 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 88
Date: Oct 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Nichols smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nichols.
Aldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Nichols is wise to it.
Aldo checks a low kick from Nichols.
Nichols swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo connects with the punch.
Nichols throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldo.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nichols tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nichols.
Aldo moves away from the strike by Nichols.
Nichols misses the shot to the body.
Nichols misses with a hook.
Aldo is looking for the big counter here.#KD2#
Aldo lands a big head kick that sends Nichols tumbling to the mat! Aldo takes a step backwards and waves Nichols back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols scores with a nice right hand.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nichols misses with a hook.#T1#
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nichols thuds his shin into the meat of Aldo's side.
Nichols moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andrew Nichols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nichols throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nichols lands a body shot.
Nichols throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nichols listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nichols moves away.
Aldo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
Aldo walks into a stiff left hand from Nichols.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nichols.
#T2#
A head kick from Nichols lands but Aldo takes it in his stride. #ROC#Aldo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nichols moves in close and cracks Aldo with a massive right hand! Aldo, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Nichols!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Nichols!
Andrew Nichols really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Conor Aldo was interviewed post fight and said 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 78
Date: Aug 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Courtial moves out of range easily.
Courtial throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Courtial misses with a looping right.
Good work by Courtial as he checks the leg kick.
Aldo lands with a cross. #CUT2#It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Courtial with a hook.
Aldo clobbers Courtial with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
Courtial lands with a hook. Aldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aldo misses with a hook. Courtial ducked under it nicely.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Courtial avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Courtial cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Courtial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Courtial connects with a body shot.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Courtial fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.#CL2#
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Courtial in a clinch.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Courtial blocking some punches.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Courtial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Courtial gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Courtial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Courtial slips a jab from Aldo.
Courtial lands with a kick to the temple. Aldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo avoids the head kick by Courtial.
#T2#
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Courtial swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Courtial checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Courtial avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Courtial avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Courtial.
Courtial blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Courtial does no damage.
Aldo throws out a counter right but Courtial avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Aldo gets a clinch.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Courtial lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Courtial swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courtial scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head. #ROC#Aldo is rocked!
Courtial lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Courtial finish him?
Courtial dips a shoulder and cracks Aldo with a mighty uppercut! Aldo falls back against the cage and Courtial unloads with a barrage of strikes! Aldo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Courtial screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godefroy Courtial!
The defeated Conor Aldo had this to say: 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 66
Date: Jun 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Revorg cracks a nice hook into Aldo's ribs.
Revorg throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Revorg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Revorg throws a low kick, looking for Aldo's leg but Aldo calmly moves out of range.
Aldo tried to counter with a leg kick but Revorg avoided it.
Revorg throws a lazy body kick
and Aldo counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Revorg misses.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Revorg moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revorg.
Revorg throws a body kick that misses.
Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.#T1##KD#
Aldo lands a big head kick that sends Revorg tumbling to the mat! Aldo takes a step backwards and waves Revorg back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Revorg is rocked!
Revorg with the inside leg kick.
Revorg throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Revorg is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Nice jab there from Revorg.
Revorg seems to have recovered his senses.#CUT2#It looks like Conor Aldo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Aldo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Revorg avoids it.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Revorg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T2#
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aldo.
Revorg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Revorg misses with a left hand
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Aldo finds it's target.
Revorg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T3#
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revorg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Revorg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Revorg lands with an overhand left.#ROC2#Aldo is rocked!#CL2#
Revorg clinches with his opponent.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD2#
Revorg has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aldo is trying to keep an underhook but Revorg manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Aldo is trying to escape back to his feet but Revorg uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Revorg lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Aldo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Revorg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Revorg has an Americana. Aldo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Revorg is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Revorg hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Repus Revorg!
During a confident post fight interview, Repus Revorg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Conor Aldo spoke after the fight, saying 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 59
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Furioto goes for a double leg but Aldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aldo continues to drive forward.
Aldo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#BC2#
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Furioto takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Maximus Furioto has been cut.#TD#
Furioto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furioto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furioto.
