Post by The Sandmen on Aug 7, 2012 13:54:01 GMT -5
Chad Mendes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Jose Aldo is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Mendes wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Aldo doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Jose Aldo launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A left hook from Aldo
grazes the chin of Mendes.
Jose Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chad Mendes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aldo into his guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Mendes
Aldo is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Mendes's ribs.
Mendes is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Mendes
Chad Mendes launches a few punches to Aldo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aldo tries to cover his face,
Aldo's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Jose Aldo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mendes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mendes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Mendes
Aldo is in closed guard... Mendes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jose Aldo!
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo tries to roll to his side and trap Chad Mendes in his guard...
Jose Aldo moves to half guard.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Mendes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mendes's side.
Hard blow to Mendes's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Mendes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mendes's side.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo is cooling the fight on the ground
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Aldo
Chad Mendes tries to free his leg...
Aldo rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to show some ground skills
Aldo uses his strength to keep Aldo at a disadvantage
Mendes clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Aldo throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chad Mendes
Solid shots!
Mendes's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Good looking punches from Jose Aldo on the ground
They could take their toll on Mendes.
Mendes has a small cut in his Left eye
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to stand up!
Aldo doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to stand up!
Aldo doesn't allow him!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Mendes's being punished here!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Jose Aldo looks to mount Chad Mendes...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to stand up!
Aldo doesn't allow him!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chad Mendes
Solid shots!
Mendes's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Jose Aldo tries to better his position on the ground...
Chad Mendes tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo misses a step and Chad Mendes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Jose Aldo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mendes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mendes has a small cut in his Forehead
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo fires a barrage of punches at Mendes's head!
This is bad! Aldo is just pounding on Chad Mendes's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mendes's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes 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.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo launches a barrage of elbows over Mendes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mendes doesn't fight back!
Mendes's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Mouth
Chad Mendes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo launches a barrage of elbows over Mendes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mendes doesn't fight back!
Mendes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Forehead
Mendes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Chad Mendes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
The two exchange wildly
Aldo is connecting with a few punches
Jose Aldo fakes a punch and launches himself over Chad Mendes
Great move by Aldo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Jose Aldo!
That one almost breaks Mendes's chin! He is knocked down!
Jose Aldo turns out the lights for Mendes! What an astonishing KO by Aldo!
Mendes's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Jose Aldo by KO (Uppercut) at 0:42 Round 2
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 253 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/37 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 253 s
What started off as a slow, balanced affair rather quickly turned into an Aldofest, with Destruction as the opening act. Mendes needs some talent in order to improve his game. And some D and KO resist. and so on. Same ol' same ol'. Accuracy would help him a lot too. 0%s don't win you fights.
Jose Aldo is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Mendes wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Aldo doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Jose Aldo launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A left hook from Aldo
grazes the chin of Mendes.
Jose Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chad Mendes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aldo into his guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Mendes
Aldo is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Mendes's ribs.
Mendes is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Mendes
Chad Mendes launches a few punches to Aldo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aldo tries to cover his face,
Aldo's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Jose Aldo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mendes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mendes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Mendes
Aldo is in closed guard... Mendes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jose Aldo!
Chad Mendes is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo tries to roll to his side and trap Chad Mendes in his guard...
Jose Aldo moves to half guard.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Mendes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mendes's side.
Hard blow to Mendes's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Mendes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mendes's side.
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo is cooling the fight on the ground
Chad Mendes is in half guard over Aldo
Chad Mendes tries to free his leg...
Aldo rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to show some ground skills
Aldo uses his strength to keep Aldo at a disadvantage
Mendes clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Aldo throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chad Mendes
Solid shots!
Mendes's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Good looking punches from Jose Aldo on the ground
They could take their toll on Mendes.
Mendes has a small cut in his Left eye
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to stand up!
Aldo doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to stand up!
Aldo doesn't allow him!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Mendes's being punished here!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Chad Mendes
Jose Aldo looks to mount Chad Mendes...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to stand up!
Aldo doesn't allow him!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo throws a few hammer fists to the face of Chad Mendes
Solid shots!
Mendes's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Jose Aldo tries to better his position on the ground...
Chad Mendes tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo misses a step and Chad Mendes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chad Mendes tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Mendes tries to move on the ground and shows Jose Aldo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mendes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mendes has a small cut in his Forehead
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo fires a barrage of punches at Mendes's head!
This is bad! Aldo is just pounding on Chad Mendes's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mendes's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes 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.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo launches a barrage of elbows over Mendes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mendes doesn't fight back!
Mendes's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Mouth
Chad Mendes seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Chad Mendes
Aldo launches a barrage of elbows over Mendes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mendes doesn't fight back!
Mendes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chad Mendes's Forehead
Mendes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Chad Mendes continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
The two exchange wildly
Aldo is connecting with a few punches
Jose Aldo fakes a punch and launches himself over Chad Mendes
Great move by Aldo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Jose Aldo!
That one almost breaks Mendes's chin! He is knocked down!
Jose Aldo turns out the lights for Mendes! What an astonishing KO by Aldo!
Mendes's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Jose Aldo by KO (Uppercut) at 0:42 Round 2
Statistics: Chad Mendes
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 253 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/37 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 253 s
What started off as a slow, balanced affair rather quickly turned into an Aldofest, with Destruction as the opening act. Mendes needs some talent in order to improve his game. And some D and KO resist. and so on. Same ol' same ol'. Accuracy would help him a lot too. 0%s don't win you fights.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!