor a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hansen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Hansen's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Notorious positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Conor McGregor rolls Joachim Hansen to his stomach and takes his back!
Notorious is in rear mount over Hansen
Notorious tries to get a hook in!
Hansen rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to move to full guard
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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 Notorious's moves.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Hansen
Conor McGregor pushes Joachim Hansen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Notorious jumps and tries to free his leg! Hansen doesn't allow this but Conor McGregor is able to get half guard here.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Hansen
Conor McGregor tries to free his leg
Conor McGregor uses some of his skill by jumping out of Hansen's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Notorious positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hansen's being punished here!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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 Notorious's moves.
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Conor McGregor looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Conor McGregor slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Conor McGregor rolls Joachim Hansen to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Notorious is in rear mount over Hansen
Notorious fires a barrage of punches at Hansen's head!
The punches go wide.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Joachim Hansen to fight back!
Hansen has Notorious controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Hansen manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Notorious
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Hansen launches a kick
but Conor McGregor avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Conor McGregor, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Joachim Hansen fakes a punch and launches himself over Notorious!
Nice move by Hansen who clinches and pushes Notorious against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Joachim Hansen is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
Crushing blow to Notorious's face.
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Hansen with uppercuts!
Nothing that Hansen must fear as he blocks nicely
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Notorious is launching some bone breaking punches to Hansen's ribs while in the clinch.
Hansen blocks.
Notorious misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hansen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Conor McGregor's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious works on the ground with his fingers over Hansen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Hansen
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Hansen's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Conor McGregor's guard...
Joachim Hansen manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Joachim Hansen to fight back!
Joachim Hansen tries to free his leg
Joachim Hansen uses some of his skill by jumping out of Notorious's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen 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!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Body shots by Joachim Hansen
Solid blows to Notorious's abdomen.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Joachim Hansen throws down elbows...
Notorious is not making himself an easy target.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Joachim Hansen takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Conor McGregor shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Conor McGregor breaks that americana attempt!
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Conor McGregor tries to take advantage...
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Joachim Hansen keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Conor McGregor moves to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Notorious
Joachim Hansen pushes Notorious's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hansen who is in full mount! Notorious is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Joachim Hansen keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen 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! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Conor McGregor.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Lightning fast low kick from Notorious!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Hansen hyper-extended his leg
Joachim Hansen and Notorious engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Conor McGregor is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Hansen 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.
Conor McGregor and Hansen engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Hansen attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Notorious's kick.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joachim Hansen tries a high kick!
Notorious was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Notorious's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Left cheek
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
A bad move from Conor McGregor
allows Hansen to land a solid head kick.
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Nose
Joachim Hansen attempts to cut off Notorious with punches
Notorious reels from the strikes.
Notorious decides to launch some tentative punches
Hansen launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Notorious with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Hansen decides to launch some tentative punches
Joachim Hansen takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Notorious's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
A left hook from Hansen
grazes the chin of Notorious.
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
Hansen is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Joachim Hansen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Notorious is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Notorious
Hansen 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!
Notorious's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hansen is in rear mount over Notorious
Notorious tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen 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! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Hansen is in rear mount over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Notorious misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Joachim Hansen positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Notorious's abdomen
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen 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!
Notorious's Mouth is beginning to swell
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Conor McGregor's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Joachim Hansen appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Notorious Hyper-extended his left arm
Hansen is locking that Armbar...
Notorious holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Notorious's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Joachim Hansen.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen attempts to trap Conor McGregor in his guard.
Joachim Hansen manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Hansen
Notorious is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Hansen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joachim Hansen controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Joachim Hansen keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Joachim Hansen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Notorious misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Notorious tries to escape from the full mount...
Joachim Hansen is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Notorious's chin! That stops Notorious in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Left eye
Conor McGregor seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Joachim Hansen!
Hansen steps backwards away from Conor McGregor. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Notorious doesn't stop bleeding.
Conor McGregor takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Notorious doesn't stop bleeding.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Hansen.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Conor McGregor.
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Round 4
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Conor McGregor continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Brutal-looking high kick from Joachim Hansen!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Notorious has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Joachim Hansen by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Forehead) at 0:17 Round 4
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 15/20 (75%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/41 (61%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 625 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/37 (59%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 645 s
Another great fight, with a very unfortunate finish. Both delivered, both received, both brought fight and took fight.