Post by The Sandmen on Oct 15, 2013 16:25:49 GMT -5
Conor McGregor glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Gray Maynard 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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The fight gets underway.
Conor McGregor attempts to cut off Maynard with punches
Maynard reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Forehead
Maynard showing excellent timing, blasts Conor McGregor with a right hand.
Notorious steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Notorious showing excellent timing, blasts Gray Maynard with a right hand.
Great hook by Conor McGregor! Gray Maynard is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Maynard's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious is standing while Maynard is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor creates space and allows Gray Maynard to stand up.
Maynard climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Maynard lifts his opponent off the ground!
Brilliant side slam!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Gray Maynard looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Conor McGregor takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Maynard works on the ground with his fingers over Notorious's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Gray Maynard for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Notorious time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California) are cheering for the fighters.
An overhand right from Gray Maynard that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Notorious's stops that one with his face! How is Notorious standing?!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Nose
Maynard jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gray Maynard pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Conor McGregor's ribs!
Conor McGregor's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Notorious's body! He's holding his side
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Conor McGregor's ribs!
Conor McGregor's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard tries to take Conor McGregor down... Notorious stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard launches a few punches...
Conor McGregor dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Notorious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Conor McGregor is opening up on Maynard and raining down combinations!
Maynard's corner looks worried!
Maynard's Chin is beginning to swell
Maynard has a small cut in his Chin
Gray Maynard attempts a sweep single...
Gray Maynard catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maynard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Notorious's head!
The punches go wide.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Maynard is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Notorious misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
Notorious anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Notorious
Maynard 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 tries to close the guard.
Notorious put Gray Maynard in closed guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Gray Maynard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard breaks the closed guard of Conor McGregor and moves to half guard
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Gray Maynard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Gray Maynard looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Maynard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard 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 3:50 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Maynard
Notorious tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Maynard
Notorious launches a barrage of elbows over Maynard's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maynard doesn't fight back!
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Notorious
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Maynard
Conor McGregor is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Notorious tries to escape from the closed guard
Notorious succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard 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 open guard over Maynard
Maynard steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Maynard tries to close his guard around Notorious
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Maynard is holding Conor McGregor's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Notorious Hyper-extended his left arm
Gray Maynard is in side 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 Maynard's moves.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Gray Maynard looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard 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 moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Conor McGregor. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California) are cheering for the fighters.
Conor McGregor and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Conor McGregor is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gray Maynard charges at Notorious throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Notorious is rocked!
Conor McGregor chases Maynard and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Maynard steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Brutal combination from Gray Maynard!
Notorious is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Gray Maynard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Notorious is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Notorious
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Conor McGregor, who is barely covering up!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Notorious
Maynard moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Maynard drills Conor McGregor's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Conor McGregor. 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.
Several good body shots
land on Maynard.
Notorious cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Maynard can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gray Maynard throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Conor McGregor goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gray Maynard launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Notorious blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Conor McGregor's cheek! Notorious stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Maynard is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Maynard moves backwards and gestures for Conor McGregor to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Conor McGregor is standing now.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Crisp uppercut by Maynard followed by a hard jab
Conor McGregor stumbles back.
Notorious has a small cut in his Left cheek
Gray Maynard launches a rapid series of punches
taking Notorious from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Nose
Gray Maynard attempts a sweep single...
Gray Maynard catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maynard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Notorious measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maynard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Conor McGregor
Solid shots!
Notorious's Right eye is beginning to swell
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard breaks the closed guard of Conor McGregor and moves to half guard
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Notorious's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Gray Maynard hovers above Notorious
Good punches to Notorious's body.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Conor McGregor continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Conor McGregor tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Gray Maynard's knows what to do here and blocks them
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard 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
Notorious has a small cut in his Mouth
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
A high kick from Conor McGregor
falls short of the mark.
Conor McGregor charges at Maynard throwing flurries left and right.
Gray Maynard gets out of the way.
