Post by The Sandmen on Sept 13, 2018 7:50:05 GMT -5
Gilbert Melendez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Giblert and Notorious move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid jabs from Conor McGregor.
Giblert defends.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Giblert throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor moves forward and launches a low kick.
Giblert blocks that.
Giblert throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Notorious's defense muffles the blows.
Conor McGregor fires an unorthodox punch to Giblert's torso
that goes wide.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Gilbert Melendez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Notorious's chin! That stops Notorious in his tracks!
Notorious's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Right eye
Conor McGregor is measuring Giblert with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Gilbert Melendez throws a looping left hand...
Notorious moves aside and dodges.
Giblert 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 fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Giblert's chin
Notorious launches a furious low kick!
Giblert receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Giblert hyper-extended his left leg
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Conor McGregor can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Lightning fast low kick from Notorious!
Giblert blocks that kick with his leg.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Gilbert Melendez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Notorious's chin! That stops Notorious in his tracks!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Giblert decides to launch some tentative punches
Gilbert Melendez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Notorious's Right eye is beginning to swell
Conor McGregor takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Giblert throws a lazy kick
Notorious blocks and keeps his distance.
Notorious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gilbert Melendez's punches
Notorious is on the receiving end of a great combo by Giblert.
Notorious cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Giblert can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Notorious follows Gilbert Melendez
only to get counter punched in a big way! Notorious needs to stop playing Gilbert Melendez's game or he'll get knocked out!
Gilbert Melendez and Notorious engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Conor McGregor!
Giblert ducks under...
Giblert tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gilbert Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Conor McGregor is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Giblert into his guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Giblert's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert 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 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious launches a few weak punches
Giblert blocks them effectively.
Conor McGregor gets sloppy and Gilbert Melendez tries to take advantage...
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
Notorious is not making himself an easy target.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert leans back...
Notorious eyes him warily.
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Giblert is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Giblert tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez attempts to move to full guard
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Giblert
Notorious tries to escape from closed guard...
Notorious struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez attempts to move to full guard
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez 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 closed guard over Giblert
Notorious is in closed guard... Giblert tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Giblert's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Giblert
Notorious sits over his knees and pushes away Giblert's leg!
Conor McGregor is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Gilbert Melendez.
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Round 2
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Conor McGregor closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Conor McGregor steps forward and fires a high kick!
Giblert blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Notorious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gilbert Melendez's punches
Notorious measures the resilience of Giblert's chin with an uppercut while Giblert lands some great crosses.
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Gilbert Melendez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Here comes Conor McGregor with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Giblert's ribs!
Gilbert Melendez attempts a sweep single...
Gilbert Melendez catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Giblert.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Giblert 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 Gilbert Melendez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gilbert Melendez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Giblert tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Conor McGregor doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez 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 Gilbert Melendez
Conor McGregor aggressively and repeatedly punches Giblert.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Gilbert Melendez's Chin
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Gilbert Melendez moves to half guard.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez attempts to move to full guard
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez 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 closed guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez 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 2:45 in the 2 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez 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 closed guard over Giblert
Notorious positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Giblert's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Notorious misses a step and Gilbert Melendez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Notorious is in closed guard... Giblert tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Gilbert Melendez moves to better his position on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gilbert Melendez pushes Conor McGregor down and prevents his attempts to escape
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Giblert is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Gilbert Melendez for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Notorious time to recover. Conor McGregor seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Giblert moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Notorious with a double overhooks!
Conor McGregor charges at Giblert throwing flurries left and right.
Gilbert Melendez gets out of the way.
Giblert tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gilbert Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Conor McGregor is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Giblert into his guard.
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.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to move on the ground and shows Gilbert Melendez 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! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert tries to escape from the closed guard
Giblert succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Notorious
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Notorious tries to close his guard around Giblert
He is not able to do it
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Notorious
Gilbert Melendez tries to pass to half guard...
Conor McGregor can't prevent his opponent from passing. Giblert looks to work from 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
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Giblert's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Conor McGregor.
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Round 3
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Gilbert Melendez attempts a sweep single...
Gilbert Melendez catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Giblert.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious looks to be in very good shape.
Giblert is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
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 Giblert's moves.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
An overhand right from Gilbert Melendez that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Notorious's stops that one with his face! How is Notorious standing?!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Notorious cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Giblert can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gilbert Melendez tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Notorious's face
Notorious's Mouth is beginning to swell
Giblert throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The two exchange wildly
Giblert is connecting with a few punches
Notorious's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Chin
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Giblert moves forward looking for some action
Gilbert Melendez shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Gilbert Melendez!
That one almost breaks Notorious's chin! He is knocked down!
The ref pulls off Gilbert Melendez! Notorious seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Notorious's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Chin
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by TKO (Uppercut) at 1:48 Round 3
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 32/47 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/28 (54%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 13/29 (45%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/21 (19%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Destruction.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
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Giblert and Notorious move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid jabs from Conor McGregor.
