Post by The Sandmen on Apr 17, 2018 8:00:41 GMT -5
Claudia Gadelha raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Alexandra Albu looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Claudia Gadelha and Alexandra Albu touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Gadelha!
Albu stumbles backwards after that one!
Gadelha is holding Alexandra Albu's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu shows great balance while pushing away Claudia Gadelha
Albu is trying to counter now!
Tremendous strikes from Albu!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Gadelha looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Alexandra Albu's punches
Albu is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gadelha.
Albu has a small cut in her Chin
Claudia Gadelha seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Gadelha studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Good front kick from Gadelha!
Albu stumbles backwards after that one!
Crushing shot to Albu's body! She's holding her side
Shovel hook by Claudia Gadelha
goes nowhere.
Claudia Gadelha shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Alexandra Albu is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gadelha into her guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha is looking to pass Alexandra Albu's guard...
Claudia Gadelha gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha hooks Albu's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
Albu hyper-extended her left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Albu's eyes...
Alexandra Albu manages to kick Gadelha away and scrambles on top!
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Gadelha
Gadelha tries to close her guard around Albu
She succeeds!
Alexandra Albu is in closed guard over Gadelha
Gadelha sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Albu is in closed guard... Gadelha tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Alexandra Albu!
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu launches a few punches to Gadelha's cheek from the guard.
Claudia Gadelha uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu tries to roll to her side and trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard...
Claudia Gadelha keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu launches a few weak punches
Gadelha blocks them effectively.
Gadelha is trying to counter now!
Alexandra Albu tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Claudia Gadelha rolls Alexandra Albu to her stomach and takes her back!
Gadelha is in rear mount over Albu
Albu has Gadelha controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills she transitions to a side mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha looks to mount Alexandra Albu...
Claudia Gadelha slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu tries to escape from the full mount...
Albu struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha isolates Alexandra Albu's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Alexandra Albu is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Gadelha is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Gadelha catch Alexandra Albu's right arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Albu struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Albu's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Alexandra Albu holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu tries to roll to her side and trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard...
Claudia Gadelha keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu tries to stand up!
Gadelha doesn't allow her!
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha tries to better her position on the ground...
Gadelha is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu tries to roll to her side and trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard...
Alexandra Albu moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Gadelha tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu tries to show some ground skills
Alexandra Albu put Gadelha in half guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Gadelha sits over her knees and pushes away Albu's leg!
Claudia Gadelha is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu attempts to trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard.
Claudia Gadelha keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Alexandra Albu is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gadelha into her guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Gadelha works on the ground with her fingers over Albu's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha looks to posture up and open Alexandra Albu's guard...
Claudia Gadelha forces Alexandra Albu to open her guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in open guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha was tooling Alexandra Albu for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexandra Albu lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gadelha moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Albu launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Gadelha's ribs.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Gadelha, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Albu studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
0:21 Round 2 and Gadelha is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Claudia Gadelha and Albu engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Claudia Gadelha is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Good leg kicks from Alexandra Albu.
Claudia Gadelha defends with ease.
Gadelha is trying to counter now!
Gadelha goes to the body...
her punches graze Albu's arm.
Gadelha is holding Alexandra Albu's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Stand up! This is what Albu's cornermen are shouting. Claudia Gadelha is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Gadelha tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Claudia Gadelha doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Gadelha tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gadelha goes for an armbar!
Gadelha is locking that Armbar...
Alexandra Albu breaks the lock and pushes away Claudia Gadelha, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Alexandra Albu. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Good front kick from Albu!
Gadelha stumbles backwards after that one!
Good front kick from Albu!
Claudia Gadelha blocks
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Alexandra Albu goes with a looping right hand while Claudia Gadelha jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gadelha seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Gadelha is holding Alexandra Albu's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu loses balance and goes to the ground.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu attempts to trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard.
Alexandra Albu manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in open guard over Albu
Albu reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Gadelha blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha pushes Albu's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Gadelha who is in full mount! Albu is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Alexandra Albu shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Albu Hyper-extended her left arm
Gadelha is locking that Americana...
Albu struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That Americana from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
Alexandra Albu breaks that americana attempt!
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Terrible one sided match... Albu was not ready to fight a fighter of Claudia Gadelha caliber.
Alexandra Albu tries to roll on the ground...
Gadelha knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Gadelha is trying to counter now!
Gadelha tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Claudia Gadelha controls the situation despite Alexandra Albu efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Gadelha goes for an armbar!
Gadelha is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Alexandra Albu breaks the lock and pushes away Claudia Gadelha, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Claudia Gadelha. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Gadelha is holding Alexandra Albu's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu loses balance and goes to the ground.
Albu Hyper-extended her left arm
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha isolates Alexandra Albu's right arm looking for an armbar...
Alexandra Albu tries to hold onto her own arm but Claudia Gadelha breaks her grip and extends her arm for the tap!
Winner is Claudia Gadelha by Submission (armbar) at 3:34 Round 2
Statistics: Claudia Gadelha
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 323 s
Statistics: Alexandra Albu
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 323 s
Decent attempts by Albu, but Claudia is still a cut above her level it seems.