Conor McGregor gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Maynard is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious doesn't stop bleeding.
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Gray Maynard looks to pass to mount...
Maynard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Conor McGregor.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is moving on the ground...
Maynard tries to counter Notorious's moves on the ground.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Gray Maynard rolls him over and takes his back!
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious
Maynard tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Notorious! Maynard has one hook in and keeps working!
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with one hook in
Maynard has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Notorious.
Nicely done! Maynard now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Notorious measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maynard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Notorious is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Maynard tries to use some of his tricky moves but Maynard's is smart enough to counter him.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Notorious's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious has a small cut in his Nose
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Notorious has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Notorious is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Conor McGregor is a bloody mess!
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Notorious's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Forehead
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Notorious doesn't stop bleeding.
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Notorious's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on Conor McGregor's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Notorious's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Mouth
That punishment by Gray Maynard has left Notorious staggered! Gray Maynard should try push forward now and finish this!
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Conor McGregor continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Gray Maynard isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Notorious struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Maynard throws his leg over and Conor McGregor is in serious trouble! Gray Maynard extends his hips and Conor McGregor is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Gray Maynard by Submission (Armbar) at 2:43 Round 3
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 18/29 (62%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/15 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 468 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 30/42 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/12 (58%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/46 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 470 s
Wow, this was a great fight. In the 2nd round, both guys were fighting each other with literally no health - all heart. In the end, though, Maynard is more well-rounded and after surviving a huge offensive onslaught from Conor's stand-up, he took the fight down and levelled the playing field, doing massive damage there. At the end, he was beating and beating on Conor, but Conor just would not die, so he said, "Screw this," and went for the submission, which he secured rather easily.
Love fights where both guys are fighting with no health and you have no idea who will die first. Good one, gents!
Gray Maynard 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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The fight gets underway.
Conor McGregor attempts to cut off Maynard with punches
Maynard reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Forehead
Maynard showing excellent timing, blasts Conor McGregor with a right hand.
Notorious steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Notorious showing excellent timing, blasts Gray Maynard with a right hand.
Great hook by Conor McGregor! Gray Maynard is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Maynard's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious is standing while Maynard is on the ground on his back
Conor McGregor creates space and allows Gray Maynard to stand up.
Maynard climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Maynard lifts his opponent off the ground!
Brilliant side slam!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Gray Maynard looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Conor McGregor takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Maynard works on the ground with his fingers over Notorious's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Gray Maynard for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Notorious time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California) are cheering for the fighters.
An overhand right from Gray Maynard that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Notorious's stops that one with his face! How is Notorious standing?!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Nose
Maynard jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gray Maynard pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Conor McGregor's ribs!
Conor McGregor's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Notorious's body! He's holding his side
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Conor McGregor's ribs!
Conor McGregor's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard tries to take Conor McGregor down... Notorious stumbles backwards and Gray Maynard launches a few punches...
Conor McGregor dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Notorious tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Conor McGregor is opening up on Maynard and raining down combinations!
Maynard's corner looks worried!
Maynard's Chin is beginning to swell
Maynard has a small cut in his Chin
Gray Maynard attempts a sweep single...
Gray Maynard catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maynard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Notorious's head!
The punches go wide.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Maynard is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Notorious misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
Notorious anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Notorious
Maynard 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 tries to close the guard.
Notorious put Gray Maynard in closed guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Gray Maynard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard breaks the closed guard of Conor McGregor and moves to half guard
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Gray Maynard uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Gray Maynard looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Maynard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard 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 3:50 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Maynard
Notorious tries to stand up!
Maynard doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Maynard
Notorious launches a barrage of elbows over Maynard's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Maynard doesn't fight back!
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Notorious
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Maynard
Conor McGregor is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Notorious tries to escape from the closed guard
Notorious succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard 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 open guard over Maynard
Maynard steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Maynard tries to close his guard around Notorious
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Maynard is holding Conor McGregor's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Notorious Hyper-extended his left arm
Gray Maynard is in side 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 Maynard's moves.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Gray Maynard looks to mount Conor McGregor...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard 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 moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Conor McGregor. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California) are cheering for the fighters.
