Post by The Sandmen on Jan 11, 2019 8:50:03 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Holloway while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Conor McGregor 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Holloway and Notorious move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Holloway.
Conor McGregor's reflexes save him!
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Notorious throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Max Holloway tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Notorious's face
Notorious has a small cut in his Mouth
Incredible high kick!
Holloway is worried!
Conor McGregor launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Conor McGregor is taking the best of the fight.
Conor McGregor fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Max Holloway! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Holloway's mid-section, he seems hurt
Notorious launches a hook to the body
Bang! Holloway stops that one with his ribs!
Notorious looks to be in very good shape.
Conor McGregor tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Holloway attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Notorious's kick.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Max Holloway to fight back!
A bad move from Conor McGregor
allows Holloway to land a solid head kick.
The two exchange wildly
Holloway is connecting with a few punches
Notorious has a small cut in his Nose
Holloway wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Holloway moves forward and holds Notorious
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Max Holloway pushes away Notorious trying to keep the fight at striking range
Notorious doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Max Holloway
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Notorious goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Conor McGregor is on his back after that attempt
Notorious misses a step and Max Holloway sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Max Holloway!
Notorious is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Notorious's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Holloway leads with a punch
Conor McGregor avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
There is a small laceration on Max Holloway's Left eye
Solid shot from Conor McGregor to the body.
Holloway blocks in time.
Holloway showing excellent timing, blasts Conor McGregor with a right hand.
Great hook by Max Holloway! Conor McGregor is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Notorious tries to hit Max Holloway with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Holloway dodges that
Holloway is trying to counter now!
Holloway launches a kick to Notorious's thigh
Notorious checks that kick!
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Holloway launches a kick to Notorious's thigh
Loud pop!
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Holloway launches a kick to Notorious's thigh
Loud pop!
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Max Holloway creates space and allows Conor McGregor to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Conor McGregor is standing now.
Conor McGregor throws a combo
Max Holloway ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Notorious swings again, only to get countered once more! Notorious is looking bad here!
Max Holloway and Notorious 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 3:55 in the 1 round
Holloway launches a kick
Notorious checks it and keeps distance.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Max Holloway to fight back!
Notorious leads with a punch
Max Holloway avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Holloway jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Max Holloway pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Max Holloway!
That one almost breaks Notorious's chin! He is knocked down!
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Holloway launches a kick to Notorious's thigh
Loud pop!
Notorious hyper-extended his left leg
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Terrible one sided match... Notorious was not ready to fight a fighter of Max Holloway caliber.
Holloway moves backwards and gestures for Conor McGregor to stand up.
Notorious climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Holloway goes to the body...
He punishes Notorious's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Crushing shot to Notorious's body! He's holding his side
Bone shattering straight left hand from Max Holloway!
Notorious is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Max Holloway throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Notorious's chin! That stops Notorious in his tracks!
Notorious's Left eye is beginning to swell
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Max Holloway has to be confident that he won that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Conor McGregor.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Conor McGregor!
Holloway ducks under...
Conor McGregor has found an opening in the defense of Holloway, launching a big uppercut
Max Holloway is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Max Holloway to fight back!
Holloway 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
Notorious has a small cut in his Chin
That punishment by Max Holloway has left Notorious staggered! Max Holloway should try push forward now and finish this!
Max Holloway goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Max Holloway runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
0:46 Round 2 and Holloway is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Holloway looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Conor McGregor's punches
Holloway measures the resilience of Notorious's chin with an uppercut while Notorious lands some great crosses.
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
Shovel hook by Max Holloway
tags Notorious.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Notorious was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Max Holloway by TKO (Shovel hook) at 1:05 Round 2
Statistics: Max Holloway
Punches 31/38 (82%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 56 s
Destruction. Zenith is off with a bang. (Now we wait 20 minutes for the next posted fight, because it's women's fight sim time).
Conor McGregor 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Holloway and Notorious move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Holloway.
Conor McGregor's reflexes save him!
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Notorious throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Max Holloway tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Notorious's face
Notorious has a small cut in his Mouth
Incredible high kick!
Holloway is worried!
Conor McGregor launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Conor McGregor is taking the best of the fight.
Conor McGregor fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Max Holloway! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Holloway's mid-section, he seems hurt
Notorious launches a hook to the body
Bang! Holloway stops that one with his ribs!
Notorious looks to be in very good shape.
Conor McGregor tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Holloway attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Notorious's kick.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Max Holloway to fight back!
A bad move from Conor McGregor
allows Holloway to land a solid head kick.
The two exchange wildly
Holloway is connecting with a few punches
Notorious has a small cut in his Nose
Holloway wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Holloway moves forward and holds Notorious
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Max Holloway pushes away Notorious trying to keep the fight at striking range
Notorious doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Max Holloway
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Notorious goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Conor McGregor is on his back after that attempt
Notorious misses a step and Max Holloway sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Max Holloway!
Notorious is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Notorious's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Holloway leads with a punch
Conor McGregor avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
There is a small laceration on Max Holloway's Left eye
Solid shot from Conor McGregor to the body.
Holloway blocks in time.
Holloway showing excellent timing, blasts Conor McGregor with a right hand.
Great hook by Max Holloway! Conor McGregor is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Notorious tries to hit Max Holloway with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Holloway dodges that
Holloway is trying to counter now!
Holloway launches a kick to Notorious's thigh
Notorious checks that kick!
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Holloway launches a kick to Notorious's thigh
Loud pop!
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Holloway launches a kick to Notorious's thigh
Loud pop!
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Max Holloway creates space and allows Conor McGregor to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Conor McGregor is standing now.
Conor McGregor throws a combo
Max Holloway ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Notorious swings again, only to get countered once more! Notorious is looking bad here!
Max Holloway and Notorious 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 3:55 in the 1 round
Holloway launches a kick
Notorious checks it and keeps distance.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Max Holloway to fight back!
Notorious leads with a punch
Max Holloway avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Holloway jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Max Holloway pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Max Holloway!
That one almost breaks Notorious's chin! He is knocked down!
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Holloway launches a kick to Notorious's thigh
Loud pop!
Notorious hyper-extended his left leg
Holloway is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Terrible one sided match... Notorious was not ready to fight a fighter of Max Holloway caliber.
Holloway moves backwards and gestures for Conor McGregor to stand up.
Notorious climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Holloway goes to the body...
He punishes Notorious's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Crushing shot to Notorious's body! He's holding his side
Bone shattering straight left hand from Max Holloway!
Notorious is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Max Holloway throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Notorious's chin! That stops Notorious in his tracks!
Notorious's Left eye is beginning to swell
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Max Holloway has to be confident that he won that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Conor McGregor.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Conor McGregor!
Holloway ducks under...
Conor McGregor has found an opening in the defense of Holloway, launching a big uppercut
Max Holloway is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Max Holloway to fight back!
Holloway 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
Notorious has a small cut in his Chin
That punishment by Max Holloway has left Notorious staggered! Max Holloway should try push forward now and finish this!
Max Holloway goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Max Holloway runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
0:46 Round 2 and Holloway is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Holloway looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Conor McGregor's punches
Holloway measures the resilience of Notorious's chin with an uppercut while Notorious lands some great crosses.
Notorious's Chin is beginning to swell
Shovel hook by Max Holloway
tags Notorious.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Notorious was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Max Holloway by TKO (Shovel hook) at 1:05 Round 2
Statistics: Max Holloway
Punches 31/38 (82%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 56 s
Destruction. Zenith is off with a bang. (Now we wait 20 minutes for the next posted fight, because it's women's fight sim time).
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!