Post by The Sandmen on Feb 19, 2015 18:31:01 GMT -5
Michael Chandler is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Yves Edwards is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Michael Chandler and Yves Edwards touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Middle kick from Edwards.
Chandler receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Several good body shots
land on Edwards.
Yves Edwards just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Chandler may be in trouble!
Yves Edwards goes with a looping right hand while Michael Chandler jumps back and jabs
Edwards seems staggered and Michael Chandler runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Forehead
Michael Chandler shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Yves Edwards is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Chandler into his guard.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards launches a few punches to Chandler's cheek from the guard.
Michael Chandler uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chandler is trying to counter now!
Chandler tries to escape from the closed guard
Chandler succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Edwards
Michael Chandler moves to better his position on the ground...
Michael Chandler viciously slams hammer blows to Edwards's face!
Edwards has a small cut in his Forehead
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Edwards
Michael Chandler tries to finish with a leg lock!
Chandler is locking that leglock...
Edwards is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to stand up!
Chandler doesn't allow him!
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Edwards
Chandler tries to move to full mount
Chandler succeeds
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Chandler fires a barrage of punches at Edwards's head!
This is bad! Chandler is just pounding on Yves Edwards's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Edwards's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Yves Edwards seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Michael Chandler!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Michael Chandler positions himself and tries to finish this!
Michael Chandler storms Yves Edwards's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Herb Dean is asking Yves Edwards to defend himself!
Edwards seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Chandler tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Chandler controls the situation despite Yves Edwards efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Yves Edwards
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Michael Chandler work his BJJ game.
Michael Chandler storms over Edwards with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Chandler doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Edwards's face with his elbows!
That brutal impact left Edwards laid out on the mat! Michael Chandler's corner come in to congratulate him!
Edwards's Right cheek is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Edwards has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Michael Chandler by KO (Elbows) at 2:34 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Edwards tried. We'll give him that.
Yves Edwards is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Michael Chandler and Yves Edwards touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Middle kick from Edwards.
Chandler receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Several good body shots
land on Edwards.
Yves Edwards just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Chandler may be in trouble!
Yves Edwards goes with a looping right hand while Michael Chandler jumps back and jabs
Edwards seems staggered and Michael Chandler runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Forehead
Michael Chandler shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Yves Edwards is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Chandler into his guard.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards launches a few punches to Chandler's cheek from the guard.
Michael Chandler uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chandler is trying to counter now!
Chandler tries to escape from the closed guard
Chandler succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Edwards
Michael Chandler moves to better his position on the ground...
Michael Chandler viciously slams hammer blows to Edwards's face!
Edwards has a small cut in his Forehead
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Edwards
Michael Chandler tries to finish with a leg lock!
Chandler is locking that leglock...
Edwards is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to stand up!
Chandler doesn't allow him!
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Edwards
Chandler tries to move to full mount
Chandler succeeds
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Chandler fires a barrage of punches at Edwards's head!
This is bad! Chandler is just pounding on Yves Edwards's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Edwards's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Yves Edwards seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Michael Chandler!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Michael Chandler positions himself and tries to finish this!
Michael Chandler storms Yves Edwards's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Herb Dean is asking Yves Edwards to defend himself!
Edwards seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Chandler tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Chandler controls the situation despite Yves Edwards efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Yves Edwards
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Michael Chandler work his BJJ game.
Michael Chandler storms over Edwards with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Chandler doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Edwards's face with his elbows!
That brutal impact left Edwards laid out on the mat! Michael Chandler's corner come in to congratulate him!
Edwards's Right cheek is bruised after the punishment he's received!
Edwards has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Michael Chandler by KO (Elbows) at 2:34 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Edwards tried. We'll give him that.