Conor McGregor and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Conor McGregor is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gray Maynard charges at Notorious throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Notorious is rocked!
Conor McGregor chases Maynard and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Maynard steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Brutal combination from Gray Maynard!
Notorious is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Gray Maynard tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Notorious is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Notorious
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Conor McGregor, who is barely covering up!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Notorious
Maynard moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Maynard drills Conor McGregor's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Conor McGregor. 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.
Several good body shots
land on Maynard.
Notorious cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Maynard can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gray Maynard throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Conor McGregor goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gray Maynard launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Notorious blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Conor McGregor's cheek! Notorious stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Maynard is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Maynard moves backwards and gestures for Conor McGregor to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Conor McGregor is standing now.
Gray Maynard goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Gray Maynard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Crisp uppercut by Maynard followed by a hard jab
Conor McGregor stumbles back.
Notorious has a small cut in his Left cheek
Gray Maynard launches a rapid series of punches
taking Notorious from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Nose
Gray Maynard attempts a sweep single...
Gray Maynard catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maynard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Notorious measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maynard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Conor McGregor
Solid shots!
Notorious's Right eye is beginning to swell
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Notorious
Gray Maynard tries to better his position on the ground...
Maynard breaks the closed guard of Conor McGregor and moves to half guard
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Notorious's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Gray Maynard hovers above Notorious
Good punches to Notorious's body.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Conor McGregor continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Conor McGregor tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Gray Maynard's knows what to do here and blocks them
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard 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
Notorious has a small cut in his Mouth
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
A high kick from Conor McGregor
falls short of the mark.
Conor McGregor charges at Maynard throwing flurries left and right.
Gray Maynard gets out of the way.
Conor McGregor gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Maynard is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious doesn't stop bleeding.
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Gray Maynard keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Gray Maynard looks to pass to mount...
Maynard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Conor McGregor.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is moving on the ground...
Maynard tries to counter Notorious's moves on the ground.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Gray Maynard to fight back!
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Gray Maynard in his guard...
Gray Maynard rolls him over and takes his back!
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious
Maynard tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Notorious! Maynard has one hook in and keeps working!
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with one hook in
Maynard has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Notorious.
Nicely done! Maynard now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Notorious measures the resilience of Maynard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Maynard blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Notorious is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Maynard tries to use some of his tricky moves but Maynard's is smart enough to counter him.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Maynard leans back...
He clobbers Conor McGregor's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Notorious's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious has a small cut in his Nose
Notorious seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Notorious has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Notorious is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Conor McGregor is a bloody mess!
Gray Maynard moves to better his position on the ground...
Gray Maynard viciously slams hammer blows to Notorious's face!
Notorious's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Forehead
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Notorious doesn't stop bleeding.
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Notorious's head!
This is bad! Maynard is just pounding on Conor McGregor's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Notorious's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Mouth
That punishment by Gray Maynard has left Notorious staggered! Gray Maynard should try push forward now and finish this!
Maynard is in rear mount over Notorious with two hooks in
Conor McGregor continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Gray Maynard isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Notorious struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Maynard throws his leg over and Conor McGregor is in serious trouble! Gray Maynard extends his hips and Conor McGregor is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Gray Maynard by Submission (Armbar) at 2:43 Round 3
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 18/29 (62%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/15 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 468 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 30/42 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/12 (58%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/46 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 470 s
Wow, this was a great fight. In the 2nd round, both guys were fighting each other with literally no health - all heart. In the end, though, Maynard is more well-rounded and after surviving a huge offensive onslaught from Conor's stand-up, he took the fight down and levelled the playing field, doing massive damage there. At the end, he was beating and beating on Conor, but Conor just would not die, so he said, "Screw this," and went for the submission, which he secured rather easily.
Love fights where both guys are fighting with no health and you have no idea who will die first. Good one, gents!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!