Post by The Sandmen on Oct 20, 2014 13:10:11 GMT -5
Edson Barboza 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.
Frankie Edgar raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 bell announces the first round!
Edgar is holding Edson Barboza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Edson Barboza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Frankie Edgar fakes some punches
Edson ties him up.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Frankie Edgar tries to open Edson's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Frankie Edgar. Edson is unable to cover himself now!
Edson has a small cut in his Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza 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
Frankie Edgar 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 Edson's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Edson Barboza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Edson Barboza jumps back and jabs
Edgar only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Edgar is swinging for the fences!
Edson backpedals and creates space. Frankie Edgar is asking him if he is going to fight!
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edson goes down.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Edson tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Edson Barboza 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 open guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar pushes Edson Barboza against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Edgar jumps and tries to free his leg! Edson doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edson's face with those brutal elbows! Edson needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Edson 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.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Edson Barboza's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Edson's Nose is beginning to swell
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Edgar leans back...
He clobbers Edson Barboza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Edson Barboza's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Edson Barboza 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.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Edson Barboza 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Edson Barboza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Edgar feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Edgar decides to launch some tentative punches
Edson launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Edgar with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Edson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Edgar is on the receiving end of a great combo by Edson.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Edson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Edgar seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Edgar is holding Edson Barboza's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Edson Barboza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Edson's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson launches a few weak punches
Edgar blocks them effectively.
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Edson Barboza's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Edson Barboza
Solid shots!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Edson Barboza! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Edson Barboza doesn't defend himself!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza 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 side mount over Edson Barboza
Edgar leans back...
He clobbers Edson Barboza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
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 fighters briefly tie up...
Edson goes up and comes down hard as Edgar scores a brutal slam!
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Edson Barboza gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Edgar spins out, but Edson Barboza was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Edgar is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Edson clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Frankie Edgar opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Edson's guard.
Edson didn't see that coming. Edgar is in open guard over Edson now.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar aggressively and repeatedly punches Edson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Edson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar tries to pass to half guard...
Edson Barboza can't prevent his opponent from passing. Edgar looks to work from half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar was tooling Edson Barboza for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Edson Barboza lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Edson Barboza's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Edson was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 1:01 Round 2
Statistics: Edson Barboza
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/11 (18%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/32 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Edgar gets it done. Ya never know with him, he can be kinda flakey.
Frankie Edgar raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 bell announces the first round!
Edgar is holding Edson Barboza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Edson Barboza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Frankie Edgar fakes some punches
Edson ties him up.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Frankie Edgar tries to open Edson's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Frankie Edgar. Edson is unable to cover himself now!
Edson has a small cut in his Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza 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
Frankie Edgar 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 Edson's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Edson Barboza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Edson Barboza jumps back and jabs
Edgar only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Edgar is swinging for the fences!
Edson backpedals and creates space. Frankie Edgar is asking him if he is going to fight!
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edson goes down.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Edson tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Edson Barboza 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 open guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar pushes Edson Barboza against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Edgar jumps and tries to free his leg! Edson doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edson's face with those brutal elbows! Edson needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Edson 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.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Edson Barboza's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Edson's Nose is beginning to swell
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Edgar leans back...
He clobbers Edson Barboza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Edson Barboza's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Edson Barboza 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.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Edson Barboza 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Edson Barboza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Edgar feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Edgar decides to launch some tentative punches
Edson launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Edgar with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Edson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Edgar is on the receiving end of a great combo by Edson.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Edson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Edgar seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Edgar is holding Edson Barboza's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Edson Barboza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Edson's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson launches a few weak punches
Edgar blocks them effectively.
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Edson Barboza's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Edson Barboza
Solid shots!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Edson Barboza! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Edson Barboza doesn't defend himself!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza 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 side mount over Edson Barboza
Edgar leans back...
He clobbers Edson Barboza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
=========================================
The fighters briefly tie up...
Edson goes up and comes down hard as Edgar scores a brutal slam!
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Edson Barboza gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Edgar spins out, but Edson Barboza was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Edgar is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Edson clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Frankie Edgar opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Edson's guard.
Edson didn't see that coming. Edgar is in open guard over Edson now.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar aggressively and repeatedly punches Edson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Edson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar tries to pass to half guard...
Edson Barboza can't prevent his opponent from passing. Edgar looks to work from half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edson
Frankie Edgar was tooling Edson Barboza for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Edson Barboza lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Edson Barboza's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Edson was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 1:01 Round 2
Statistics: Edson Barboza
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/11 (18%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/32 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Edgar gets it done. Ya never know with him, he can be kinda flakey.