Post by The Sandmen on Sept 1, 2016 18:10:18 GMT -5
Anthony Pettis raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Frankie Edgar 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Anthony Pettis and Frankie Edgar touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
Edgar dodges!
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar jabs at Pettis
to no visible effect.
As the fight continues it seems that Frankie Edgar is taking the best of the fight.
Edgar studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Frankie Edgar!
Pettis is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Frankie Edgar charges at Pettis throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Pettis is rocked!
Edgar wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Frankie Edgar pushes Pettis forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Edgar tries to break the clinch... Anthony Pettis launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Edgar stumbles backwards and Anthony Pettis shoots an incredible takedown!
Solid kick to the leg from Anthony Pettis
Edgar checks it.
Frankie Edgar and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frankie Edgar who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Frankie Edgar pushes Pettis forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pettis pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Frankie Edgar's face!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Edgar is holding Anthony Pettis's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar storms over Pettis with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pettis's face with his elbows!
Pettis's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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.
Anthony Pettis launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Several good body shots
land on Pettis.
Anthony Pettis turns away cheekily and rolls for a kneebar on Frankie Edgar's right leg...
Frankie Edgar avoids his leg being taken and steps out of danger while Pettis remains on the ground.
Edgar is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
Frankie Edgar takes a kick to the body.
Edgar is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
Frankie Edgar takes a kick to the body.
Edgar is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Frankie Edgar decides to jump inside Pettis's guard.
Pettis didn't see that coming. Edgar is in open guard over Pettis now.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pettis
Edgar moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Pettis put Frankie Edgar in closed guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Pettis
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Edgar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pettis from the side mount!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Frankie Edgar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pettis misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to move on the ground and shows Frankie Edgar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Pettis's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Incredible high kick!
Pettis is worried!
0:28 Round 2 and Edgar is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
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 Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pettis
Edgar is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Pettis's ribs.
Pettis is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Pettis ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pettis
Edgar tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Edgar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pettis from the side mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Anthony Pettis's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Pettis has a small cut in his Nose
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Anthony Pettis work his BJJ game.
Pettis tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Frankie Edgar doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Pettis's face!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Forehead
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to escape from the full mount...
Frankie Edgar is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Edgar is locking that armbar...
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Frankie Edgar appears to be unbreakable
Pettis is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Edgar goes for an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
Pettis struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and pushes away Frankie Edgar, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 2:45 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Frankie Edgar is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Incredible high kick!
Pettis is worried!
Hard blow to Pettis's mid-section, he seems hurt
A bunch of leg kicks from Frankie Edgar
are bothering his opponent.
Frankie Edgar moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Frankie Edgar launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pettis blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Anthony Pettis's cheek! Pettis stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Pettis to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pettis.
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (Punch) at 3:17 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 291 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Pettis just didn't get things done, and Frank Ed did his things until all things brought about death.
Frankie Edgar 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Anthony Pettis and Frankie Edgar touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
Edgar dodges!
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Frankie Edgar jabs at Pettis
to no visible effect.
As the fight continues it seems that Frankie Edgar is taking the best of the fight.
Edgar studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Frankie Edgar!
Pettis is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Frankie Edgar charges at Pettis throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Pettis is rocked!
Edgar wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Frankie Edgar pushes Pettis forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Edgar tries to break the clinch... Anthony Pettis launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Edgar stumbles backwards and Anthony Pettis shoots an incredible takedown!
Solid kick to the leg from Anthony Pettis
Edgar checks it.
Frankie Edgar and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Frankie Edgar who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Frankie Edgar pushes Pettis forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pettis pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Frankie Edgar's face!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Edgar is holding Anthony Pettis's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar storms over Pettis with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Edgar doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pettis's face with his elbows!
Pettis's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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.
Anthony Pettis launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Frankie Edgar to fight back!
Several good body shots
land on Pettis.
Anthony Pettis turns away cheekily and rolls for a kneebar on Frankie Edgar's right leg...
Frankie Edgar avoids his leg being taken and steps out of danger while Pettis remains on the ground.
Edgar is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
Frankie Edgar takes a kick to the body.
Edgar is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
Frankie Edgar takes a kick to the body.
Edgar is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Frankie Edgar decides to jump inside Pettis's guard.
Pettis didn't see that coming. Edgar is in open guard over Pettis now.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pettis
Edgar moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Pettis put Frankie Edgar in closed guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Pettis
Frankie Edgar is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Edgar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pettis from the side mount!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Frankie Edgar uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pettis misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frankie Edgar tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Frankie Edgar manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Frankie Edgar in his guard.
Frankie Edgar keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to move on the ground and shows Frankie Edgar a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Pettis's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Incredible high kick!
Pettis is worried!
0:28 Round 2 and Edgar is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
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 Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pettis
Edgar is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Pettis's ribs.
Pettis is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Pettis ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Pettis
Edgar tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Pettis
Edgar tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pettis from the side mount!
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Edgar drills Anthony Pettis's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Pettis has a small cut in his Nose
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Edgar tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frankie Edgar controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Anthony Pettis work his BJJ game.
Pettis tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Frankie Edgar doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Frankie Edgar moves to better his position on the ground...
Frankie Edgar viciously slams hammer blows to Pettis's face!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Forehead
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to escape from the full mount...
Frankie Edgar is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Frankie Edgar slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Frankie Edgar tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Edgar is locking that armbar...
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Frankie Edgar appears to be unbreakable
Pettis is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frankie Edgar is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Edgar goes for an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
Pettis struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and pushes away Frankie Edgar, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 2:45 in the 2 round
Frankie Edgar and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Frankie Edgar is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Incredible high kick!
Pettis is worried!
Hard blow to Pettis's mid-section, he seems hurt
A bunch of leg kicks from Frankie Edgar
are bothering his opponent.
Frankie Edgar moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Frankie Edgar launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pettis blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Anthony Pettis's cheek! Pettis stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Pettis to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pettis.
Winner is Frankie Edgar by TKO (Punch) at 3:17 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 291 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Pettis just didn't get things done, and Frank Ed did his things until all things brought about death.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!