Post by The Sandmen on Aug 2, 2019 3:42:47 GMT -5
Frankie Edgar glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Edgar and Shamhalaev move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Edgar showing excellent timing, blasts Shahbulat Shamhalaev with a right hand.
Great hook by Frankie Edgar! Shahbulat Shamhalaev is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Shamhalaev is on the ground on his back
Edgar decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Shamhalaev's guard.
Shamhalaev tries to fight back with his feet and Edgar just needs another plan now.
Edgar is standing while Shamhalaev is on the ground on his back
Frankie Edgar decides to jump inside Shamhalaev's guard.
Shamhalaev didn't see that coming. Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev now.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Shahbulat Shamhalaev, who is barely covering up!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Shamhalaev is trying to counter now!
Shamhalaev tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shamhalaev works on the ground with his fingers over Edgar's face
Edgar shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev 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 open guard over Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Shamhalaev
Edgar tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Frankie Edgar fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Shamhalaev
Shahbulat Shamhalaev tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar tries to open Shamhalaev's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Frankie Edgar. Shamhalaev is unable to cover himself now!
There is a small laceration on Shahbulat Shamhalaev's Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Shamhalaev
Frankie Edgar storms over Shamhalaev with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Shamhalaev's face with his elbows!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Shamhalaev
Frankie Edgar pushes Shamhalaev's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Shamhalaev rolls and he's now on half guard over Frankie Edgar. Nice reversal.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in half guard over Edgar
Shamhalaev tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Edgar
Shamhalaev is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shamhalaev tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shahbulat Shamhalaev launches a few punches to Edgar
Edgar covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Edgar delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shamhalaev is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Shamhalaev's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shahbulat Shamhalaev's Nose
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev
Edgar is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Shamhalaev's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta saw it!
Dan Miragliotta allows Shamhalaev time to recover... 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.
Edgar is holding Shahbulat Shamhalaev's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Shahbulat Shamhalaev...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Shahbulat Shamhalaev tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls Shahbulat Shamhalaev to his stomach and takes his back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev
Edgar launches a barrage of elbows over Shamhalaev's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Shamhalaev doesn't fight back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shamhalaev has given his back to Frankie Edgar who is trying to get one hook in!
Frankie Edgar has one hook in!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with one hook in
Edgar has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Shamhalaev.
Nicely done! Edgar now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Edgar tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Shamhalaev!
Shamhalaev adopts the turtle defense and Edgar is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Edgar positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Shamhalaev's being punished here!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Shahbulat Shamhalaev 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.
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Edgar tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Shamhalaev!
Shamhalaev adopts the turtle defense and Edgar is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Edgar is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Shamhalaev, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Edgar moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Shamhalaev's face!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Shamhalaev to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Shamhalaev.
Shamhalaev's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shamhalaev has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/34 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 277 s
Austin wanted this slaughter for some reason. Here ya go champ. Here ya go...
Shahbulat Shamhalaev looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Edgar and Shamhalaev move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Edgar showing excellent timing, blasts Shahbulat Shamhalaev with a right hand.
Great hook by Frankie Edgar! Shahbulat Shamhalaev is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Shamhalaev is on the ground on his back
Edgar decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Shamhalaev's guard.
Shamhalaev tries to fight back with his feet and Edgar just needs another plan now.
Edgar is standing while Shamhalaev is on the ground on his back
Frankie Edgar decides to jump inside Shamhalaev's guard.
Shamhalaev didn't see that coming. Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev now.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Shahbulat Shamhalaev, who is barely covering up!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Shamhalaev is trying to counter now!
Shamhalaev tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shamhalaev works on the ground with his fingers over Edgar's face
Edgar shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev 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 open guard over Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Shamhalaev
Edgar tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Frankie Edgar fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Shamhalaev
Shahbulat Shamhalaev tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar tries to open Shamhalaev's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Frankie Edgar. Shamhalaev is unable to cover himself now!
There is a small laceration on Shahbulat Shamhalaev's Forehead
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Shamhalaev
Frankie Edgar storms over Shamhalaev with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Shamhalaev's face with his elbows!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Shamhalaev
Frankie Edgar pushes Shamhalaev's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Shamhalaev rolls and he's now on half guard over Frankie Edgar. Nice reversal.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in half guard over Edgar
Shamhalaev tries to stand up!
Edgar doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Edgar
Shamhalaev is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shamhalaev tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shahbulat Shamhalaev launches a few punches to Edgar
Edgar covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Edgar delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shamhalaev is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Shamhalaev's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shahbulat Shamhalaev's Nose
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev
Edgar is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Shamhalaev's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta saw it!
Dan Miragliotta allows Shamhalaev time to recover... 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.
Edgar is holding Shahbulat Shamhalaev's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Shahbulat Shamhalaev...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Shahbulat Shamhalaev tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls Shahbulat Shamhalaev to his stomach and takes his back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev
Edgar launches a barrage of elbows over Shamhalaev's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Shamhalaev doesn't fight back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shamhalaev has given his back to Frankie Edgar who is trying to get one hook in!
Frankie Edgar has one hook in!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with one hook in
Edgar has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Shamhalaev.
Nicely done! Edgar now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Edgar tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Shamhalaev!
Shamhalaev adopts the turtle defense and Edgar is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Edgar positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Shamhalaev's being punished here!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Shahbulat Shamhalaev 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.
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Edgar tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Shamhalaev!
Shamhalaev adopts the turtle defense and Edgar is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Edgar is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Shamhalaev, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Edgar moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Edgar is in rear mount over Shamhalaev with two hooks in
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Shamhalaev's face!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Shamhalaev to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Shamhalaev.
Shamhalaev's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shamhalaev has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/34 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 277 s
Austin wanted this slaughter for some reason. Here ya go champ. Here ya go...
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!