Post by The Sandmen on Aug 21, 2013 15:03:41 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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
Aoki is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Shinya Aoki and Conor McGregor touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Solid jabs from Conor McGregor.
Nice punches.
Notorious wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Notorious is throwing a flurry of punches!
Aoki ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Notorious misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Notorious's chin
Conor McGregor circles around Aoki
Conor McGregor fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Nice move by Notorious who clinches and pushes Aoki against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Notorious tries to take Shinya Aoki down... Aoki stumbles backwards and Conor McGregor launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Aoki's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Aoki hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor slightly pushes Aoki into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Aoki is holding Conor McGregor's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Notorious won't allow him to take this position easily.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Conor McGregor! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Conor McGregor doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Conor McGregor manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Notorious misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg...
Notorious rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Conor McGregor in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Notorious
He is not able to do it
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Notorious
He succeeds!
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Notorious is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Conor McGregor gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Conor McGregor closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki suddenly holds Conor McGregor's arm and tries an armbar!
Notorious can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Notorious is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks Conor McGregor's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Notorious is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Conor McGregor uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Conor McGregor breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Aoki misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Conor McGregor looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Conor McGregor forces Shinya Aoki to open his guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Aoki
Conor McGregor tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki can't prevent his opponent from passing. Notorious looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Aoki
Conor McGregor positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Aoki covers himself well
John McCarthy 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.
Conor McGregor goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Aoki seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Several good body shots
land on Aoki.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Shinya Aoki launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Notorious seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Notorious launches a hook to the body
Bang! Aoki stops that one with his ribs!
Quick hook by Conor McGregor
Good shot! Aoki has reasons to be worried.
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Aoki has a small cut in his Chin
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Notorious goes down.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Notorious is able to break the lock.
Aoki misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Conor McGregor tries to better his position on the ground...
Notorious is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Conor McGregor tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Conor McGregor hovers above Aoki
Good punches to Aoki's body.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Notorious's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor tries to turn into his oponent...
Shinya Aoki tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Notorious scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Notorious struggles... Shinya Aoki is unable to take him down
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Conor McGregor to fight back!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Aoki.
Quick hook by Conor McGregor
Good shot! Aoki has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Left eye
Notorious seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Notorious tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Aoki moves backwards and circles around Conor McGregor.
Shinya Aoki launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Conor McGregor to fight back!
Conor McGregor launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Aoki blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Shinya Aoki's cheek! Aoki stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Aoki has a small cut in his Right cheek
Notorious is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Conor McGregor away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Notorious is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Conor McGregor with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Notorious dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Notorious launches a kick to Aoki's thigh
Loud pop!
Notorious is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Notorious moves backwards and gestures for Shinya Aoki to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Shinya Aoki is standing now.
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Notorious steps backwards away from Shinya Aoki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Tremendous strikes from Notorious!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Aoki is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Notorious Hyper-extended his arm
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to turn into his oponent...
Punishing hold!
Shinya Aoki tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Notorious scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Conor McGregor, but it's close.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Aoki steps forward
Conor McGregor catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Notorious steps forward
Aoki feints.
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Conor McGregor is measuring Aoki with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Aoki leads with a punch
Conor McGregor avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Aoki's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Conor McGregor is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Conor McGregor and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Deep breaths from Conor McGregor who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Notorious is taking this opportunity to rest.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Conor McGregor manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy 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.
Notorious throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Solid kick to the leg from Conor McGregor
Aoki checks it.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Conor McGregor didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Deep breaths from Conor McGregor who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Aoki tries to improve position.
Notorious adjusts and closes his guard.
Aoki misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Notorious measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki 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.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Conor McGregor takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Shinya Aoki shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
That Americana from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Shinya Aoki breaks that americana attempt!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Notorious steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Conor McGregor rolls him over and takes his back!
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki
Notorious tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Aoki! Notorious has one hook in and keeps working!
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Aoki is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Conor McGregor slides his arm under Shinya Aoki's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
Aoki's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Shinya Aoki pulls down on Conor McGregor's hand and staves off danger
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Conor McGregor slides his arm under Shinya Aoki's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
Aoki struggles to free himself
That Rear Naked Choke from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Shinya Aoki pulls down on Conor McGregor's hand and staves off danger
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Notorious throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shinya Aoki
Solid shots!
Aoki's Nose is beginning to swell
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Notorious has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Nicely done! Notorious now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
Conor McGregor fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Aoki's face!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Aoki was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Mouth
Winner is Conor McGregor by TKO (GnP) at 4:56 Round 3
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 554 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 22/28 (79%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 4/13 (31%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/32 (47%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 529 s
Torn on this one. INCREDIBLY unimpressed with Aoki, but pretty impressed with Conor.