Alexandra Albu looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Claudia Gadelha and Alexandra Albu touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Gadelha!
Albu stumbles backwards after that one!
Gadelha is holding Alexandra Albu's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu shows great balance while pushing away Claudia Gadelha
Albu is trying to counter now!
Tremendous strikes from Albu!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Gadelha looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Alexandra Albu's punches
Albu is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gadelha.
Albu has a small cut in her Chin
Claudia Gadelha seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Gadelha studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Good front kick from Gadelha!
Albu stumbles backwards after that one!
Crushing shot to Albu's body! She's holding her side
Shovel hook by Claudia Gadelha
goes nowhere.
Claudia Gadelha shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Alexandra Albu is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gadelha into her guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha is looking to pass Alexandra Albu's guard...
Claudia Gadelha gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha hooks Albu's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
Albu hyper-extended her left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Albu's eyes...
Alexandra Albu manages to kick Gadelha away and scrambles on top!
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Gadelha
Gadelha tries to close her guard around Albu
She succeeds!
Alexandra Albu is in closed guard over Gadelha
Gadelha sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Albu is in closed guard... Gadelha tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Alexandra Albu!
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu launches a few punches to Gadelha's cheek from the guard.
Claudia Gadelha uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu tries to roll to her side and trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard...
Claudia Gadelha keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu launches a few weak punches
Gadelha blocks them effectively.
Gadelha is trying to counter now!
Alexandra Albu tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Claudia Gadelha rolls Alexandra Albu to her stomach and takes her back!
Gadelha is in rear mount over Albu
Albu has Gadelha controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills she transitions to a side mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha looks to mount Alexandra Albu...
Claudia Gadelha slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu tries to escape from the full mount...
Albu struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha isolates Alexandra Albu's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Alexandra Albu is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Gadelha is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Gadelha catch Alexandra Albu's right arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Albu struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Albu's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Alexandra Albu holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu tries to roll to her side and trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard...
Claudia Gadelha keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu tries to stand up!
Gadelha doesn't allow her!
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha tries to better her position on the ground...
Gadelha is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu tries to roll to her side and trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard...
Alexandra Albu moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Gadelha tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu tries to show some ground skills
Alexandra Albu put Gadelha in half guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Gadelha sits over her knees and pushes away Albu's leg!
Claudia Gadelha is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu attempts to trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard.
Claudia Gadelha keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Alexandra Albu is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gadelha into her guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Gadelha works on the ground with her fingers over Albu's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha looks to posture up and open Alexandra Albu's guard...
Claudia Gadelha forces Alexandra Albu to open her guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in open guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha was tooling Alexandra Albu for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexandra Albu lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gadelha moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Albu launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Gadelha's ribs.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Gadelha, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Albu studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
0:21 Round 2 and Gadelha is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Claudia Gadelha and Albu engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Claudia Gadelha is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Good leg kicks from Alexandra Albu.
Claudia Gadelha defends with ease.
Gadelha is trying to counter now!
Gadelha goes to the body...
her punches graze Albu's arm.
Gadelha is holding Alexandra Albu's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Stand up! This is what Albu's cornermen are shouting. Claudia Gadelha is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Gadelha tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Claudia Gadelha doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Gadelha tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gadelha goes for an armbar!
Gadelha is locking that Armbar...
Alexandra Albu breaks the lock and pushes away Claudia Gadelha, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Alexandra Albu. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Good front kick from Albu!
Gadelha stumbles backwards after that one!
Good front kick from Albu!
Claudia Gadelha blocks
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Alexandra Albu goes with a looping right hand while Claudia Gadelha jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gadelha seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Gadelha is holding Alexandra Albu's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu loses balance and goes to the ground.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu attempts to trap Claudia Gadelha in her guard.
Alexandra Albu manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in open guard over Albu
Albu reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Gadelha blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Claudia Gadelha pushes Albu's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Gadelha who is in full mount! Albu is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Alexandra Albu shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Albu Hyper-extended her left arm
Gadelha is locking that Americana...
Albu struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That Americana from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
Alexandra Albu breaks that americana attempt!
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Terrible one sided match... Albu was not ready to fight a fighter of Claudia Gadelha caliber.
Alexandra Albu tries to roll on the ground...
Gadelha knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Gadelha is trying to counter now!
Gadelha tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Claudia Gadelha controls the situation despite Alexandra Albu efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Gadelha goes for an armbar!
Gadelha is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Alexandra Albu breaks the lock and pushes away Claudia Gadelha, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Claudia Gadelha. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Gadelha is holding Alexandra Albu's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu loses balance and goes to the ground.
Albu Hyper-extended her left arm
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha isolates Alexandra Albu's right arm looking for an armbar...
Alexandra Albu tries to hold onto her own arm but Claudia Gadelha breaks her grip and extends her arm for the tap!
Winner is Claudia Gadelha by Submission (armbar) at 3:34 Round 2
Statistics: Claudia Gadelha
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 323 s
Statistics: Alexandra Albu
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 323 s
Decent attempts by Albu, but Claudia is still a cut above her level it seems.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!