Post by The Sandmen on Oct 19, 2012 16:50:37 GMT -5
Michael Chandler looks very relaxed.
Jose Aldo looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Chandler feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Aldo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler fires an unorthodox punch to Aldo's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Michael Chandler
goes awry.
Aldo is trying to counter now!
High kick from Jose Aldo!
He misses narrowly!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Aldo blocks that. It was easy!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Aldo leads with a punch
Michael Chandler evades but whiffs with a counter.
Aldo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Jose Aldo just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Chandler may be in trouble!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
A right hand from Michael Chandler
surprises Aldo!
Aldo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Aldo has a small cut in his Chin
Aldo launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Chandler's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Jose Aldo for eye poke.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Chandler time to recover. Michael Chandler seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Chandler is holding Jose Aldo's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Michael Chandler
Jose Aldo paws at Chandler.
Chandler swings ineffectively.
Lightning fast low kick from Aldo!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Jose Aldo goes with a looping right hand while Michael Chandler jumps back and jabs
Aldo only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Aldo tries to grapple
Chandler moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
A bad move from Michael Chandler
almost puts his head in the path of Aldo's kick.
Chandler tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chandler is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Chandler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chandler's side.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Chandler tries to move to full mount!
Aldo won't allow him to take this position easily.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Michael Chandler looks to mount Jose Aldo...
Jose Aldo sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aldo
Chandler tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Aldo from the side mount!
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Chandler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chandler's side.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Chandler tries to move to full mount!
Aldo won't allow him to take this position easily.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Jose Aldo manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aldo
Chandler tries to get a side mount...
Aldo wraps his leg around Michael Chandler leg and prevents him from moving.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Jose Aldo manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Chandler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chandler's side.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aldo
Not a desiderable position that Chandler is in now. Jose Aldo is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Chandler is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chandler!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Jose Aldo storms over Chandler with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Chandler's face with his elbows!
Chandler's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Aldo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chandler struggles and frees his leg!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Chandler moves backwards and Jose Aldo is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Michael Chandler tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo won't budge, forcing Chandler to pull guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Chandler
Jose Aldo is looking to pass Michael Chandler's guard...
Jose Aldo gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Aldo's cheek from the guard.
Jose Aldo uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chandler. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid low kick from Jose Aldo.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Chandler follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Chandler needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Crisp uppercut by Aldo followed by a hard jab
Michael Chandler stumbles back.
Nice punches from Michael Chandler.
Aldo staggers backwards. Chandler wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Aldo has a small cut in his Nose
Jose Aldo launches a rapid series of punches
taking Chandler from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Aldo wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aldo moves forward and holds Chandler
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael Chandler tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Jose Aldo
Chandler fails to take Aldo down and both man are still clinching
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Middle kick from Aldo.
Chandler receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Chandler ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Michael Chandler seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo fakes a punch and launches himself over Michael Chandler
Great move by Aldo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aldo tries a flying knee towards Michael Chandler's chest
what a move the impact sents Chandler to the fence
Chandler ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Aldo is holding Michael Chandler's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chandler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chandler Hyper-extended his arm
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Jose Aldo looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jose Aldo rolls Michael Chandler to his stomach and takes his back!
Aldo is in rear mount over Chandler
Chandler has given his back to Jose Aldo who is trying to get one hook in!
Jose Aldo has one hook in!
Aldo is in rear mount over Chandler with one hook in
Jose Aldo slides his arm under Michael Chandler's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Chandler's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Michael Chandler's face turns completely red before he taps out!
Winner is Jose Aldo by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:28 Round 2
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 11/20 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 15/20 (75%)
Kicks 3/5 (60%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 207 s
A good performance by Aldo, after surviving a bit of an early attack-a-thon, but he needs some toughness if he wants a shot to win the belt.
Jose Aldo looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Chandler feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Aldo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler fires an unorthodox punch to Aldo's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Michael Chandler
goes awry.
Aldo is trying to counter now!
High kick from Jose Aldo!
He misses narrowly!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Aldo blocks that. It was easy!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Aldo leads with a punch
Michael Chandler evades but whiffs with a counter.
Aldo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Jose Aldo just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Chandler may be in trouble!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
A right hand from Michael Chandler
surprises Aldo!
Aldo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Aldo has a small cut in his Chin
Aldo launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Chandler's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Jose Aldo for eye poke.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Chandler time to recover. Michael Chandler seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Chandler is holding Jose Aldo's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Michael Chandler
Jose Aldo paws at Chandler.
Chandler swings ineffectively.
Lightning fast low kick from Aldo!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Jose Aldo goes with a looping right hand while Michael Chandler jumps back and jabs
Aldo only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Aldo tries to grapple
Chandler moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
A bad move from Michael Chandler
almost puts his head in the path of Aldo's kick.
Chandler tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chandler is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Chandler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chandler's side.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Chandler tries to move to full mount!
Aldo won't allow him to take this position easily.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Michael Chandler looks to mount Jose Aldo...
Jose Aldo sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aldo
Chandler tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Aldo from the side mount!
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Chandler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chandler's side.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Chandler tries to move to full mount!
Aldo won't allow him to take this position easily.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Jose Aldo manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aldo
Chandler tries to get a side mount...
Aldo wraps his leg around Michael Chandler leg and prevents him from moving.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Jose Aldo manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Chandler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chandler's side.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aldo
Not a desiderable position that Chandler is in now. Jose Aldo is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Chandler is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chandler!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Jose Aldo storms over Chandler with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Chandler's face with his elbows!
Chandler's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Aldo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chandler struggles and frees his leg!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Chandler moves backwards and Jose Aldo is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Michael Chandler tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo won't budge, forcing Chandler to pull guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Chandler
Jose Aldo is looking to pass Michael Chandler's guard...
Jose Aldo gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Aldo's cheek from the guard.
Jose Aldo uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chandler. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid low kick from Jose Aldo.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Chandler follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Chandler needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Crisp uppercut by Aldo followed by a hard jab
Michael Chandler stumbles back.
Nice punches from Michael Chandler.
Aldo staggers backwards. Chandler wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Aldo has a small cut in his Nose
Jose Aldo launches a rapid series of punches
taking Chandler from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Aldo wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aldo moves forward and holds Chandler
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael Chandler tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Jose Aldo
Chandler fails to take Aldo down and both man are still clinching
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Middle kick from Aldo.
Chandler receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Chandler ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Michael Chandler seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo fakes a punch and launches himself over Michael Chandler
Great move by Aldo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aldo tries a flying knee towards Michael Chandler's chest
what a move the impact sents Chandler to the fence
Chandler ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Aldo is holding Michael Chandler's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chandler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chandler Hyper-extended his arm
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Jose Aldo looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jose Aldo rolls Michael Chandler to his stomach and takes his back!
Aldo is in rear mount over Chandler
Chandler has given his back to Jose Aldo who is trying to get one hook in!
Jose Aldo has one hook in!
Aldo is in rear mount over Chandler with one hook in
Jose Aldo slides his arm under Michael Chandler's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Chandler's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Michael Chandler's face turns completely red before he taps out!
Winner is Jose Aldo by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:28 Round 2
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 11/20 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 15/20 (75%)
Kicks 3/5 (60%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 207 s
A good performance by Aldo, after surviving a bit of an early attack-a-thon, but he needs some toughness if he wants a shot to win the belt.