Giblert defends.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Giblert throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor moves forward and launches a low kick.
Giblert blocks that.
Giblert throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Notorious's defense muffles the blows.
Conor McGregor fires an unorthodox punch to Giblert's torso
that goes wide.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Gilbert Melendez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Notorious's chin! That stops Notorious in his tracks!
Notorious's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Right eye
Conor McGregor is measuring Giblert with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Gilbert Melendez throws a looping left hand...
Notorious moves aside and dodges.
Giblert 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 fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Giblert's chin
Notorious launches a furious low kick!
Giblert receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Giblert hyper-extended his left leg
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Conor McGregor can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Lightning fast low kick from Notorious!
Giblert blocks that kick with his leg.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Gilbert Melendez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Notorious's chin! That stops Notorious in his tracks!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Giblert decides to launch some tentative punches
Gilbert Melendez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Notorious's Right eye is beginning to swell
Conor McGregor takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Giblert throws a lazy kick
Notorious blocks and keeps his distance.
Notorious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gilbert Melendez's punches
Notorious is on the receiving end of a great combo by Giblert.
Notorious cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Giblert can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Notorious follows Gilbert Melendez
only to get counter punched in a big way! Notorious needs to stop playing Gilbert Melendez's game or he'll get knocked out!
Gilbert Melendez and Notorious engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Conor McGregor!
Giblert ducks under...
Giblert tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gilbert Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Conor McGregor is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Giblert into his guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Giblert's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert 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 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.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious launches a few weak punches
Giblert blocks them effectively.
Conor McGregor gets sloppy and Gilbert Melendez tries to take advantage...
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
Notorious is not making himself an easy target.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert leans back...
Notorious eyes him warily.
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Giblert is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Giblert tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez attempts to move to full guard
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Giblert
Notorious tries to escape from closed guard...
Notorious struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez attempts to move to full guard
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez 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 closed guard over Giblert
Notorious is in closed guard... Giblert tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Giblert's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Giblert
Notorious sits over his knees and pushes away Giblert's leg!
Conor McGregor is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Gilbert Melendez.
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Round 2
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Conor McGregor closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Conor McGregor steps forward and fires a high kick!
Giblert blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Notorious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gilbert Melendez's punches
Notorious measures the resilience of Giblert's chin with an uppercut while Giblert lands some great crosses.
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Gilbert Melendez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Here comes Conor McGregor with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Giblert's ribs!
Gilbert Melendez attempts a sweep single...
Gilbert Melendez catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Giblert.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Giblert 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 Gilbert Melendez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gilbert Melendez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Giblert tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Conor McGregor doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez 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 Gilbert Melendez
Conor McGregor aggressively and repeatedly punches Giblert.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Gilbert Melendez's Chin
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Gilbert Melendez moves to half guard.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez attempts to move to full guard
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez 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 closed guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez 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 2:45 in the 2 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Giblert
Gilbert Melendez 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 closed guard over Giblert
Notorious positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Giblert's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Notorious misses a step and Gilbert Melendez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Notorious is in closed guard... Giblert tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Gilbert Melendez moves to better his position on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gilbert Melendez pushes Conor McGregor down and prevents his attempts to escape
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Giblert is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Gilbert Melendez for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Notorious time to recover. Conor McGregor seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Giblert moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Notorious with a double overhooks!
Conor McGregor charges at Giblert throwing flurries left and right.
Gilbert Melendez gets out of the way.
Giblert tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gilbert Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Conor McGregor is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Giblert into his guard.
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.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to move on the ground and shows Gilbert Melendez 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! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert tries to escape from the closed guard
Giblert succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Notorious
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Notorious tries to close his guard around Giblert
He is not able to do it
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Notorious
Gilbert Melendez tries to pass to half guard...
Conor McGregor can't prevent his opponent from passing. Giblert looks to work from 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
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Giblert's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Conor McGregor.
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Round 3
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Gilbert Melendez attempts a sweep single...
Gilbert Melendez catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Giblert.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious looks to be in very good shape.
Giblert is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
Giblert leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Notorious
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 Giblert's moves.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
An overhand right from Gilbert Melendez that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Notorious's stops that one with his face! How is Notorious standing?!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Notorious cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Giblert can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gilbert Melendez tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Notorious's face
Notorious's Mouth is beginning to swell
Giblert throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The two exchange wildly
Giblert is connecting with a few punches
Notorious's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Chin
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Giblert moves forward looking for some action
Gilbert Melendez shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Gilbert Melendez!
That one almost breaks Notorious's chin! He is knocked down!
The ref pulls off Gilbert Melendez! Notorious seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Notorious's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Chin
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by TKO (Uppercut) at 1:48 Round 3
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 32/47 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/28 (54%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 13/29 (45%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/21 (19%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Destruction.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!