Post by The Sandmen on Sept 15, 2014 17:49:20 GMT -5
Anthony Pettis looks very relaxed.
Jose Aldo is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Aldo's knee!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
A right hand from Anthony Pettis
makes Aldo stumble back!
Aldo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Aldo's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Anthony Pettis for eye poke.
Herb Dean allows Aldo time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Aldo's ribs!
Crushing shot to Aldo's body! He's holding his side
Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jose Aldo's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Aldo goes for a low kick..
Pettis avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Aldo attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Pettis's kick.
Aldo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jose Aldo seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jose Aldo postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Pettis hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Pettis ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Pettis tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Jose Aldo
well done Aldo falls hard on the mat
Pettis is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Jose Aldo launches an up-kick intended for Anthony Pettis's head...
It lands flush with Anthony Pettis's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Pettis is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Jose Aldo kicks his legs trying to keep Anthony Pettis away.
Anthony Pettis takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Pettis is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis steps back and allows Aldo to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Jose Aldo is standing now.
Jose Aldo moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aldo has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aldo gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Aldo gets hold of a leg and trips Pettis to the mat!
Crushing shot to Pettis's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Pettis
Jose Aldo tries to better his position on the ground...
Pettis holds Jose Aldo's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Pettis
Aldo use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) is cheering him!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Jose Aldo is cooling the fight on the ground
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to move on the ground and shows Jose Aldo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Pettis's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jose Aldo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Jose Aldo looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aldo is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Nose
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aldo launches a barrage of elbows over Pettis's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Pettis doesn't fight back!
Herb Dean is asking Pettis to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pettis.
Pettis has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (Elbows) at 4:02 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 72 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
A rather short, chaotic affair.
Jose Aldo is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Aldo's knee!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
A right hand from Anthony Pettis
makes Aldo stumble back!
Aldo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Aldo's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Anthony Pettis for eye poke.
Herb Dean allows Aldo time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Aldo's ribs!
Crushing shot to Aldo's body! He's holding his side
Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jose Aldo's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Aldo goes for a low kick..
Pettis avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Aldo attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Pettis's kick.
Aldo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jose Aldo seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jose Aldo postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Pettis hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Pettis ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Pettis tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Jose Aldo
well done Aldo falls hard on the mat
Pettis is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Jose Aldo launches an up-kick intended for Anthony Pettis's head...
It lands flush with Anthony Pettis's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Pettis is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Jose Aldo kicks his legs trying to keep Anthony Pettis away.
Anthony Pettis takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Pettis is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis steps back and allows Aldo to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Jose Aldo is standing now.
Jose Aldo moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aldo has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aldo gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Aldo gets hold of a leg and trips Pettis to the mat!
Crushing shot to Pettis's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Pettis
Jose Aldo tries to better his position on the ground...
Pettis holds Jose Aldo's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Pettis
Aldo use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) is cheering him!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Jose Aldo is cooling the fight on the ground
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to move on the ground and shows Jose Aldo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Pettis's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jose Aldo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Jose Aldo looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aldo is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Nose
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aldo launches a barrage of elbows over Pettis's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Pettis doesn't fight back!
Herb Dean is asking Pettis to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pettis.
Pettis has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (Elbows) at 4:02 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 72 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
A rather short, chaotic affair.