Furioto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldo's head. #SUB#
Furioto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Furioto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Furioto.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Furioto seems to be working for a kimura but Aldo defends the submission attempt.
Furioto thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
#T1##SUB#
Furioto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aldo sees it coming and defends easily.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Aldo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Furioto is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Furioto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Furioto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2##SUB#
Aldo makes his way to full guard, as Furioto worked for a kimura.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aldo holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo looking to control.
Furioto throws a big elbow that misses.
Furioto tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Furioto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Furioto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aldo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet. #T3#
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Furioto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Furioto prevents Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Furioto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Furioto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aldo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Furioto has Aldo in his guard.#REVB#
Aldo preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Furioto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Aldo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Furioto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
Aldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furioto swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Furioto has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aldo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Furioto has tightened it up now! Aldo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maximus Furioto!
A very excited looking Maximus Furioto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Conor Aldo was interviewed post fight and said 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 52
Date: Apr 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Graves wants to clinch
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Graves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#Graves is rocked!
Graves tries to land a body kick
and Aldo counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Graves badly! He tries to strike back but Aldo puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Graves out cold! Oh man, Graves will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conor Aldo!
A very excited looking Conor Aldo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
|
|
|
Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 45
Date: Mar 03, 2021 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Rabbit scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rabbit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aldo with a body shot.
Rabbit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT2#It looks like Conor Aldo has been cut.
Rabbit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rabbit throws a nice head kick!
#T1#
Rabbit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rabbit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Rabbit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rabbit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Rabbit moved away.
Rabbit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rabbit misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbit moves away.
Rabbit is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T2#
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rabbit blocks a low kick nicely.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Rabbit.
Rabbit moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Rabbit cracks Aldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Rabbit.
Rabbit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Rabbit lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Aldo goes down and covers up as Rabbit starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Rabbit!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramon Rabbit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Conor Aldo was interviewed post fight and said 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 39
Date: Jan 30, 2021 |
#R1#
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
Aldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
River is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and River counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aldo thinking.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
River misses with a straight left.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
River digs a good hook to Aldo's body.
River throws a low kick, looking for Aldo's leg but Aldo calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Aldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River misses with a head kick.
#T1#
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot by River.
We've been told by Aldo's head coaches at High Kicks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River jabs at Aldo's body.
River moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.
River takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses. #T2#
A head kick by River misses
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from River.
#BC#
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
River throws a chopping leg kick but Aldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
River lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Aldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aldo.
River connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.#ROC2#Aldo is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Conor Aldo has been cut.
Aldo walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Aldo limp body while River jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy River!
In defeat, Conor Aldo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
SPPS 32 - Christmas Hangover
Date: Dec 26, 2020 |
#R1#
Chester misses the shot to the body.
Aldo scores with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Charles Chester has been cut.
Chester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chester throws a lazy uppercut
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
Aldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chester throws a poor cross that misses
#KD2#
and Aldo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chester! Aldo lets Chester back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chester throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chester misses the jab.
Aldo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Chester misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo throws a push kick but Chester slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chester throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chester throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Chester lands a jab.#CUT#It looks like Conor Aldo has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Chester has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chester misses with a hook
and Aldo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Chester misses.
A nice side step and Aldo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chester lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo moves out of range as Chester strikes.
Chester scores with a sloppy right hand. Aldo should have avoided that one.
Chester throws a combination that misses
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chester's head backwards.#CUT2#Charles Chester's cut is getting worse.#T2#
Chester misses the body punch
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Chester is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chester just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Aldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Chester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aldo checks it well.
Chester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Aldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Look low, kick high! Aldo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Chester tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Aldo is absolutely delighted - when Chester wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Conor Aldo!
Conor Aldo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
|
|
|
Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 26
Date: Nov 28, 2020 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but Bargos avoids it.#CL#
Bargos darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Bargos tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bargos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Bargos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bargos tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bargos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bargos fails to pull guard.
Bargos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Bargos drags the fight down to the ground.
Aldo passes Bargos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aldo wants to stand up but Bargos is controlling the position.
Bargos moves into full guard.
#T1#
Bargos is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
Bargos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aldo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aldo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bargos is trying to control the position but Aldo postures up.
