Post by The Sandmen on Jul 18, 2012 12:56:24 GMT -5
Frankie Edgar! Frankie Edgar! This is what the people are chanting here.
Yves Edwards glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Frankie Edgar looks very relaxed.
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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The fight gets underway.
Edwards steps forward
Edgar feints.
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Yves Edwards tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Yves Edwards!
Edgar is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Right cheek
Edgar launches a kick
Edwards checks it and keeps distance.
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Yves Edwards jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Yves Edwards runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Edwards tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Edwards is clinching with Edgar.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edwards launches a knee!
Yves Edwards hits Edgar's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Edgar is launching some bone breaking punches to Edwards's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Yves Edwards's eyes.
Yves Edwards tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Edwards circles out and slips free of Frankie Edgar's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Edwards studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar fakes a move and moves laterally.
Frankie Edgar attempts a sweep single...
Frankie Edgar catches Yves Edwards's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Edgar.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar struggles on the ground and tries to break Yves Edwards's guard...
Edwards doesn't want to free his opponent and Edgar continues in closed guard
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Edwards's head!
The punches go wide.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) is cheering him!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Edwards.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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 is looking to end this fight with strikes
Edwards anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Edwards tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Yves Edwards attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to show some ground skills
Yves Edwards put Edgar in half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Deep breaths from Yves Edwards who tries a hammer punch to Edgar's ribs.
That hit Edgar who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar tries to free his leg
Frankie Edgar uses some of his skill by jumping out of Edwards's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Yves Edwards efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edwards's face with those brutal elbows! Edwards needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Edgar misses a step and Yves Edwards sees an opportunity to counter him!
Yves Edwards tries to close the guard.
Edwards put Frankie Edgar in closed guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar struggles on the ground and tries to break Yves Edwards's guard...
Edwards doesn't want to free his opponent and Edgar continues in closed guard
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Yves Edwards's guard...
Yves Edwards has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Yves Edwards tries to take advantage...
Edwards switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Edgar struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Yves Edwards's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) is cheering him!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Edwards tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Frankie Edgar 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Edgar attempts a shoot
Yves Edwards hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Edgar's Right eye is beginning to swell
Edwards looks to be in very good shape.
Edwards tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Edgar moves backwards and circles around Yves Edwards.
Edwards throws a low kick
Frankie Edgar blocks.
Edgar decides to launch some tentative punches
Frankie Edgar takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Hard blow to Edwards's mid-section, he seems hurt
Edgar throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Edgar seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Frankie Edgar tries a middle kick
Edwards blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Frankie Edgar was tooling Yves Edwards for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Yves Edwards lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Yves Edwards didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar tries to open Edwards's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Frankie Edgar. Edwards is unable to cover himself now!
Edwards has a small cut in his Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edwards's face with those brutal elbows! Edwards needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edwards
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Yves Edwards! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Yves Edwards doesn't defend himself!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edwards
Edgar moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Yves Edwards
Solid shots!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Yves Edwards's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Edwards to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Edwards.
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 2:25 Round 2
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 8/13 (62%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/5 (60%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/46 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Frankie Edgar vs. Frankie Edgar. Yves forgot to show up, so Frankie just fucked around in the ring for 2 rounds until everyone got bored and declared him the winner. Edwards wasn't able to endure a huge amount of damage, compared to what other fighters on this site survived, so his team might want to consider that if they want him to be a future contender.
Yves Edwards glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Frankie Edgar looks very relaxed.
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
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Edwards steps forward
Edgar feints.
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Yves Edwards tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Yves Edwards!
Edgar is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Right cheek
Edgar launches a kick
Edwards checks it and keeps distance.
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Yves Edwards jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Yves Edwards runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Edwards tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Edwards is clinching with Edgar.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edwards launches a knee!
Yves Edwards hits Edgar's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Edgar is launching some bone breaking punches to Edwards's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Yves Edwards's eyes.
Yves Edwards tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Edwards circles out and slips free of Frankie Edgar's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Edwards studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar fakes a move and moves laterally.
Frankie Edgar attempts a sweep single...
Frankie Edgar catches Yves Edwards's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Edgar.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar struggles on the ground and tries to break Yves Edwards's guard...
Edwards doesn't want to free his opponent and Edgar continues in closed guard
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Edwards's head!
The punches go wide.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) is cheering him!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Good looking punches from Frankie Edgar on the ground
They could take their toll on Edwards.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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 is looking to end this fight with strikes
Edwards anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Edwards tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Yves Edwards attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to show some ground skills
Yves Edwards put Edgar in half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Deep breaths from Yves Edwards who tries a hammer punch to Edgar's ribs.
That hit Edgar who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar tries to free his leg
Frankie Edgar uses some of his skill by jumping out of Edwards's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Yves Edwards efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edwards's face with those brutal elbows! Edwards needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Edgar misses a step and Yves Edwards sees an opportunity to counter him!
Yves Edwards tries to close the guard.
Edwards put Frankie Edgar in closed guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edwards measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar struggles on the ground and tries to break Yves Edwards's guard...
Edwards doesn't want to free his opponent and Edgar continues in closed guard
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Yves Edwards's guard...
Yves Edwards has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Yves Edwards tries to take advantage...
Edwards switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Edgar struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Yves Edwards's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Edwards
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) is cheering him!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Edwards tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Frankie Edgar 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Edgar attempts a shoot
Yves Edwards hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Edgar's Right eye is beginning to swell
Edwards looks to be in very good shape.
Edwards tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Edgar moves backwards and circles around Yves Edwards.
Edwards throws a low kick
Frankie Edgar blocks.
Edgar decides to launch some tentative punches
Frankie Edgar takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Hard blow to Edwards's mid-section, he seems hurt
Edgar throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Edgar seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Frankie Edgar tries a middle kick
Edwards blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Frankie Edgar was tooling Yves Edwards for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Yves Edwards lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Yves Edwards didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar tries to open Edwards's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Frankie Edgar. Edwards is unable to cover himself now!
Edwards has a small cut in his Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edwards's face with those brutal elbows! Edwards needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edwards
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Yves Edwards! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Yves Edwards doesn't defend himself!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Edwards
Edgar moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Edgar throws a few hammer fists to the face of Yves Edwards
Solid shots!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Edwards
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Yves Edwards's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Edwards to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Edwards.
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 2:25 Round 2
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 8/13 (62%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/5 (60%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/46 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Frankie Edgar vs. Frankie Edgar. Yves forgot to show up, so Frankie just fucked around in the ring for 2 rounds until everyone got bored and declared him the winner. Edwards wasn't able to endure a huge amount of damage, compared to what other fighters on this site survived, so his team might want to consider that if they want him to be a future contender.