Post by The Sandmen on Aug 6, 2019 22:26:35 GMT -5
Conor McGregor raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Frankie Edgar looks very relaxed.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Notorious and Edgar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Conor McGregor
just misses Edgar.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar is holding Conor McGregor's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Conor McGregor gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Frankie Edgar storms over Notorious with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Notorious's face with his elbows!
Notorious has a small cut in his Chin
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls him over and takes his back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Notorious
Conor McGregor doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Frankie Edgar 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
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.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Notorious pushes Frankie Edgar and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Conor McGregor's mind is definitely in the fight, Edgar just got nailed! Conor McGregor saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Edgar is going to have a headache after this one.
Terrible one sided match... Notorious was not ready to fight a fighter of Frankie Edgar caliber.
Notorious steps backwards away from Frankie Edgar. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Superb haymaker by Edgar
that lands on Notorious's face like a cannon ball!
Here comes Conor McGregor with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Edgar's ribs!
Conor McGregor steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Nose
Conor McGregor tries a high kick!
Edgar blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Notorious misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frankie Edgar attempts to cut off Notorious with punches
Notorious avoids getting cornered.
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Conor McGregor didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Edgar's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Notorious
Edgar tries to jump to side mount.
Conor McGregor jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Edgar
Notorious is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Frankie Edgar doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Frankie Edgar hovers above Notorious
Good punches to Notorious's body.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Edgar leans back...
Notorious eyes him warily.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Conor McGregor
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
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 Edgar's moves.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Edgar delivers a few accurate elbows!
Notorious is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Conor McGregor is opening up on Edgar and raining down combinations!
Edgar's corner looks worried!
Edgar has a small cut in his Mouth
Notorious goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
Conor McGregor sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Conor McGregor tries to take advantage...
Conor McGregor locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Frankie Edgar slips his head out and ends up in Conor McGregor's guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Edgar tries to escape from closed guard...
Edgar struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Notorious
Edgar 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!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor attempts to move to full guard
Conor McGregor manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edgar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Frankie Edgar throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Edgar is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Conor McGregor keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Conor McGregor keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Frankie Edgar moves to half guard.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Edgar
Notorious tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Notorious's side.
This is over! That impact from Frankie Edgar has left Notorious laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Frankie Edgar by KO (Strikes from guard) at 2:55 Round 2
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 4/11 (36%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 344 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 27/34 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 344 s
Pretty good fight. McGregor had few answers to Edgar's wrestling. #Answer
Frankie Edgar looks very relaxed.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Notorious and Edgar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Conor McGregor
just misses Edgar.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar is holding Conor McGregor's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Conor McGregor gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Frankie Edgar storms over Notorious with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Notorious's face with his elbows!
Notorious has a small cut in his Chin
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls him over and takes his back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Notorious
Conor McGregor doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Frankie Edgar 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
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.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Notorious pushes Frankie Edgar and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Conor McGregor's mind is definitely in the fight, Edgar just got nailed! Conor McGregor saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Edgar is going to have a headache after this one.
Terrible one sided match... Notorious was not ready to fight a fighter of Frankie Edgar caliber.
Notorious steps backwards away from Frankie Edgar. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Superb haymaker by Edgar
that lands on Notorious's face like a cannon ball!
Here comes Conor McGregor with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Edgar's ribs!
Conor McGregor steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Nose
Conor McGregor tries a high kick!
Edgar blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Notorious misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frankie Edgar attempts to cut off Notorious with punches
Notorious avoids getting cornered.
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Conor McGregor didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Edgar's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Notorious
Edgar tries to jump to side mount.
Conor McGregor jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Edgar
Notorious is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Frankie Edgar doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Frankie Edgar hovers above Notorious
Good punches to Notorious's body.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Edgar leans back...
Notorious eyes him warily.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Conor McGregor
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
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 Edgar's moves.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Edgar delivers a few accurate elbows!
Notorious is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Conor McGregor is opening up on Edgar and raining down combinations!
Edgar's corner looks worried!
Edgar has a small cut in his Mouth
Notorious goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
Conor McGregor sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Conor McGregor tries to take advantage...
Conor McGregor locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Frankie Edgar slips his head out and ends up in Conor McGregor's guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Edgar tries to escape from closed guard...
Edgar struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Notorious
Edgar 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!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor attempts to move to full guard
Conor McGregor manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edgar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Frankie Edgar throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Notorious
Edgar is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Conor McGregor keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Conor McGregor keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Frankie Edgar moves to half guard.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Edgar
Notorious tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Notorious's side.
This is over! That impact from Frankie Edgar has left Notorious laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Frankie Edgar by KO (Strikes from guard) at 2:55 Round 2
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 4/11 (36%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 344 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 27/34 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 344 s
Pretty good fight. McGregor had few answers to Edgar's wrestling. #Answer
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