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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
POWERS 70
Date: Mar 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Aldo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wang darts in looking for a takedown but Aldo gets double underhooks and turns Wang into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Wang takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Wang. Beautiful body shot.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Aldo's head coaches at LOD: Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
#TD2#
Wang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aldo struggling a bit here.
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wang on the ground.
Wang passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aldo! #T1#
Wang controlling the position easily from mount.
Aldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wang controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Wang looking to isolate an arm here. Aldo doesn't see it coming and as Wang extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Wang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Long Wang!
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Event:
POWERS 67
Date: Feb 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Aldo connects with a body shot that sends Darmody's belly button to the back.
Darmody on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left lands for Aldo.
Darmody scores with a hook.
Darmody misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Darmody there.
Darmody looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Darmody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Darmody.
James Darmody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Aldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Aldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Darmody's head.
Darmody is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Darmody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darmody blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darmody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Darmody controls the action.
#BC2#
Darmody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darmody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Darmody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Aldo clinches up with Darmody and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darmody is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Darmody avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.
Aldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Darmody has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Darmody can turn it around.
Aldo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo has Darmody pushed against the cage.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Aldo as the two fighters clinch.
Aldo has Darmody pressed against the cage, preventing Darmody from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darmody digs a right hand underneath Aldo's ribcage. Aldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darmody wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo prevents Darmody from breaking the clinch.#T4#
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Aldo.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Darmody avoids the damage to the body.
Darmody is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Darmody is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Darmody blocks it.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darmody wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Darmody throws a poor cross that misses
and Aldo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Darmody.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC#
Darmody is rocked!
Darmody misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a crisp right that sends Darmody to the canvas! Aldo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Aldo!
Gustavo Aldo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
James Darmody was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame God for this loss. He wasn't with me tonight, he usually is, but he must be mad at me or something, I dunno'.
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Event:
POWERS 65
Date: Jan 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Darmody looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
Darmody has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darmody there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darmody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darmody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aldo throws a head kick but Darmody moves out of range.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Darmody.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darmody punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Darmody has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Aldo counters by clinching up.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1#
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Darmody tries to circle away but Aldo has him pinned against the cage.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aldo.
Darmody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darmody avoids it.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo digs a right hand into Darmody's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darmody's gas tank.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darmody looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darmody up against the cage.
Darmody managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
#T3#
Darmody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darmody wants to break free but Aldo has control.
Aldo tries to work over Darmody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darmody avoids it.
Darmody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darmody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aldo has Darmody pressed against the cage.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aldo. #T4#
Good body shot from Aldo.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Darmody tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aldo landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Darmody's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Darmody blocks it.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Darmody controls his hands.
Aldo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Darmody misses with a hook
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind Darmody 's knee.
Darmody tries a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Aldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Darmody scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Darmody misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Darmody is rocked!
Aldo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Darmody drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Aldo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Darmody's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Aldo!
Gustavo Aldo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated James Darmody had this to say: 'I blame God for this loss. He wasn't with me tonight, he usually is, but he must be mad at me or something, I dunno'.
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Event:
AFN 1: Harris vs. Nascimento
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Mozapa closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the cage.
Mozapa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Mozapa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aldo to keep the fight standing.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mozapa or not.
Mozapa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mozapa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mozapa really is a fat lump.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mozapa is breathing heavily.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T1#
Aldo digs a right hand into Mozapa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mozapa's gas tank.
Mozapa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mozapa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Mozapa's head.
Aldo lands a nice knee to the body.
Aldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Aldo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Mozapa's ribcage.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Aldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mozapa backwards.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Aldo gets through Mozapa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aldo landing knees to the body.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Aldo.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Aldo.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Alopan Mozapa has been cut.#KD2#
Aldo drops Mozapa with a big knee straight up the middle! Mozapa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC2#
Mozapa is rocked!#T3#
Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Mozapa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mozapa to the canvas! Mozapa doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Aldo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Aldo!
Gustavo Aldo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
BRFC 44
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aldo counters with an inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Aldo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barnes is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aldo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aldo throws a nice head kick!
#T1#
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the ropes.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#
It looks like Uriah Barnes has been cut.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.#T2#
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Aldo.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling the position.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the ropes.#T3#
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aldo obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Aldo prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Aldo.
Aldo prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo pushes Barnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes wants to break free but Aldo has control.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uriah Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A jab from Barnes misses.
Uriah Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes lands a jab.
Aldo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Uriah Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.#T1#
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Aldo throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Aldo only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
As Barnes backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Barnes throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Aldo has Barnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Aldo keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnes up against the ropes.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Aldo.
