Post by The Sandmen on Jan 2, 2016 16:41:10 GMT -5
Frankie Edgar is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Ferocious staredown by Huerta while Mario Yamasaki 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Huerta has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Frankie Edgar paws at Huerta.
Huerta answers with solid punches!
Roger Huerta goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Roger Huerta runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Huerta!
Some big punches are landing!
Edgar launches a kick
but Roger Huerta avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Roger Huerta attempts a sweep single...
Frankie Edgar was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Edgar seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Huerta grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Roger Huerta
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Edgar
Huerta cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Edgar can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Edgar tries to close his guard around Huerta
He is not able to do it
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Edgar
Huerta gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frankie Edgar! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frankie Edgar doesn't defend himself!
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Edgar
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Roger Huerta work his BJJ game.
Huerta tries to open up Frankie Edgar's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Edgar in the side of the head
Edgar has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Edgar
Roger Huerta seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Huerta moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Edgar
Huerta tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Roger Huerta is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Roger Huerta looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Roger Huerta slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Roger Huerta positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Roger Huerta is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Edgar's abdomen
Hard blow to Edgar's mid-section, he seems hurt
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Huerta gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frankie Edgar! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frankie Edgar doesn't defend himself!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Roger Huerta tries to better his position on the ground...
Huerta is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Roger Huerta tries to better his position on the ground...
Huerta is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Huerta goes for an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Edgar's eyes...
Frankie Edgar breaks the lock and pushes away Roger Huerta, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Roger Huerta. 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.
Roger Huerta goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Roger Huerta runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Roger Huerta moves forward looking for some grappling action
Huerta has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Huerta doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Huerta who put distance between them
A left hook from Huerta
grazes the chin of Edgar.
Down Edgar goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Roger Huerta's divison on notice!
Winner is Roger Huerta by KO (Hook) at 3:22 Round 1
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 2/6 (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 97 s
Statistics: Roger Huerta
Punches 19/27 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 16/18 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Huerta dominated Edgar here. Like, in every way. Quick, efficient, Huerta.
Ferocious staredown by Huerta while Mario Yamasaki 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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Huerta has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Frankie Edgar paws at Huerta.
Huerta answers with solid punches!
Roger Huerta goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Roger Huerta runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Huerta!
Some big punches are landing!
Edgar launches a kick
but Roger Huerta avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Roger Huerta attempts a sweep single...
Frankie Edgar was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Edgar seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Huerta grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Roger Huerta
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Edgar
Huerta cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Edgar can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Edgar tries to close his guard around Huerta
He is not able to do it
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Edgar
Huerta gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frankie Edgar! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frankie Edgar doesn't defend himself!
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Edgar
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Roger Huerta work his BJJ game.
Huerta tries to open up Frankie Edgar's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Edgar in the side of the head
Edgar has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Edgar
Roger Huerta seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Huerta moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Roger Huerta is in half guard over Edgar
Huerta tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Roger Huerta is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Roger Huerta looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Roger Huerta slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Roger Huerta positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Roger Huerta is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Edgar's abdomen
Hard blow to Edgar's mid-section, he seems hurt
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Huerta gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frankie Edgar! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frankie Edgar doesn't defend himself!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Roger Huerta tries to better his position on the ground...
Huerta is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Roger Huerta tries to better his position on the ground...
Huerta is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Huerta goes for an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Edgar's eyes...
Frankie Edgar breaks the lock and pushes away Roger Huerta, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Roger Huerta. 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.
Roger Huerta goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Roger Huerta runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Roger Huerta moves forward looking for some grappling action
Huerta has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Huerta doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Huerta who put distance between them
A left hook from Huerta
grazes the chin of Edgar.
Down Edgar goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Roger Huerta's divison on notice!
Winner is Roger Huerta by KO (Hook) at 3:22 Round 1
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 2/6 (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 97 s
Statistics: Roger Huerta
Punches 19/27 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 16/18 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s
Huerta dominated Edgar here. Like, in every way. Quick, efficient, Huerta.