Post by The Sandmen on Mar 6, 2012 13:43:08 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Frankie Edgar chants all around the place!
Matt Serra is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Frankie Edgar glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Serra is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Matt Serra and Frankie Edgar touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Edgar launches a furious low kick!
Serra receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Serra hyper-extended his left leg
Frankie Edgar launches a body shot
Serra dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Serra is holding Frankie Edgar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Edgar's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Matt Serra slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Frankie Edgar moves to half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Matt Serra tries to pass Frankie Edgar's guard...
Matt Serra manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to show some ground skills
Frankie Edgar put Serra in half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frankie Edgar
Solid shots!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra gets a good position on the ground. ..
Edgar holds Matt Serra arms and counters his opponent punches.
Matt Serra gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar tries to close the guard.
Edgar put Matt Serra in closed guard.
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Edgar
Matt Serra tries to pass Frankie Edgar's guard...
Matt Serra manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra works on the ground with his fingers over Edgar's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Serra is countered by Frankie Edgar.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Matt Serra fakes some punches
Edgar ties him up.
Serra clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Matt Serra is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Matt Serra tries to pass Frankie Edgar's guard...
Matt Serra manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Frankie Edgar sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Serra is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Frankie Edgar, who is barely covering up!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Matt Serra work his BJJ game.
Matt Serra throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edgar's face with those brutal elbows! Edgar needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra tries to get a side mount...
Edgar wraps his leg around Matt Serra leg and prevents him from moving.
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Frankie Edgar. 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.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 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 Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Serra breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Matt Serra is cooling the fight on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mario Yamasaki 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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Serra tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Serra is clinching with Edgar.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frankie Edgar shoots and grab Matt Serra's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Edgar scoop up Matt Serra's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Serra to the mat
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Matt Serra has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Matt Serra attempts a sweep single...
Matt Serra catches Frankie Edgar's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Serra.
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Edgar
Serra is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Serra uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Serra is trying to counter now!
Matt Serra tries to better his position on the ground...
Serra breaks the closed guard of Frankie Edgar and moves to half guard
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to show some ground skills
Serra uses his strength to keep Serra at a disadvantage
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Serra is trying to counter now!
Matt Serra looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Matt Serra slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Left cheek
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra aggressively and repeatedly punches Edgar.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Edgar breaks the lock showing some skills...
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra sits high on Frankie Edgar's chest and pulls his leg underneath Edgar's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Edgar tries to roll out. He's too quick for Matt Serra and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Serra and it cost him top position.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Matt Serra uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Serra tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Serra tries to pass to half guard...
Frankie Edgar can't prevent his opponent from passing. Serra looks to work from half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
A right hand from Frankie Edgar
surprises Serra!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Matt Serra swings and Edgar has to retreat
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Matt Serra tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edgar goes down.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar works on the ground with his fingers over Serra's face
Serra shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Serra moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Serra's side.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Matt Serra tries to free his leg...
Matt Serra uses some of his skill by jumping out of Edgar's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Serra tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Serra tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Edgar struggles and frees his leg!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Frankie Edgar is not able to stop Edgar ground skills and Matt Serra moves to side mount!
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Matt Serra in his guard.
Matt Serra keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra has seen better days.
Serra tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Serra.
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Round 3
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Frankie Edgar fakes a punch and launches himself over Matt Serra
Great move by Edgar who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Serra doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Frankie Edgar pushes Serra forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Serra is launching some bone breaking punches to Edgar's ribs while in the clinch.
Edgar blocks.
Serra misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Serra is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Serra leans and gets Frankie Edgar's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Matt Serra holds Frankie Edgar and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Edgar misses a step and Matt Serra sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Serra rolls Frankie Edgar to his stomach and takes his back!
Serra is in rear mount over Edgar
Edgar has Serra controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Edgar manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Serra
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar is holding Matt Serra's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground.
Serra Hyper-extended his left arm
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Matt Serra manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Matt Serra holds Frankie Edgar and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Good looking punches from Matt Serra on the ground
They could take their toll on Edgar.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Nice beating Matt Serra has received.
Edgar tries to escape from the full mount...
Edgar struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra sits high on Frankie Edgar's chest and pulls his leg underneath Edgar's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Edgar tries to roll out. He's too quick for Matt Serra and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Serra and it cost him top position.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar is holding Matt Serra's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Matt Serra
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Matt Serra...
Matt Serra takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Matt Serra can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Serra throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frankie Edgar
Solid shots!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Serra tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Matt Serra controls the situation despite Frankie Edgar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra tries to better his position on the ground...
Serra is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra has seen better days.
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra rolls him over and takes his back!
Serra is in rear mount over Edgar
Matt Serra throws his leg over Frankie Edgar's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Matt Serra's rear naked choke attempt!
Frankie Edgar frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Matt Serra and ends up on top!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar tries to escape from closed guard...
Edgar struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Serra
Matt Serra tries to close the guard.
Serra put Frankie Edgar in closed guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Matt Serra has to be confident that he won that round.
Winner is Matt Serra by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 27/37 (73%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 729 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/20 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 729 s
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Matt Serra. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
A decent performance by Frankie Edgar today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
ManMMA management should pay these guys extra just for the excitement they provide to the fans!
Matt Serra is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Frankie Edgar glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Serra is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Matt Serra and Frankie Edgar touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Edgar launches a furious low kick!
