Post by The Sandmen on Mar 10, 2014 10:44:05 GMT -5
Mike Brown looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Ferocious staredown by Edgar while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Brown and Edgar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Brown is holding Frankie Edgar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Mike Brown seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Brown is moving on the ground...
Edgar tries to counter Brown's moves on the ground.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Brown tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Mike Brown doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Brown has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Edgar tries to escape from the full mount...
Mike Brown is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Edgar
Brown is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Mike Brown creates enough space to control Frankie Edgar's leg.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to posture up and open Mike Brown's guard...
Mike Brown has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Edgar tries to escape from closed guard...
Edgar struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Brown launches a few weak punches
Edgar blocks them effectively.
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Brown works on the ground with his fingers over Edgar's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal allows Edgar time to recover... 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Brown looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Brown launches a flurry of punches
Edgar slips out of danger.
Mike Brown throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Mike Brown attempts to cut off Edgar with punches
Edgar reels from the strikes.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mike Brown!
Edgar is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
A right hand from Mike Brown
makes Edgar stumble back!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Mike Brown's mind is definitely in the fight, Edgar just got nailed! Mike Brown saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Edgar moves aside and dodges.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Brown steps forward
Frankie Edgar catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Brown has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
A right hand from Frankie Edgar
misses its target.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Edgar throws a low kick
Mike Brown blocks.
Nice punch by Frankie Edgar
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Brown's Right eye is beginning to swell
Edgar jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Frankie Edgar pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Nice punch by Frankie Edgar
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Edgar wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Brown is launching some bone breaking punches to Edgar's ribs while in the clinch.
Edgar blocks.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Brown.
Brown's Right eye is beginning to swell
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Edgar is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Frankie Edgar moves to half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Edgar
Brown launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Frankie Edgar rolls over himself and stands up while Mike Brown rolls on his back.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Mike Brown. 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Edgar launches a furious hook!
That hits Brown's chin like a wrecking ball! Brown loses balance and goes to the mat.
Brown's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mike Brown's Chin
Edgar is standing while Brown is on the ground on his back
Edgar opts to jump inside Brown's guard.
Brown didn't see that coming. Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown now.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar hovers above Brown
Good punches to Brown's body.
Crushing shot to Brown's body! He's holding his side
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown can't prevent his opponent from passing. Edgar looks to work from half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown is cooling the fight on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Mike Brown...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Mike Brown shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Mike Brown breaks that americana attempt!
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Mike Brown moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Not a desiderable position that Brown is in now. Frankie Edgar is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to pass to mount...
Edgar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mike Brown! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mike Brown doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll on the ground...
Edgar knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar moves forward looking for some action
Frankie Edgar shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Mike Brown 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 Mike Brown
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Not a desiderable position that Brown is in now. Frankie Edgar is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Brown is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Mike Brown for headbutt.
Josh Rosenthal allows Edgar time to recover... 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from Mike Brown!
You can see Frankie Edgar's head being snapped backwards!
Nice punch by Mike Brown
that nearly tags Edgar.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Frankie Edgar attempts a sweep single...
Frankie Edgar catches Mike Brown's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Edgar.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Edgar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Brown from the side mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Mike Brown, who is barely covering up!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Edgar tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Brown's face with those brutal elbows! Brown needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown 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!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Edgar
Brown tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Edgar from the side mount!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brown's side.
Hard blow to Brown's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brown's side.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in open guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
Mike Brown is in open guard over Edgar
Brown tries to move to full mount
Brown's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Mike Brown is in open guard over Edgar
Brown tries to move to full mount
Brown succeeds
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Mike Brown 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 Edgar's moves.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Mike Brown tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Edgar is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brown's side.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Edgar sits over his knees and pushes away Brown's leg!
Frankie Edgar is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to pass to mount...
Edgar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Edgar is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Edgar goes for an armbar!
Mike Brown breaks the lock and pushes away Frankie Edgar, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar pushes Mike Brown against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Edgar jumps and tries to free his leg! Brown doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Frankie Edgar can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Brown is trying to counter now!
Mike Brown sits up and gets an arm around Edgar's neck!
Edgar pushes Mike Brown back to the ground.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Frankie Edgar swings...
hard impact to Brown's face!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Brown stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Frankie Edgar is coming in again!
Edgar decides to launch some tentative punches
Frankie Edgar takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Edgar sets up a throw
Mike Brown flies through the air!
Hard blow to Brown's mid-section, he seems hurt
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Stand up! This is what Brown's cornermen are shouting. Frankie Edgar is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Edgar moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Mike Brown...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Mike Brown's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The ref pulls off Frankie Edgar! Brown seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Brown's Nose is beginning to swell
Brown has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 1:30 Round 4
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 8/17 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 691 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/37 (84%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 679 s
Douche tattoo vs. Douchey fighter. I'd definitely rather have Douche Tattoo win, but alas, Frankie turned it up late as usual. Brown dominated the first, then Frank came on full tilt and took over completely late in the fight.
