Post by The Sandmen on Feb 6, 2015 0:07:07 GMT -5
Frankie Edgar raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Donald Cerrone looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Crushing shot to Cerrone's body! He's holding his side
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Donald Cerrone, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Right eye
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone is taking this opportunity to rest.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar tries to improve position.
Cerrone adjusts and closes his guard.
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Cerrone tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cerrone
Edgar struggles on the ground and tries to break Donald Cerrone's guard...
Frankie Edgar is in Cerrone open guard now
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
Cerrone shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Frankie Edgar throws a combo
Cerrone punches back but nobody connects.
Donald Cerrone is opening up on Edgar and raining down combinations!
Edgar's corner looks worried!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Right cheek
Donald Cerrone swings...
...no good.
Edgar is holding Donald Cerrone's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Donald Cerrone loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Donald Cerrone...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Donald Cerrone gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Cerrone
Edgar launches a barrage of elbows over Cerrone's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Cerrone doesn't fight back!
Cerrone's Chin is beginning to swell
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone attempts to move to full guard
Donald Cerrone manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar succeeds
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to escape from the full mount...
Frankie Edgar is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Donald Cerrone manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cerrone is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Cerrone
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Donald Cerrone
Solid shots!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Left eye
Edgar is in rear mount over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Cerrone has Edgar 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.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone 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 side mount over Donald Cerrone
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Donald Cerrone's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Cerrone's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Nose
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Donald Cerrone...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Frankie Edgar has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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A right hand from Donald Cerrone
gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Incredible haymaker from Frankie Edgar!
You can see Donald Cerrone's head being snapped backwards!
Edgar dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Cerrone from the ground!
Edgar dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Cerrone from the ground!
Cerrone's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Cerrone's face
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Cerrone was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Mouth
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (Punch) at 0:51 Round 2
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/24 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Edgar would have none of Cerrone. Cerrone would have none of showing up. I wanna see this one in real lifey wifey.
Donald Cerrone looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Crushing shot to Cerrone's body! He's holding his side
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Donald Cerrone, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Right eye
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone is taking this opportunity to rest.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar tries to improve position.
Cerrone adjusts and closes his guard.
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Cerrone tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cerrone
Edgar struggles on the ground and tries to break Donald Cerrone's guard...
Frankie Edgar is in Cerrone open guard now
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
Cerrone shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Frankie Edgar throws a combo
Cerrone punches back but nobody connects.
Donald Cerrone is opening up on Edgar and raining down combinations!
Edgar's corner looks worried!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Right cheek
Donald Cerrone swings...
...no good.
Edgar is holding Donald Cerrone's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Donald Cerrone loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Donald Cerrone...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Donald Cerrone gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Cerrone
Edgar launches a barrage of elbows over Cerrone's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Cerrone doesn't fight back!
Cerrone's Chin is beginning to swell
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone attempts to move to full guard
Donald Cerrone manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar succeeds
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to escape from the full mount...
Frankie Edgar is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Donald Cerrone manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cerrone
Edgar delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cerrone is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Cerrone
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Donald Cerrone
Solid shots!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Left eye
Edgar is in rear mount over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Cerrone has Edgar 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.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone 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 side mount over Donald Cerrone
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Donald Cerrone's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Cerrone's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Nose
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Donald Cerrone...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Frankie Edgar has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
=========================================
A right hand from Donald Cerrone
gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Incredible haymaker from Frankie Edgar!
You can see Donald Cerrone's head being snapped backwards!
Edgar dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Cerrone from the ground!
Edgar dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Cerrone from the ground!
Cerrone's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Cerrone's face
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Cerrone was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Mouth
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (Punch) at 0:51 Round 2
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/24 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Edgar would have none of Cerrone. Cerrone would have none of showing up. I wanna see this one in real lifey wifey.