Bargos pulls Aldo in to control the position. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bargos is retaining full guard.
Bargos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bargos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bargos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bargos doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Bargos wants to clinch.
Bargos tries to clinch up
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bargos's knee momentarily.
Aldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bargos tries to counter with a takedown but Aldo is quick to defend against it.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bargos.#T3#
That kick from Aldo tenderised Bargos's leg. Bargos is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Bargos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Bargos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aldo uses from the top position.
Bargos is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bargos trying to control the position here. #T4#
Further stalling from Bargos.
Aldo won't allow Bargos to sweep him here.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bargos is keeping the position for now.
Aldo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bargos is controlling Aldo's posture.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Bargos pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo tries a body shot but Bargos blocks it.
Bargos blocks an uppercut.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor Aldo will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Bargos tries to clinch up.#CUT#It looks like Conor Aldo has been cut.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Bargos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bargos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Bargos jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Bargos around his waist. Bargos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bargos.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bargos fails to land.
Bargos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Bargos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bargos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bargos wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo wants to counter the offense by Bargos and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheers as Aldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bargos doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Aldo gets a clinch. #TD#
Bargos pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo controlling from the top position. #T1#
Aldo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aldo wants to control but Bargos is keeping him busy.
Bargos is looking to regain half guard here but Aldo keeps moving and retains side control.
Aldo tries to stand but Bargos is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Bargos's face as Aldo controls the position.
More stalling from Aldo.
Aldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bargos keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
Bargos can't do much from the bottom here. #T2##SU2#
Aldo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rey Bargos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo connects with a high kick.
Aldo lands a nice shot that snaps Bargos's head back.
Bargos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bargos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo wants to counter the offense by Bargos and move into the clinch position.
Aldo scores with a nice body kick.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Aldo pushes Bargos up against the cage in a clinch.
Bargos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conor Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bargos moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Aldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Bargos moves into the clinch.
Bargos throws an elbow that misses.
#T3#
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bargos controls his hands.
#TD#
Bargos pulls guard.
Conor Aldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bargos pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo wants to pass the guard but Bargos is keeping the position.
Bargos controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
Bargos has his hands on Aldo's head, controlling the position.
Aldo postures up.
Bargos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aldo controls the pace.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bargos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Aldo trying to control but Bargos is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bargos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Bargos gets control of Aldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bargos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bargos managing to control the position.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bargos is keeping the position for now.
Bargos controlling Aldo's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor Aldo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bargos.
Aldo throws a right hand that Bargos ducks under and follows up with a left that Bargos also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo connects with a jab.
Bargos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Bargos knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#Bargos is rocked!
Aldo lands a nice hook to Bargos's body. Bargos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Bargos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bargos walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bargos limp body while Aldo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor Aldo!
Conor Aldo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Rey Bargos had this to say: 'I tried so hard, can't seem to get away from misery
Man, I tried so hard, will always be a victim of these streets
It ain't my fault 'cause I try to get away, but trouble follows me
And still I try so hard, hopin' one day they'll come and rescue me
But until then I'll be posted up right here rai'. |
|
|
|
Event:
SPPS 20 - Fright Night
Date: Oct 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo drops his hands momentarily and Oosthuizen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oosthuizen misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Oosthuizen does no damage.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo tries to work over Oosthuizen 's front leg with a kick but Oosthuizen checks it.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Oosthuizen avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Aldo slips under a jab from Oosthuizen .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen slips a jab from Aldo.
Oosthuizen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Aldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Oosthuizen is wise to it.
Aldo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oosthuizen misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#TD#
Oosthuizen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T1#
Aldo wants to stand and escape but Oosthuizen is having none of it.
Oosthuizen tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
Aldo trying to control the position here.
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Oosthuizen is proving a slippery customer.
Aldo wants to improve his position but instead Oosthuizen has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oosthuizen is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oosthuizen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aldo for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo wants to improve his position but Oosthuizen is controlling well.
Oosthuizen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aldo controlling the position for now.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oosthuizen moves out of range of the body kick.
Oosthuizen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oosthuizen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aldo just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Oosthuizen . That snapped Aldo's head back.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aldo! But no joy.
