Post by The Sandmen on May 29, 2014 18:14:18 GMT -5
Conor McGregor looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Aoki follows Conor McGregor
only to get counter punched in a big way! Aoki needs to stop playing Conor McGregor's game or he'll get knocked out!
Aoki's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Nose
Shinya Aoki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Notorious decides to launch some tentative punches
Conor McGregor takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Aoki's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Conor McGregor goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Aoki seems staggered and Conor McGregor runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Aoki's chin! That stops Aoki in his tracks!
1:01 Round 1 and Notorious is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Conor McGregor fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Aoki's chin
Aoki has a small cut in his Chin
Conor McGregor tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Aoki's face
Aoki moves to shoot
but Conor McGregor delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Aoki to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Aoki.
Aoki has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Conor McGregor by TKO (Knee) at 1:24 Round 1
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
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 0 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/2 (0%)
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 0 s
I wanted to see Aoki vs. Melendez, but the Tourney-Gods pitted these two Sandmen warriors against each-other in a match-up from hell for Aoki. He wasn;t able to get his ground game even started before Conor was slugging him full throttle in the face. He could also use KO Resistance. True.
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Aoki follows Conor McGregor
only to get counter punched in a big way! Aoki needs to stop playing Conor McGregor's game or he'll get knocked out!
Aoki's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Nose
Shinya Aoki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Notorious decides to launch some tentative punches
Conor McGregor takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Aoki's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Conor McGregor goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Aoki seems staggered and Conor McGregor runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Conor McGregor throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Aoki's chin! That stops Aoki in his tracks!
1:01 Round 1 and Notorious is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Conor McGregor fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Aoki's chin
Aoki has a small cut in his Chin
Conor McGregor tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Aoki's face
Aoki moves to shoot
but Conor McGregor delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Aoki to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Aoki.
Aoki has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Conor McGregor by TKO (Knee) at 1:24 Round 1
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
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 0 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/2 (0%)
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 0 s
I wanted to see Aoki vs. Melendez, but the Tourney-Gods pitted these two Sandmen warriors against each-other in a match-up from hell for Aoki. He wasn;t able to get his ground game even started before Conor was slugging him full throttle in the face. He could also use KO Resistance. True.
