Post by The Sandmen on Nov 5, 2019 9:35:55 GMT -5
Neither fighter appears to be feeling well today.
Frankie Edgar looks very relaxed.
Patricio Freire glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Pitbull throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Edgar's Chin is beginning to swell
Patricio Freire swings...
hard impact to Edgar's face!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Frankie Edgar
goes nowhere.
Edgar is holding Patricio Freire's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Edgar tries to move to full mount!
Pitbull won't allow him to take this position easily.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Patricio Freire to fight back!
Pitbull tries to show some ground skills
Edgar uses his strength to keep Edgar at a disadvantage
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
As the fight continues it seems that Frankie Edgar is taking the best of the fight.
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Patricio Freire...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Patricio Freire tries to roll on the ground...
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Patricio Freire tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Patricio Freire gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Pitbull's head!
This is bad! Edgar is just pounding on Patricio Freire's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar leans back...
He clobbers Patricio Freire's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Patricio Freire's Mouth
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Pitbull tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Patricio Freire. 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.
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Patricio Freire jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Patricio Freire tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Edgar's face
Pitbull steps backwards away from Frankie Edgar. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Edgar is holding Patricio Freire's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Pitbull
Edgar is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Pitbull's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pitbull's side.
Pitbull ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pitbull's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pitbull
Edgar delivers a few accurate elbows!
Pitbull is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Pitbull's Nose is beginning to swell
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Pitbull's head!
The punches go wide.
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Pitbull has Edgar controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Edgar is unable to move under Pitbull control.
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Pitbull has Edgar controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Edgar is unable to move under Pitbull control.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Edgar tries to open up Patricio Freire's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Pitbull in the side of the head
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Patricio Freire 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 Pitbull
Edgar tries to get a hook in!
Pitbull rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pitbull
Edgar breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Avanhard Stadium (Pripyat, Ukraine) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Patricio Freire didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Frankie Edgar is cooling the fight on the ground
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Frankie Edgar has to be confident that he won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Edgar is holding Patricio Freire's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Edgar shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Patricio Freire...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Patricio Freire, who is barely covering up!
Pitbull's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Patricio Freire
1:06 Round 2 and Edgar is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Patricio Freire tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls him over and takes his back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Frankie Edgar storms over Pitbull with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pitbull's face with his elbows!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Patricio Freire, who is barely covering up!
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Pitbull has Edgar controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Edgar is unable to move under Pitbull control.
Patricio Freire gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Pitbull! Edgar has one hook in and keeps working!
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull with one hook in
Pitbull is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Edgar tries to use some of his tricky moves but Edgar's is smart enough to counter him.
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull with one hook in
Frankie Edgar tries to get his arm under Patricio Freire's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Patricio Freire's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Patricio Freire easily defends the attempt.
Pitbull tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pitbull is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Pitbull holds Frankie Edgar's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Patricio Freire in his guard.
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to half guard.
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Edgar
Patricio Freire 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.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Solid low kick from Patricio Freire.
Edgar deflects it.
Pitbull launches a flurry of punches
Edgar slips out of danger.
Pitbull misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pitbull follows Frankie Edgar
only to get counter punched in a big way! Pitbull needs to stop playing Frankie Edgar's game or he'll get knocked out!
Pitbull's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Several good body shots
are evaded by Edgar.
Patricio Freire throws a combo
Frankie Edgar ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Pitbull swings again, only to get countered once more! Pitbull is looking bad here!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pitbull
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Patricio Freire's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Patricio Freire, who is barely covering up!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Pitbull to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pitbull.
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 3:48 Round 2
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 31/44 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s
Statistics: Patricio Freire
Punches 6/13 (46%)
Kicks 0/1 (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 362 s
Pitbull started okay, but then Frankie did ground things, and Friere had fewer answers there. Frankie "The Answer" had answers though. And questions. Which he answered. With this win! Both fighters are looking a little pale though.
Frankie Edgar looks very relaxed.
Patricio Freire glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Pitbull throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Edgar's Chin is beginning to swell
Patricio Freire swings...
hard impact to Edgar's face!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Frankie Edgar
goes nowhere.