Serra receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Serra hyper-extended his left leg
Frankie Edgar launches a body shot
Serra dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Serra is holding Frankie Edgar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Edgar's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Matt Serra slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Frankie Edgar moves to half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Matt Serra tries to pass Frankie Edgar's guard...
Matt Serra manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to show some ground skills
Frankie Edgar put Serra in half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frankie Edgar
Solid shots!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra gets a good position on the ground. ..
Edgar holds Matt Serra arms and counters his opponent punches.
Matt Serra gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar tries to close the guard.
Edgar put Matt Serra in closed guard.
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Edgar
Matt Serra tries to pass Frankie Edgar's guard...
Matt Serra manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra works on the ground with his fingers over Edgar's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Serra is countered by Frankie Edgar.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Matt Serra fakes some punches
Edgar ties him up.
Serra clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Matt Serra is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Matt Serra tries to pass Frankie Edgar's guard...
Matt Serra manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Frankie Edgar sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Serra is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Frankie Edgar, who is barely covering up!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Matt Serra work his BJJ game.
Matt Serra throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Edgar's face with those brutal elbows! Edgar needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra tries to get a side mount...
Edgar wraps his leg around Matt Serra leg and prevents him from moving.
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Frankie Edgar manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Frankie Edgar. 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.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 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 Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Serra breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Matt Serra is cooling the fight on the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mario Yamasaki 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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Serra tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Serra is clinching with Edgar.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frankie Edgar shoots and grab Matt Serra's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Edgar scoop up Matt Serra's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Serra to the mat
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Matt Serra has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Matt Serra attempts a sweep single...
Matt Serra catches Frankie Edgar's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Serra.
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Edgar
Serra is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Serra uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Serra is trying to counter now!
Matt Serra tries to better his position on the ground...
Serra breaks the closed guard of Frankie Edgar and moves to half guard
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to show some ground skills
Serra uses his strength to keep Serra at a disadvantage
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Serra is trying to counter now!
Matt Serra looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Matt Serra slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Left cheek
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra aggressively and repeatedly punches Edgar.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Edgar breaks the lock showing some skills...
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra sits high on Frankie Edgar's chest and pulls his leg underneath Edgar's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Edgar tries to roll out. He's too quick for Matt Serra and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Serra and it cost him top position.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Matt Serra uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Serra tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Serra tries to pass to half guard...
Frankie Edgar can't prevent his opponent from passing. Serra looks to work from half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
A right hand from Frankie Edgar
surprises Serra!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Matt Serra swings and Edgar has to retreat
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Matt Serra tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edgar goes down.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar works on the ground with his fingers over Serra's face
Serra shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Serra
He is not able to do it
Matt Serra is in open guard over Edgar
Serra moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Serra's side.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Matt Serra tries to free his leg...
Matt Serra uses some of his skill by jumping out of Edgar's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Serra tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Serra tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Edgar struggles and frees his leg!
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to move to full guard
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Serra is in half guard over Edgar
Serra launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Frankie Edgar is not able to stop Edgar ground skills and Matt Serra moves to side mount!
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Matt Serra in his guard.
Matt Serra keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Serra is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra has seen better days.
Serra tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Serra.
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Round 3
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Frankie Edgar fakes a punch and launches himself over Matt Serra
Great move by Edgar who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Serra doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Frankie Edgar pushes Serra forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Serra is launching some bone breaking punches to Edgar's ribs while in the clinch.
Edgar blocks.
Serra misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Serra is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Serra leans and gets Frankie Edgar's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Matt Serra holds Frankie Edgar and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Edgar misses a step and Matt Serra sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Serra rolls Frankie Edgar to his stomach and takes his back!
Serra is in rear mount over Edgar
Edgar has Serra controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Edgar manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Serra
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar is holding Matt Serra's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground.
Serra Hyper-extended his left arm
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Matt Serra manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Serra
Serra tries to close his guard around Edgar
He succeeds!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Matt Serra holds Frankie Edgar and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Good looking punches from Matt Serra on the ground
They could take their toll on Edgar.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Nice beating Matt Serra has received.
Edgar tries to escape from the full mount...
Edgar struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra sits high on Frankie Edgar's chest and pulls his leg underneath Edgar's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Edgar tries to roll out. He's too quick for Matt Serra and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Serra and it cost him top position.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Edgar measures the resilience of Serra's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Serra blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
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 Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Edgar is holding Matt Serra's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Matt Serra
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Matt Serra...
Matt Serra takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Matt Serra can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Serra throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frankie Edgar
Solid shots!
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Serra tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Matt Serra controls the situation despite Frankie Edgar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra tries to better his position on the ground...
Serra is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Matt Serra is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Matt Serra has seen better days.
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Serra in his guard...
Matt Serra rolls him over and takes his back!
Serra is in rear mount over Edgar
Matt Serra throws his leg over Frankie Edgar's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Matt Serra's rear naked choke attempt!
Frankie Edgar frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Matt Serra and ends up on top!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar tries to escape from closed guard...
Edgar struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Serra
Matt Serra tries to close the guard.
Serra put Frankie Edgar in closed guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Serra
Edgar is in closed guard... Serra tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Matt Serra has to be confident that he won that round.
Winner is Matt Serra by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 27/37 (73%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 729 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/20 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 729 s
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Matt Serra. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
A decent performance by Frankie Edgar today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
ManMMA management should pay these guys extra just for the excitement they provide to the fans!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!