Post by The Sandmen on Oct 26, 2013 23:47:34 GMT -5
Conor McGregor raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by Guillard while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Melvin Guillard 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!
Guillard is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Notorious tries to hit Melvin Guillard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Guillard steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Guillard is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Notorious tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Guillard is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Melvin Guillard creates space and allows Conor McGregor to stand up.
Conor McGregor is on his feet again.
Melvin Guillard throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Melvin Guillard is opening up on Notorious and raining down combinations!
Notorious doesn't look worried as he defends.
Melvin Guillard launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Notorious's knee!
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melvin Guillard
Hard blow to Notorious's mid-section, he seems hurt
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Notorious
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Conor McGregor's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Notorious
Melvin Guillard tries to pass to half guard...
Conor McGregor can't prevent his opponent from passing. Guillard looks to work from half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Notorious
Melvin Guillard pushes Notorious's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Guillard who is in full mount! Notorious is in trouble now!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Melvin Guillard doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Guillard cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Notorious can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Guillard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Guillard measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Notorious's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious tries to get a side mount...
Guillard wraps his leg around Conor McGregor leg and prevents him from moving.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
Notorious's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious has a small cut in his Left cheek
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
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 Guillard's moves.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
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.
Melvin Guillard takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Conor McGregor closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Several good body shots
land on Guillard.
Notorious decides to launch some tentative punches
Melvin Guillard takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Crushing shot to Notorious's body! He's holding his side
Guillard 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
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Conor McGregor, who is barely covering up!
Notorious has a small cut in his Forehead
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Guillard tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Conor McGregor's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard's mind is definitely in the fight, Notorious just got nailed! Melvin Guillard saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Notorious is going to have a headache after this one.
Guillard begins to launch a barrage of punches over Notorious
this is getting worse and worse for Notorious
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Melvin Guillard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Guillard moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Notorious with a double overhooks!
Conor McGregor swings...
...no good.
Melvin Guillard launches a rapid series of punches
taking Notorious from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The frightening power of Melvin Guillard has left Notorious sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Notorious's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Left eye
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punches) at 1:18 Round 2
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 22/32 (69%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 162 s
Two things.
1) Guillard is in a different league than Conor at this stage of his development.
2) Conor needs aggression big time. This lack of doing anything was embarrassing for him and his team.
Ferocious staredown by Guillard while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Melvin Guillard 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!
Guillard is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Notorious tries to hit Melvin Guillard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Guillard steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Guillard is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Notorious tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Guillard is standing while Notorious is on the ground on his back
Melvin Guillard creates space and allows Conor McGregor to stand up.
Conor McGregor is on his feet again.
Melvin Guillard throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Melvin Guillard is opening up on Notorious and raining down combinations!
Notorious doesn't look worried as he defends.
Melvin Guillard launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Notorious's knee!
Guillard grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melvin Guillard
Hard blow to Notorious's mid-section, he seems hurt
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Notorious
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Conor McGregor's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Notorious
Melvin Guillard tries to pass to half guard...
Conor McGregor can't prevent his opponent from passing. Guillard looks to work from half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Notorious
Melvin Guillard pushes Notorious's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Guillard who is in full mount! Notorious is in trouble now!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Guillard is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Melvin Guillard doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Guillard cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Notorious can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Guillard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Guillard measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Notorious's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious tries to get a side mount...
Guillard wraps his leg around Conor McGregor leg and prevents him from moving.
Guillard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melvin Guillard launches a few punches to Notorious's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Notorious tries to cover his face,
Notorious's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Notorious has a small cut in his Left cheek
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
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 Guillard's moves.
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Guillard
Notorious tries to stand up!
Guillard doesn't allow him!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
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.
Melvin Guillard takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Conor McGregor closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Several good body shots
land on Guillard.
Notorious decides to launch some tentative punches
Melvin Guillard takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Crushing shot to Notorious's body! He's holding his side
Guillard 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
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Guillard is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Conor McGregor, who is barely covering up!
Notorious has a small cut in his Forehead
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Guillard tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Melvin Guillard wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Guillard drills Conor McGregor's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Guillard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melvin Guillard controls the situation despite Conor McGregor efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard's mind is definitely in the fight, Notorious just got nailed! Melvin Guillard saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Notorious is going to have a headache after this one.
Guillard begins to launch a barrage of punches over Notorious
this is getting worse and worse for Notorious
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Notorious seems staggered and Melvin Guillard runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Guillard moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Notorious with a double overhooks!
Conor McGregor swings...
...no good.
Melvin Guillard launches a rapid series of punches
taking Notorious from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The frightening power of Melvin Guillard has left Notorious sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Notorious's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Conor McGregor's Left eye
Winner is Melvin Guillard by KO (Punches) at 1:18 Round 2
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 22/32 (69%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 162 s
Two things.
1) Guillard is in a different league than Conor at this stage of his development.
2) Conor needs aggression big time. This lack of doing anything was embarrassing for him and his team.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!