#T3#
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Aldo lands a right hand. #T4#
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Gustavo Aldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Barnes wants to break free but Aldo has control.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uriah Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Aldo counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo lands a body punch.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Aldo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldo prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but Aldo has him pinned against the ropes.#T1#
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Aldo has Barnes pressed against the ropes, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aldo.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Barnes prevents a body shot from Aldo. #BC#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aldo motions for Barnes to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3#
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Aldo digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Uriah Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gustavo Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aldo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Gustavo Aldo!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gustavo Aldo!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Gustavo Aldo!
Gustavo Aldo wins by unanimous decision!
Gustavo Aldo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Prestige FC 64:
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Blasted shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Blasted keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Aldo. That snapped Blasted's head back.
#CUT#
It looks like Brian Blasted has been cut.
Blasted slips a jab from Aldo.#CL2#
Blasted closes the distance and clinches.
Blasted is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Aldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasted throws an elbow that misses.
Blasted misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Blasted tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gustavo Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blasted.
Blasted tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Blasted tries to score a body lock takedown but Aldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T1#
Blasted fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blasted is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Blasted looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blasted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Blasted is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Blasted blocks it.
Blasted can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Blasted wants to stall.
#T2#
Aldo is leaning against Blasted and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Blasted is trying to break free.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Blasted drops back down to his feet.
Blasted tries to stall but Aldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blasted or not.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasted avoids it.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Blasted controls his hands.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blasted lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Blasted is trying to stall.
Aldo cracks Blasted with a nice body shot.
Blasted is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.#TD2#
Blasted decides to pull guard.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blasted is keeping the position for now.
Aldo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Aldo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blasted wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
#T4#
Aldo trying to control the action but Blasted is working from the bottom.
Aldo prevents Blasted from improving his position.
Blasted gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo forces his way into half guard.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blasted on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blasted trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Blasted's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Aldo throws out a powerful jab.
Blasted fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blasted fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blasted ducks right into an uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Blasted wants to counter the offense by Aldo and move into the clinch position.
Blasted fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blasted.
Gustavo Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blasted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasted takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blasted throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blasted doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo sets himself, and Blasted steps forward looking for the clinch! Aldo avoids it this time.
Blasted is breathing heavily.
Blasted moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Blasted shoots in but no luck this time.
Brian Blasted is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Blasted misses with a takedown
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gustavo Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo misses with a hook. Blasted ducked under it nicely.
Aldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blasted avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Blasted has a takedown stuffed.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Aldo scores with a jab.
Blasted cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.#CL#
Blasted tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blasted tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aldo wants to stall.
Blasted takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasted prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Blasted jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Blasted around his waist. Blasted gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.#T3#
Blasted is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blasted blocking some punches.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blasted is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Aldo as the two fighters clinch.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasted avoids it.
Blasted is looking to take this one to the mat.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blasted blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo is pressed up against the ropes. Blasted has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aldo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blasted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blasted or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo, which made it look bad. #T4##CL2#
Blasted fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Blasted blocks with his arms.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blasted can do to turn this around?
Blasted looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Blasted blocks it.
Blasted is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aldo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasted avoids it.
Aldo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Blasted's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Blasted throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blasted off to one side.
Blasted misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blasted changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to avoid it but Blasted manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aldo to the ground. Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gustavo Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blasted.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo lands a really nice looking cross but Blasted seems unphased.
#CL#
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blasted is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blasted wants to take the fight to the mat but Aldo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blasted taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T1#
Blasted looking to slow down the pace here.
Blasted takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
Blasted on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Blasted trying to control the position but instead, Aldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blasted into the ropes.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Blasted.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blasted is defending well for now.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blasted jumps guard but Aldo turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Blasted avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
#T2#
Blasted tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
Aldo throws a body punch but Blasted moves out of range.
Blasted is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aldo checks the leg kick.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Blasted scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blasted takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aldo throws a low kick but Blasted moves out of range easily.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Blasted swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blasted drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aldo defends it well.
Aldo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Blasted shoots in.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Blasted circles away.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Blasted saw that one coming.
Blasted on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
#CL2#
Blasted drives through and clinches with Aldo against the ropes.
#BC2#
Blasted escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Good shot there by Aldo.#CL2#
Blasted instigates a clinch.
Blasted wants to break free but Aldo has control.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Blasted avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the ropes.
Blasted blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Blasted managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Blasted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Blasted blocks an uppercut.
Blasted trying to land knees to the body.
Blasted is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aldo pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldo as Blasted tries to tie him up.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blasted blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Blasted tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasted is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasted avoids it.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gustavo Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blasted taking a breather.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blasted has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brian Blasted has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blasted blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Aldo!
Gustavo Aldo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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