Post by The Sandmen on Nov 12, 2012 17:12:45 GMT -5
Diego Sanchez 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.
Yves Edwards 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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Diego Sanchez and Yves Edwards touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Diego Sanchez attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez catches Yves Edwards's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diego.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards looks to be in very good shape.
Diego is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Edwards's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edwards blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Edwards is trying to counter now!
Edwards tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yves Edwards controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Edwards suddenly holds Diego Sanchez's arm and tries an armbar!
Diego can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Yves Edwards!
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Edwards
Diego is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Edwards's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Edwards
Edwards launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Diego's ribs.
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards attempts to move to full guard
Yves Edwards manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to close his guard around Diego
He succeeds!
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Edwards
Diego use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Diego Sanchez looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Yves Edwards sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Edwards
Diego Sanchez pushes Edwards's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Diego who is in full mount! Edwards is in trouble now!
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Diego
Yves Edwards tries to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Yves Edwards manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Edwards's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edwards tries to cover his face,
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Diego
Yves Edwards is looking to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Diego Sanchez has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Diego
Yves Edwards tries to open Diego's guard...
Diego breaks the lock and covers himself from Edwards's punches
Yves Edwards gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Yves Edwards breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Yves Edwards. 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 Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Diego Sanchez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diego Sanchez tries a hook to the body
and hits Edwards ribs hard
Edwards ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego avoids a dangerous strike from Edwards
and counters with a solid straight!
Edwards has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Diego looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Yves Edwards's punches
Diego measures the resilience of Edwards's chin with an uppercut while Edwards lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diego
Edwards shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yves Edwards embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diego who put distance between them
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Diego tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diego is clinching with Edwards.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego tries to break the clinch... Yves Edwards launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Diego stumbles backwards and Yves Edwards shoots an incredible takedown!
Edwards launches a stiff jab!
Diego ducks that one.
The two exchange wildly
Diego is connecting with a few punches
Brutal-looking high kick from Yves Edwards!
Diego dodges!
Edwards misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shovel hook by Diego Sanchez
tags Edwards.
Edwards has a small cut in his Mouth
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Diego is the winner of this round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Yves Edwards tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diego Sanchez jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Diego looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Yves Edwards's punches
Diego is on the receiving end of a great combo by Edwards.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Yves Edwards!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Diego is out! Diego is out! Yves Edwards has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Winner is Yves Edwards by KO (Punch) at 0:51 Round 2
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 177 s
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 177 s
WOW! WHAT! Complete out of no where flash KO there. Edwards was getting Diego'd. Deigo was winning exchanges, controlling the pace, and just doing better. He had an absolutely full health bar when Edwards KOed him. MMA is nuts! Love it!
Yves Edwards 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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Diego Sanchez and Yves Edwards touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Diego Sanchez attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez catches Yves Edwards's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diego.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards looks to be in very good shape.
Diego is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Edwards's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edwards blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Edwards is trying to counter now!
Edwards tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yves Edwards controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Edwards suddenly holds Diego Sanchez's arm and tries an armbar!
Diego can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Yves Edwards!
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Edwards
Diego is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Edwards's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Edwards
Edwards launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Diego's ribs.
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards attempts to move to full guard
Yves Edwards manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to close his guard around Diego
He succeeds!
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Edwards
Diego use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Diego Sanchez looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Yves Edwards sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Edwards
Diego Sanchez pushes Edwards's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Diego who is in full mount! Edwards is in trouble now!
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Diego
Yves Edwards tries to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Yves Edwards manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Edwards's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edwards tries to cover his face,
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Diego
Yves Edwards is looking to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Diego Sanchez has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Diego
Yves Edwards tries to open Diego's guard...
Diego breaks the lock and covers himself from Edwards's punches
Yves Edwards gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Yves Edwards breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Yves Edwards. 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 Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
Diego Sanchez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diego Sanchez tries a hook to the body
and hits Edwards ribs hard
Edwards ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego avoids a dangerous strike from Edwards
and counters with a solid straight!
Edwards has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Diego looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Yves Edwards's punches
Diego measures the resilience of Edwards's chin with an uppercut while Edwards lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diego
Edwards shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yves Edwards embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diego who put distance between them
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Diego tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diego is clinching with Edwards.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego tries to break the clinch... Yves Edwards launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Diego stumbles backwards and Yves Edwards shoots an incredible takedown!
Edwards launches a stiff jab!
Diego ducks that one.
The two exchange wildly
Diego is connecting with a few punches
Brutal-looking high kick from Yves Edwards!
Diego dodges!
Edwards misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shovel hook by Diego Sanchez
tags Edwards.
Edwards has a small cut in his Mouth
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Diego is the winner of this round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Yves Edwards tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diego Sanchez jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Diego looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Yves Edwards's punches
Diego is on the receiving end of a great combo by Edwards.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Yves Edwards!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Diego is out! Diego is out! Yves Edwards has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Winner is Yves Edwards by KO (Punch) at 0:51 Round 2
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 177 s
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 177 s
WOW! WHAT! Complete out of no where flash KO there. Edwards was getting Diego'd. Deigo was winning exchanges, controlling the pace, and just doing better. He had an absolutely full health bar when Edwards KOed him. MMA is nuts! Love it!