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
Aoki is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Shinya Aoki and Conor McGregor touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Solid jabs from Conor McGregor.
Nice punches.
Notorious wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Notorious is throwing a flurry of punches!
Aoki ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Notorious misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Notorious's chin
Conor McGregor circles around Aoki
Conor McGregor fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Nice move by Notorious who clinches and pushes Aoki against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Notorious tries to take Shinya Aoki down... Aoki stumbles backwards and Conor McGregor launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Aoki's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Aoki hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor slightly pushes Aoki into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Aoki is holding Conor McGregor's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Notorious won't allow him to take this position easily.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Conor McGregor! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Conor McGregor doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Conor McGregor manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Notorious misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg...
Notorious rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Conor McGregor in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Notorious
He is not able to do it
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Notorious
He succeeds!
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Notorious is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Conor McGregor gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Conor McGregor closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki suddenly holds Conor McGregor's arm and tries an armbar!
Notorious can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Notorious is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks Conor McGregor's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Notorious is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Conor McGregor uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Conor McGregor breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Aoki misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Conor McGregor looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Conor McGregor forces Shinya Aoki to open his guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Aoki
Conor McGregor tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki can't prevent his opponent from passing. Notorious looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Aoki
Conor McGregor positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Aoki covers himself well
John McCarthy 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.
Conor McGregor goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Aoki seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Several good body shots
land on Aoki.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Shinya Aoki launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Notorious seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Notorious launches a hook to the body
Bang! Aoki stops that one with his ribs!
Quick hook by Conor McGregor
Good shot! Aoki has reasons to be worried.
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Aoki has a small cut in his Chin
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Notorious goes down.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Notorious is able to break the lock.
Aoki misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Conor McGregor tries to better his position on the ground...
Notorious is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Conor McGregor tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Conor McGregor hovers above Aoki
Good punches to Aoki's body.
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Notorious's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor tries to turn into his oponent...
Shinya Aoki tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Notorious scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Notorious struggles... Shinya Aoki is unable to take him down
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Conor McGregor to fight back!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Aoki.
Quick hook by Conor McGregor
Good shot! Aoki has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Left eye
Notorious seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Notorious tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Aoki moves backwards and circles around Conor McGregor.
Shinya Aoki launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Conor McGregor to fight back!
Conor McGregor launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Aoki blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Shinya Aoki's cheek! Aoki stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Aoki has a small cut in his Right cheek
Notorious is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Conor McGregor away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Notorious is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Conor McGregor with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Notorious dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Notorious launches a kick to Aoki's thigh
Loud pop!
Notorious is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Notorious moves backwards and gestures for Shinya Aoki to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Shinya Aoki is standing now.
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Notorious steps backwards away from Shinya Aoki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Tremendous strikes from Notorious!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Aoki is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Notorious Hyper-extended his arm
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor tries to turn into his oponent...
Punishing hold!
Shinya Aoki tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Notorious scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Conor McGregor, but it's close.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Aoki steps forward
Conor McGregor catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Notorious steps forward
Aoki feints.
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Conor McGregor is measuring Aoki with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Aoki leads with a punch
Conor McGregor avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Aoki's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Conor McGregor is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Conor McGregor and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Deep breaths from Conor McGregor who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Notorious is taking this opportunity to rest.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Conor McGregor manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy 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.
Notorious throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Solid kick to the leg from Conor McGregor
Aoki checks it.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Conor McGregor didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Deep breaths from Conor McGregor who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Aoki tries to improve position.
Notorious adjusts and closes his guard.
Aoki misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Notorious measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki 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.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Conor McGregor takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Shinya Aoki shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
That Americana from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Shinya Aoki breaks that americana attempt!
Conor McGregor is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Notorious steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Conor McGregor in his guard...
Conor McGregor rolls him over and takes his back!
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki
Notorious tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Aoki! Notorious has one hook in and keeps working!
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Aoki is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Conor McGregor slides his arm under Shinya Aoki's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
Aoki's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Shinya Aoki pulls down on Conor McGregor's hand and staves off danger
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Conor McGregor slides his arm under Shinya Aoki's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
Aoki struggles to free himself
That Rear Naked Choke from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Conor McGregor appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Shinya Aoki pulls down on Conor McGregor's hand and staves off danger
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Notorious throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shinya Aoki
Solid shots!
Aoki's Nose is beginning to swell
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Notorious has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Nicely done! Notorious now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Notorious is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
Conor McGregor fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Aoki's face!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Aoki was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Mouth
Winner is Conor McGregor by TKO (GnP) at 4:56 Round 3
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 554 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 22/28 (79%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 4/13 (31%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/32 (47%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 529 s
Torn on this one. INCREDIBLY unimpressed with Aoki, but pretty impressed with Conor.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!