Post by The Sandmen on Mar 2, 2016 13:14:01 GMT -5
Yves Edwards is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Chad Mendes 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Yves Edwards and Chad Mendes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Mendes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Edwards can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Yves Edwards steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Left eye
Mendes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Yves Edwards didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Edwards
Chad Mendes tries to pass to half guard...
Yves Edwards can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mendes looks to work from half guard.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Edwards
Chad Mendes storms over Edwards with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Yves Edwards blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Edwards
Chad Mendes tries to free his leg
Chad Mendes uses some of his skill by jumping out of Edwards's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Mendes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Edwards's being punished here!
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Chad Mendes looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Chad Mendes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards is cooling the fight on the ground
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards is cooling the fight on the ground
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Mendes
Good looking punches from Yves Edwards on the ground
They could take their toll on Mendes.
Mendes has a small cut in his Chin
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Mendes
Edwards tries to escape from the closed guard
Edwards succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Yves Edwards is in open guard over Mendes
Edwards moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Mendes
Yves Edwards aggressively and repeatedly punches Mendes.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Mendes
Edwards tries to open up Chad Mendes's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Mendes in the side of the head
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Yves Edwards a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mendes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Mendes
Yves Edwards pushes Mendes's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Edwards who is in full mount! Mendes is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Yves Edwards keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Edwards catch Chad Mendes's left arm and tries a kimura
Chad Mendes holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Edwards tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yves Edwards controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Edwards tries to open up Mendes with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Mendes is trying to block them with his hands...
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Yves Edwards keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Yves Edwards keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Edwards fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Chad Mendes's arm and tries an armbar!
Mendes hold his own hand and breaks Edwards's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Yves Edwards.
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to show some ground skills
Yves Edwards put Mendes in half guard.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Edwards
Chad Mendes 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 Edwards's moves.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Edwards
Mendes is moving on the ground...
Edwards tries to counter Mendes's moves on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Yves Edwards looks to counter!
Yves Edwards tries to close the guard.
Edwards put Chad Mendes in closed guard.
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to move on the ground and shows Chad Mendes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Edwards uses his forearms to block the impact!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida) are cheering for the fighters.
Brilliant combination from Yves Edwards
that forces Mendes to try and defend better.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Yves Edwards.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Edwards fires low kicks
punishing Mendes's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Edwards launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Mendes's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Yves Edwards swings...
hard impact to Mendes's face!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Right eye
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Edwards wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Edwards moves forward and holds Mendes
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Yves Edwards!
That one almost breaks Mendes's chin! He is knocked down!
Yves Edwards turns out the lights for Mendes! What an astonishing KO by Edwards!
Winner is Yves Edwards by KO (Uppercut) at 0:59 Round 2
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/17 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Chad tried. But then again, so did Yves. So that was that. Yves not showing up (which he has a history of sometimes) was kinda Chad's only serious hope.
Chad Mendes 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
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Yves Edwards and Chad Mendes touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Mendes cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Edwards can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Yves Edwards steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Left eye
Mendes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Yves Edwards didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Chad Mendes is in open guard over Edwards
Chad Mendes tries to pass to half guard...
Yves Edwards can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mendes looks to work from half guard.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Edwards
Chad Mendes storms over Edwards with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Yves Edwards blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Edwards
Chad Mendes tries to free his leg
Chad Mendes uses some of his skill by jumping out of Edwards's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Mendes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Edwards's being punished here!
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Chad Mendes looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Chad Mendes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards is cooling the fight on the ground
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards is cooling the fight on the ground
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Mendes
Good looking punches from Yves Edwards on the ground
They could take their toll on Mendes.
Mendes has a small cut in his Chin
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Mendes
Edwards tries to escape from the closed guard
Edwards succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Yves Edwards is in open guard over Mendes
Edwards moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Mendes
Yves Edwards aggressively and repeatedly punches Mendes.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Mendes
Edwards tries to open up Chad Mendes's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Mendes in the side of the head
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Yves Edwards a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mendes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Mendes
Yves Edwards pushes Mendes's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Edwards who is in full mount! Mendes is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Yves Edwards keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Edwards catch Chad Mendes's left arm and tries a kimura
Chad Mendes holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Edwards tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Yves Edwards controls the situation despite Chad Mendes efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Edwards tries to open up Mendes with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Mendes is trying to block them with his hands...
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Yves Edwards keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Yves Edwards in his guard...
Yves Edwards keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Yves Edwards is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Edwards fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Chad Mendes's arm and tries an armbar!
Mendes hold his own hand and breaks Edwards's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Yves Edwards.
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Chad Mendes is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to show some ground skills
Yves Edwards put Mendes in half guard.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Edwards
Chad Mendes 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 Edwards's moves.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Edwards
Mendes is moving on the ground...
Edwards tries to counter Mendes's moves on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Yves Edwards looks to counter!
Yves Edwards tries to close the guard.
Edwards put Chad Mendes in closed guard.
Chad Mendes is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to move on the ground and shows Chad Mendes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Edwards uses his forearms to block the impact!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida) are cheering for the fighters.
Brilliant combination from Yves Edwards
that forces Mendes to try and defend better.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Yves Edwards.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Edwards fires low kicks
punishing Mendes's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Edwards launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Mendes's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Yves Edwards swings...
hard impact to Mendes's face!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Right eye
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Edwards wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Edwards moves forward and holds Mendes
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Yves Edwards!
That one almost breaks Mendes's chin! He is knocked down!
Yves Edwards turns out the lights for Mendes! What an astonishing KO by Edwards!
Winner is Yves Edwards by KO (Uppercut) at 0:59 Round 2
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/17 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Chad tried. But then again, so did Yves. So that was that. Yves not showing up (which he has a history of sometimes) was kinda Chad's only serious hope.