Edgar is holding Patricio Freire's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Edgar tries to move to full mount!
Pitbull won't allow him to take this position easily.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Patricio Freire to fight back!
Pitbull tries to show some ground skills
Edgar uses his strength to keep Edgar at a disadvantage
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
As the fight continues it seems that Frankie Edgar is taking the best of the fight.
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Patricio Freire...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Frankie Edgar tries to better his position on the ground...
Patricio Freire tries to roll on the ground...
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Patricio Freire tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Patricio Freire gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Pitbull's head!
This is bad! Edgar is just pounding on Patricio Freire's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar leans back...
He clobbers Patricio Freire's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Patricio Freire's Mouth
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar tries to move to full mount
Edgar's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Pitbull tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Pitbull
Pitbull tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Patricio Freire. 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.
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Patricio Freire jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Patricio Freire tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Edgar's face
Pitbull steps backwards away from Frankie Edgar. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Edgar is holding Patricio Freire's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Patricio Freire manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Pitbull
Edgar is in closed guard... Pitbull tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Pitbull's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pitbull's side.
Pitbull ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Patricio Freire is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pitbull's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pitbull
Edgar delivers a few accurate elbows!
Pitbull is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Pitbull's Nose is beginning to swell
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Edgar fires a barrage of punches at Pitbull's head!
The punches go wide.
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Patricio Freire tries to take advantage...
Pitbull has Edgar controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Edgar is unable to move under Pitbull control.
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Pitbull has Edgar controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Edgar is unable to move under Pitbull control.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Edgar tries to open up Patricio Freire's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Pitbull in the side of the head
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Patricio Freire 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 Pitbull
Edgar tries to get a hook in!
Pitbull rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pitbull
Edgar breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Avanhard Stadium (Pripyat, Ukraine) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Patricio Freire didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Frankie Edgar is cooling the fight on the ground
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Frankie Edgar has to be confident that he won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Edgar is holding Patricio Freire's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Patricio Freire loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Patricio Freire attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Edgar shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Patricio Freire...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Patricio Freire
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Patricio Freire, who is barely covering up!
Pitbull's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Patricio Freire
1:06 Round 2 and Edgar is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Patricio Freire tries to roll to his side and trap Frankie Edgar in his guard...
Frankie Edgar rolls him over and takes his back!
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Frankie Edgar storms over Pitbull with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pitbull's face with his elbows!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Patricio Freire, who is barely covering up!
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull
Pitbull has Edgar controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Edgar is unable to move under Pitbull control.
Patricio Freire gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Pitbull! Edgar has one hook in and keeps working!
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull with one hook in
Pitbull is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Edgar tries to use some of his tricky moves but Edgar's is smart enough to counter him.
Edgar is in rear mount over Pitbull with one hook in
Frankie Edgar tries to get his arm under Patricio Freire's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Patricio Freire's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Patricio Freire easily defends the attempt.
Pitbull tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pitbull is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Pitbull holds Frankie Edgar's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Patricio Freire is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Patricio Freire in his guard.
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to half guard.
Patricio Freire is in half guard over Edgar
Patricio Freire 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.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Solid low kick from Patricio Freire.
Edgar deflects it.
Pitbull launches a flurry of punches
Edgar slips out of danger.
Pitbull misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pitbull follows Frankie Edgar
only to get counter punched in a big way! Pitbull needs to stop playing Frankie Edgar's game or he'll get knocked out!
Pitbull's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Several good body shots
are evaded by Edgar.
Patricio Freire throws a combo
Frankie Edgar ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Pitbull swings again, only to get countered once more! Pitbull is looking bad here!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pitbull
Edgar moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pitbull
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Patricio Freire's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Patricio Freire
Edgar is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Patricio Freire, who is barely covering up!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Pitbull to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pitbull.
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (GnP) at 3:48 Round 2
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 31/44 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s
Statistics: Patricio Freire
Punches 6/13 (46%)
Kicks 0/1 (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 362 s
Pitbull started okay, but then Frankie did ground things, and Friere had fewer answers there. Frankie "The Answer" had answers though. And questions. Which he answered. With this win! Both fighters are looking a little pale though.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!