Post by The Sandmen on Nov 14, 2012 16:41:39 GMT -5
Urijah Faber looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Frankie Edgar is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
Urijah Faber launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Edgar blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frankie Edgar's cheek! Edgar stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Faber is standing while Edgar is on the ground on his back
Edgar tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Faber steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Faber is standing while Edgar is on the ground on his back
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Edgar climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Faber avoids a dangerous strike from Edgar
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Urijah Faber circles around Edgar
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Edgar with a double overhooks!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Faber is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Faber
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Urijah Faber
Solid shots!
Faber's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Faber
Edgar moves on the ground
Frankie Edgar moves to side mount
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Faber.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Deep breaths from Urijah Faber who tries a hammer punch to Edgar's ribs.
Edgar blocks those punches
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Frankie Edgar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Urijah Faber takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Faber
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Urijah Faber has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Faber
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber holds Frankie Edgar's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Edgar misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Faber is in rear mount over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Faber is in rear mount over Edgar
Faber tries to open up Edgar with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Edgar is trying to block them with his hands...
Faber is in rear mount over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Faber is in rear mount over Edgar
Edgar has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Urijah Faber uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Edgar
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Frankie Edgar 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Several good body shots
land on Faber.
Urijah Faber jabs at Edgar
to no visible effect.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on Faber.
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Faber tries to take Frankie Edgar down... Edgar stumbles backwards and Urijah Faber launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Edgar's jaw!
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Faber is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Edgar takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Faber decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
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
Frankie Edgar tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Crisp uppercut by Faber followed by a hard jab
Frankie Edgar stumbles back.
Edgar crumples to the mat and Faber moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (Punches) at 0:24 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/11 (36%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 157 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/16 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 183 s
Edgar is free-falling HARD. Didn't he used to be a champion? This was a flash KO by the way.
Frankie Edgar is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
Urijah Faber launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Edgar blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frankie Edgar's cheek! Edgar stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Faber is standing while Edgar is on the ground on his back
Edgar tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Faber steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Faber is standing while Edgar is on the ground on his back
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Edgar climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Faber avoids a dangerous strike from Edgar
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Urijah Faber circles around Edgar
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Edgar with a double overhooks!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Faber is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Faber
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Urijah Faber
Solid shots!
Faber's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Faber
Edgar moves on the ground
Frankie Edgar moves to side mount
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Faber.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Deep breaths from Urijah Faber who tries a hammer punch to Edgar's ribs.
Edgar blocks those punches
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Frankie Edgar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Urijah Faber takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Faber
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Urijah Faber has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Faber
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber holds Frankie Edgar's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Edgar misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Faber is in rear mount over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Faber is in rear mount over Edgar
Faber tries to open up Edgar with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Edgar is trying to block them with his hands...
Faber is in rear mount over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Faber is in rear mount over Edgar
Edgar has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Urijah Faber uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Edgar
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Frankie Edgar 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Several good body shots
land on Faber.
Urijah Faber jabs at Edgar
to no visible effect.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on Faber.
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Faber tries to take Frankie Edgar down... Edgar stumbles backwards and Urijah Faber launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Edgar's jaw!
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Faber is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Edgar takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Faber decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
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
Frankie Edgar tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Crisp uppercut by Faber followed by a hard jab
Frankie Edgar stumbles back.
Edgar crumples to the mat and Faber moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (Punches) at 0:24 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/11 (36%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 157 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/16 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 183 s
Edgar is free-falling HARD. Didn't he used to be a champion? This was a flash KO by the way.