Ferocious staredown by Edgar while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Brown and Edgar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Brown is holding Frankie Edgar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Mike Brown seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Brown is moving on the ground...
Edgar tries to counter Brown's moves on the ground.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Brown tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Mike Brown doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Brown has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Edgar tries to escape from the full mount...
Mike Brown is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brown blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Edgar
Brown is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Mike Brown creates enough space to control Frankie Edgar's leg.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to posture up and open Mike Brown's guard...
Mike Brown has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Edgar tries to escape from closed guard...
Edgar struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Brown launches a few weak punches
Edgar blocks them effectively.
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Brown works on the ground with his fingers over Edgar's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal allows Edgar time to recover... 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Brown looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Brown launches a flurry of punches
Edgar slips out of danger.
Mike Brown throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Mike Brown attempts to cut off Edgar with punches
Edgar reels from the strikes.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mike Brown!
Edgar is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
A right hand from Mike Brown
makes Edgar stumble back!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Mike Brown's mind is definitely in the fight, Edgar just got nailed! Mike Brown saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Edgar moves aside and dodges.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Brown steps forward
Frankie Edgar catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Brown has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
A right hand from Frankie Edgar
misses its target.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Edgar throws a low kick
Mike Brown blocks.
Nice punch by Frankie Edgar
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Brown's Right eye is beginning to swell
Edgar jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Frankie Edgar pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Nice punch by Frankie Edgar
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Edgar wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Brown is launching some bone breaking punches to Edgar's ribs while in the clinch.
Edgar blocks.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Brown.
Brown's Right eye is beginning to swell
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Edgar is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Frankie Edgar moves to half guard.
Mike Brown is in half guard over Edgar
Brown launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Frankie Edgar rolls over himself and stands up while Mike Brown rolls on his back.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Mike Brown. 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Edgar launches a furious hook!
That hits Brown's chin like a wrecking ball! Brown loses balance and goes to the mat.
Brown's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mike Brown's Chin
Edgar is standing while Brown is on the ground on his back
Edgar opts to jump inside Brown's guard.
Brown didn't see that coming. Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown now.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar hovers above Brown
Good punches to Brown's body.
Crushing shot to Brown's body! He's holding his side
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown can't prevent his opponent from passing. Edgar looks to work from half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown is cooling the fight on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Mike Brown...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Mike Brown shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Mike Brown breaks that americana attempt!
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Mike Brown moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Not a desiderable position that Brown is in now. Frankie Edgar is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to pass to mount...
Edgar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mike Brown! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mike Brown doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll on the ground...
Edgar knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar moves forward looking for some action
Frankie Edgar shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Mike Brown 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 Mike Brown
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Not a desiderable position that Brown is in now. Frankie Edgar is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Brown is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Mike Brown for headbutt.
Josh Rosenthal allows Edgar time to recover... 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Incredible haymaker from Mike Brown!
You can see Frankie Edgar's head being snapped backwards!
Nice punch by Mike Brown
that nearly tags Edgar.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Frankie Edgar attempts a sweep single...
Frankie Edgar catches Mike Brown's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Edgar.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Edgar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Brown from the side mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Mike Brown, who is barely covering up!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Edgar tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Brown's face with those brutal elbows! Brown needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Brown 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!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Edgar
Brown tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Edgar from the side mount!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brown's side.
Hard blow to Brown's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brown's side.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in open guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
Mike Brown is in open guard over Edgar
Brown tries to move to full mount
Brown's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Mike Brown is in open guard over Edgar
Brown tries to move to full mount
Brown succeeds
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Mike Brown 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 Edgar's moves.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Mike Brown tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Edgar is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar measures the resilience of Brown's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brown's side.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Edgar sits over his knees and pushes away Brown's leg!
Frankie Edgar is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to pass to mount...
Edgar slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Edgar is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Edgar goes for an armbar!
Mike Brown breaks the lock and pushes away Frankie Edgar, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar pushes Mike Brown against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Edgar jumps and tries to free his leg! Brown doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Frankie Edgar can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Brown is trying to counter now!
Mike Brown sits up and gets an arm around Edgar's neck!
Edgar pushes Mike Brown back to the ground.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Frankie Edgar swings...
hard impact to Brown's face!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Brown stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Frankie Edgar is coming in again!
Edgar decides to launch some tentative punches
Frankie Edgar takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Edgar sets up a throw
Mike Brown flies through the air!
Hard blow to Brown's mid-section, he seems hurt
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Brown
Stand up! This is what Brown's cornermen are shouting. Frankie Edgar is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Edgar moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Brown
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Mike Brown...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Mike Brown
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Mike Brown's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The ref pulls off Frankie Edgar! Brown seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Brown's Nose is beginning to swell
Brown has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 1:30 Round 4
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 8/17 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 691 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/37 (84%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 679 s
Douche tattoo vs. Douchey fighter. I'd definitely rather have Douche Tattoo win, but alas, Frankie turned it up late as usual. Brown dominated the first, then Frank came on full tilt and took over completely late in the fight.