Oosthuizen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD#
Oosthuizen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aldo did well to prevent Oosthuizen getting side control.
Aldo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Aldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oosthuizen is working away from the top position though.
Oosthuizen controlling the action here.
Oosthuizen wants to free his trapped foot but Aldo is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4#
Oosthuizen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oosthuizen 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oosthuizen 's back!
Oosthuizen trying to get back to his feet but Aldo is in full control for now. #ES#
Oosthuizen is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
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!
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Oosthuizen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Oosthuizen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oosthuizen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Oosthuizen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oosthuizen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aldo wants to control but Oosthuizen is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oosthuizen avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Oosthuizen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Aldo avoids it easily.
Francois Oosthuizen is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oosthuizen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Francois Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Jab, jab by Oosthuizen - just one landing.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Oosthuizen 's shoulder, as Oosthuizen tries to avoid the shot.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Oosthuizen 's leg but Oosthuizen calmly moves out of range.
Oosthuizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oosthuizen throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Oosthuizen 's shoulder, as Oosthuizen tries to avoid the shot.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but Oosthuizen avoids it.
Aldo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aldo throws a low kick but Oosthuizen avoids it.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3#
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with an inside leg kick.
Aldo slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Oosthuizen misses.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Oosthuizen has his takedown stuffed
and Aldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oosthuizen with a nice calf kick.
Oosthuizen scores with the left hand. Aldo knows he should have avoided that one.
Oosthuizen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oosthuizen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
#T4#
Aldo slips under a jab from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
Aldo looks for the body kick but Oosthuizen saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen throws out a loose jab but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen slips under a jab.
Oosthuizen is looking to counter punch.
Oosthuizen feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Oosthuizen moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Oosthuizen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oosthuizen clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
Aldo thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Oosthuizen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but Oosthuizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen throwing a counter right hand but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oosthuizen is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oosthuizen doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Oosthuizen counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Aldo.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Aldo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.#T1#
Oosthuizen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to chop away at Oosthuizen 's legs.
Aldo staying out of range there.
And Aldo responds with a good body kick, but Oosthuizen manages to step out the way in time.
Oosthuizen tries for a takedown but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aldo counters with a body kick.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Aldo lands but Oosthuizen takes it in his stride. #CUT2#It looks like Francois Oosthuizen has been cut.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo throws a fast counter high kick but Oosthuizen manages to duck under it in time.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Oosthuizen .#T2#
Oosthuizen throws a shot to the body.
Aldo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oosthuizen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
Conor Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo throws a lazy body kick
letting Oosthuizen counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
Oosthuizen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aldo checks it well.
Aldo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
A big left from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Oosthuizen jabs at Aldo's body.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen is looking to counter punch.
Oosthuizen defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Oosthuizen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oosthuizen , as that shot connected.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy uppercut
and Aldo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen .
Aldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen shoots in for a double leg but Aldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oosthuizen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aldo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Oosthuizen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T4#
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
Oosthuizen with a nice calf kick.
Oosthuizen blocks the body kick.
#TD#
Aldo tries to sprawl but Oosthuizen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Francois Oosthuizen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Oosthuizen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aldo is not content to let Oosthuizen control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aldo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oosthuizen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Oosthuizen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oosthuizen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Oosthuizen !
Conor Aldo was interviewed post fight and said 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
GDL 60: Wright vs Crusher
Date: Oct 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
O Neil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neil leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo pushes O Neil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neil.
Nice body punch from Aldo. #BC2#
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from O Neil does no damage.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Aldo.
O Neil is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neil closes the distance but Aldo moves to the side
and Aldo counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Aldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been told by O Neil's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
O Neil takes one on the button.
Aldo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Neil's head.
O Neil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Neil wants to clinch.
Aldo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
O Neil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#O Neil is rocked!
Aldo looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Aldo backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks O Neil's temple! It sends O Neil violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Aldo celebrates and the doctors try to help O Neil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Conor Aldo!
In his post fight interview, Conor Aldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
|
|
|
Event:
GDL 51:
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Aldo thumps White with a low kick.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aldo cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Aldo moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aldo - that will leave a mark!
White throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Conor Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Aldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo thumps White with a low kick.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aldo is able to avoid easily.
Aldo shapes to counter with a head kick.#T2#
Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
White misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aldo counters with an inside leg kick.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aldo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Aldo.
Conor Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Aldo cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White misses with a low kick.
Aldo flicks out a counter leg kick but White steps away.
Aldo feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Aldo - just one landing.
Aldo slips under a jab.
White tries for a takedown but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Aldo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC2#White is rocked!
White misses with a jab to the body
and Aldo counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks White badly! He tries to strike back but Aldo puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks White out cold! Oh man, White will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conor Aldo!
After the big win, Conor Aldo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
|
|
|
Event:
GDL 47: Tragedy vs Stead
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but O Neil avoids it.
O Neil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neil moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
O Neil staying out of range there.
O Neil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Neil fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
O Neil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil looking to stall.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
O Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to O Neil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Neil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Neil stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
O Neil is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Aldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T2##CL#
O Neil rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.
O Neil misses with the head strike.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as O Neil controls the action.
O Neil misses with some punches.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 tries to circle away but O Neil has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil lands a left hand.
O Neil has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
O Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neil or not.
O Neil trying to stall but Aldo improves his position.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
O Neil holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neil misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neil or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neil.
O Neil misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Neil tries to stall but Aldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil effectively controlling the action here.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Aldo.
Aldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
#BC2#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
O Neil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Neil with a body shot.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
O Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
O Neil tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim O Neil will probably get the nod.
That's time! O Neil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
O Neil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jim O Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from O Neil does no damage. #CL#
O Neil has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neil lands an uppercut.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow. #T1#
Aldo tries to circle away but O Neil has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil stalling.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
O Neil looks to clinch
and Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Neil tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aldo throws out the jab. #CL#
O Neil takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Aldo.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Neil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil. #T2#
O Neil working aggressively here.
Aldo trying to stall but O Neil improves his position.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Aldo tries to circle away but O Neil has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo. #BC2#
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
O Neil drives through and clinches with Aldo against the cage.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil lands a nice uppercut.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Jim O Neil has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3#
O Neil has Aldo pressed against the cage.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
Aldo is working O Neil over against the cage.
O Neil trying to stall but Aldo improves his position.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but O Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo prevents a body shot from O Neil.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Aldo.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Stalling in the clinch from O Neil.
#T4#
Aldo misses with some punches.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but O Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo blocking some punches.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
O Neil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aldo is stalling here.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aldo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
O Neil lands a left hand.
O Neil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from O Neil.
O Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil dips a shoulder and cracks Aldo with a mighty uppercut! Aldo falls back against the cage and O Neil unloads with a barrage of strikes! Aldo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - O Neil screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim O Neil!
In defeat, Conor Aldo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
GDL 37: Sitsongrit vs Poika
Date: May 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grapple fails to land the takedown.
Grapple dives in for a single leg takedown but Aldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aldo takes a swing at Grapple's ribcage but misses.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Grapple. Grapple gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snapple Grapple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Grapple finds it's way through Aldo's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aldo - that will leave a mark!
Grapple shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grapple backing away here, and Aldo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#KD2#
Aldo lands a big head kick that sends Grapple tumbling to the mat! Aldo takes a step backwards and waves Grapple back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Grapple is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Snapple Grapple has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grapple circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Aldo. Grapple falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Aldo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor Aldo!
An intense looking Conor Aldo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Mikie Patterson....Mikie Patterson.....50G's Baby!!!!'. |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 05, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Saigne is predictable there
and Aldo counters with a nice body shot.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Saigne.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saigne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aldo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saigne if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Saigne off balance momentarily.
Saigne tries to clinch up.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo keeps Saigne at a distance using the push kick.
Saigne is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle, before Aldo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Saigne's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Aldo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Conor Aldo! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2020 |
#R1#
Nineteen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD2#
Nineteen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aldo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nineteen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nineteen.
Nineteen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nineteen advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Nineteen there.
Nineteen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nineteen lands a big elbow - Aldo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Nineteen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Covid Nineteen!
Covid Nineteen 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
