Post by The Sandmen on Jan 22, 2014 21:55:27 GMT -5
Frankie Edgar is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Ferocious staredown by Alvarez while Herb Dean 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Frankie Edgar and Eddie Alvarez touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Alvarez goes to the body...
his punches graze Edgar's arm.
Edgar moves backwards and Eddie Alvarez is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Alvarez leads with a punch
Frankie Edgar avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Edgar has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Frankie Edgar has found an opening in the defense of Alvarez, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Alvarez is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Chin
Alvarez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alvarez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Edgar with uppercuts!
Edgar is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Edgar is unable to escape!
Frankie Edgar pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frankie Edgar
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez is launching some bone breaking punches to Edgar's ribs while in the clinch.
Edgar blocks.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Edgar is taking this opportunity to rest.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Edgar is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to escape from the full mount...
Eddie Alvarez is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Frankie Edgar.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Eddie Alvarez tries to open Edgar's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Eddie Alvarez. Edgar is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Frankie Edgar work his BJJ game.
Edgar measures the resilience of Alvarez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alvarez's side.
Hard blow to Alvarez's mid-section, he seems hurt
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Alvarez suddenly holds Frankie Edgar's arm and tries an armbar!
Edgar can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Eddie Alvarez!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Alvarez misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) is cheering him!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Frankie Edgar. 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alvarez's face with those brutal elbows! Alvarez needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alvarez's face with those brutal elbows! Alvarez needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Eddie Alvarez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Eddie Alvarez doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Nose
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Frankie Edgar was tooling Eddie Alvarez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Eddie Alvarez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Edgar moves on the ground
Edgar cannot take advantage in the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar succeeds
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez 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.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Alvarez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Edgar sprawls and remains on his feet.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez pushes off of Frankie Edgar and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Edgar holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Edgar trying to keep the fight at striking range
Edgar doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Frankie Edgar.
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Round 2
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Eddie Alvarez and Edgar engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Edgar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Edgar measures the resilience of Alvarez's chin with an uppercut while Alvarez lands some great crosses.
Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edgar won't budge, forcing Alvarez to pull guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edgar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Edgar breaks the closed guard of Eddie Alvarez and moves to half guard
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Frankie Edgar looks to pass to mount...
Edgar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Eddie Alvarez.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Eddie Alvarez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Edgar's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar is cooling the fight on the ground
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Edgar
Alvarez is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Edgar's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Edgar
Eddie Alvarez pushes Edgar's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Edgar wraps his legs while he holds Eddie Alvarez's head... Tight guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frankie Edgar
Blocked by Edgar.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar is holding Eddie Alvarez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Edgar uses his strength to keep Edgar at a disadvantage
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
Alvarez is not making himself an easy target.
Edgar misses a step and Eddie Alvarez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edgar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Edgar.
Brutal-looking high kick from Eddie Alvarez!
Edgar dodges!
Alvarez misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alvarez throws a lazy kick
Edgar dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Incredible haymaker from Eddie Alvarez!
It misses by a mile.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Alvarez stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Frankie Edgar is coming in again!
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Eddie Alvarez jumps back and jabs
Alvarez seems staggered and Frankie Edgar runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alvarez's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
An overhand right from Frankie Edgar that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alvarez's stops that one with his face! How is Alvarez standing?!
Herb Dean is asking Alvarez to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Alvarez.
Alvarez has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (Punch) at 4:29 Round 2
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/22 (77%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 337 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/12 (25%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/23 (17%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 337 s
Decent fight. I'd love to see this one in real life. Alvarez could use some upgrades. He has a lot of foundation, now that just needs to be built on a bit and he'll be legit.
Ferocious staredown by Alvarez while Herb Dean 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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
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Frankie Edgar and Eddie Alvarez touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Alvarez goes to the body...
his punches graze Edgar's arm.
Edgar moves backwards and Eddie Alvarez is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Alvarez leads with a punch
Frankie Edgar avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Edgar has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Frankie Edgar has found an opening in the defense of Alvarez, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Alvarez is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Chin
Alvarez wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alvarez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Edgar with uppercuts!
Edgar is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Edgar is unable to escape!
Frankie Edgar pushes away Alvarez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alvarez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frankie Edgar
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez is launching some bone breaking punches to Edgar's ribs while in the clinch.
Edgar blocks.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Edgar is taking this opportunity to rest.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Edgar is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to escape from the full mount...
Eddie Alvarez is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Eddie Alvarez is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Eddie Alvarez looks to pass to mount...
Alvarez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Frankie Edgar.
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Eddie Alvarez tries to open Edgar's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Eddie Alvarez. Edgar is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Frankie Edgar work his BJJ game.
Edgar measures the resilience of Alvarez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alvarez's side.
Hard blow to Alvarez's mid-section, he seems hurt
Eddie Alvarez is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Alvarez suddenly holds Frankie Edgar's arm and tries an armbar!
Edgar can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Eddie Alvarez!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Alvarez misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) is cheering him!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Frankie Edgar. 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alvarez's face with those brutal elbows! Alvarez needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alvarez's face with those brutal elbows! Alvarez needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Eddie Alvarez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Eddie Alvarez doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Nose
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Frankie Edgar was tooling Eddie Alvarez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Eddie Alvarez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Edgar moves on the ground
Edgar cannot take advantage in the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Alvarez
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar succeeds
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez 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.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Alvarez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Edgar sprawls and remains on his feet.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar tries to grapple
He puts Alvarez in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Alvarez pushes off of Frankie Edgar and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Edgar holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Eddie Alvarez pushes away Edgar trying to keep the fight at striking range
Edgar doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Eddie Alvarez
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Frankie Edgar.
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Round 2
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Eddie Alvarez and Edgar engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Edgar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eddie Alvarez's punches
Edgar measures the resilience of Alvarez's chin with an uppercut while Alvarez lands some great crosses.
Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edgar won't budge, forcing Alvarez to pull guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edgar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Edgar breaks the closed guard of Eddie Alvarez and moves to half guard
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Frankie Edgar looks to pass to mount...
Edgar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Eddie Alvarez.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Eddie Alvarez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Edgar's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar is cooling the fight on the ground
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Edgar
Alvarez is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Edgar's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Edgar
Eddie Alvarez pushes Edgar's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Edgar wraps his legs while he holds Eddie Alvarez's head... Tight guard!
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Alvarez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alvarez throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frankie Edgar
Blocked by Edgar.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar is holding Eddie Alvarez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eddie Alvarez loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Edgar uses his strength to keep Edgar at a disadvantage
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Eddie Alvarez manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
Alvarez is not making himself an easy target.
Edgar misses a step and Eddie Alvarez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Alvarez
Alvarez measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Edgar blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Alvarez misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Edgar.
Brutal-looking high kick from Eddie Alvarez!
Edgar dodges!
Alvarez misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alvarez throws a lazy kick
Edgar dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Incredible haymaker from Eddie Alvarez!
It misses by a mile.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Alvarez stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Frankie Edgar is coming in again!
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Eddie Alvarez jumps back and jabs
Alvarez seems staggered and Frankie Edgar runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Alvarez's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
An overhand right from Frankie Edgar that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alvarez's stops that one with his face! How is Alvarez standing?!
Herb Dean is asking Alvarez to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Alvarez.
Alvarez has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (Punch) at 4:29 Round 2
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/22 (77%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 337 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/12 (25%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/23 (17%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 337 s
Decent fight. I'd love to see this one in real life. Alvarez could use some upgrades. He has a lot of foundation, now that just needs to be built on a bit and he'll be legit.