Post by The Sandmen on Mar 21, 2012 15:46:49 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Fabricio Werdum chants all around the place!
Fabricio Werdum looks very relaxed.
Jose Aldo looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Fabricio Werdum today.
Fabricio Werdum comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Werdum studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Superb haymaker by Werdum
that lands on Aldo's face like a cannon ball!
Aldo has a small cut in his Mouth
Werdum is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Fabricio Werdum tries a kimura
Aldo breaks the lock.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Aldo is getting frustrated here.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Aldo tries to show some ground skills
Jose Aldo put Werdum in half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Werdum's ribs.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Werdum sits over his knees and pushes away Aldo's leg!
Fabricio Werdum is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Werdum tries to open up Jose Aldo's defense faking a few punches.
Jose Aldo wraps his arms around Werdum's arms and counters the punches.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Werdum breaths deeply while on the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to trap Fabricio Werdum in his guard.
Jose Aldo manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Aldo
Fabricio Werdum tries to better his position on the ground...
Aldo holds Fabricio Werdum's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Aldo
Werdum is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Fabricio Werdum uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aldo clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Werdum tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aldo leans and gets Fabricio Werdum's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Fabricio Werdum who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jose Aldo is holding Fabricio Werdum against the fence with his fingers all over Werdum's face
Werdum looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, he slide under Jose Aldo arm and move away from danger Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo gets sloppy and Fabricio Werdum tries to take advantage...
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
Aldo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Aldo
Fabricio Werdum tries to finish with a leg lock!
Aldo is able to break the lock.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo launches a few weak punches
Werdum blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Fabricio Werdum looks to counter!
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass to half guard...
Jose Aldo can't prevent his opponent from passing. Werdum looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Werdum tries to get a side mount...
Aldo wraps his leg around Fabricio Werdum leg and prevents him from moving.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo tries to close the guard.
Aldo put Fabricio Werdum in closed guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo is cooling the fight on the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Aldo
Werdum tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Fabricio Werdum fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Fabricio Werdum pushes Aldo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Werdum who is in full mount! Aldo is in trouble now!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Fabricio Werdum throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aldo breaks the lock showing some skills...
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.
Werdum grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Fabricio Werdum
Crushing shot to Aldo's body! He's holding his side
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Aldo
Werdum moves on the ground
Fabricio Werdum moves to side mount
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Fabricio Werdum looks to pass to mount...
Aldo creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
High kick from Fabricio Werdum!
He misses narrowly!
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
Aldo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Werdum's ribs.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Werdum.
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Round 2
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Fabricio Werdum throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Aldo's chin! That stops Aldo in his tracks!
Aldo has a small cut in his Left eye
The two exchange wildly
Werdum is connecting with a few punches
Fabricio Werdum's mind is definitely in the fight, Aldo just got nailed! Fabricio Werdum saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Aldo moves aside and dodges.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good movement from Aldo
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Aldo studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Werdum throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Aldo was not ready to fight a fighter of Fabricio Werdum caliber.
Brutal combination from Fabricio Werdum!
Aldo is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Chin
Fabricio Werdum moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Fabricio Werdum goes with a looping right hand while Jose Aldo jumps back and jabs
Aldo seems staggered and Fabricio Werdum runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jose Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown!
Fabricio Werdum sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jose Aldo continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Fabricio Werdum tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Aldo's face
Aldo hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Fabricio Werdum has left Aldo unconscious! What a finish by Fabricio Werdum!
Aldo's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Mouth
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by KO (Punch) at 1:53 Round 2
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/9 (44%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Fabricio Werdum is the winner!
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Fabricio Werdum. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
Jose Aldo had a nightmare here today. He should be ashamed of his performance in this fight.
Nice fight. Those fighters are the people you need for a PPV.
Fabricio Werdum looks very relaxed.
Jose Aldo looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Fabricio Werdum today.
Fabricio Werdum comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Werdum studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Superb haymaker by Werdum
that lands on Aldo's face like a cannon ball!
Aldo has a small cut in his Mouth
Werdum is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Fabricio Werdum tries a kimura
Aldo breaks the lock.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Aldo is getting frustrated here.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Aldo tries to show some ground skills
Jose Aldo put Werdum in half guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Werdum's ribs.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Werdum sits over his knees and pushes away Aldo's leg!
Fabricio Werdum is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Werdum tries to open up Jose Aldo's defense faking a few punches.
Jose Aldo wraps his arms around Werdum's arms and counters the punches.
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Werdum breaths deeply while on the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to trap Fabricio Werdum in his guard.
Jose Aldo manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Aldo
Fabricio Werdum tries to better his position on the ground...
Aldo holds Fabricio Werdum's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Aldo
Werdum is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Fabricio Werdum uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aldo clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Werdum tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aldo leans and gets Fabricio Werdum's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Fabricio Werdum who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jose Aldo is holding Fabricio Werdum against the fence with his fingers all over Werdum's face
Werdum looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, he slide under Jose Aldo arm and move away from danger Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo gets sloppy and Fabricio Werdum tries to take advantage...
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
Aldo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Aldo
Fabricio Werdum tries to finish with a leg lock!
Aldo is able to break the lock.
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo launches a few weak punches
Werdum blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Fabricio Werdum looks to counter!
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass to half guard...
Jose Aldo can't prevent his opponent from passing. Werdum looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Werdum tries to get a side mount...
Aldo wraps his leg around Fabricio Werdum leg and prevents him from moving.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo tries to close the guard.
Aldo put Fabricio Werdum in closed guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo is cooling the fight on the ground
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Aldo
Werdum tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Fabricio Werdum fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Aldo
Fabricio Werdum pushes Aldo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Werdum who is in full mount! Aldo is in trouble now!
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Fabricio Werdum throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aldo breaks the lock showing some skills...
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.
Werdum grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Fabricio Werdum
Crushing shot to Aldo's body! He's holding his side
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Aldo
Werdum moves on the ground
Fabricio Werdum moves to side mount
Fabricio Werdum is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Fabricio Werdum looks to pass to mount...
Aldo creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
High kick from Fabricio Werdum!
He misses narrowly!
Fabricio Werdum tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
Aldo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Werdum's ribs.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Werdum.
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Round 2
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Fabricio Werdum throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Aldo's chin! That stops Aldo in his tracks!
Aldo has a small cut in his Left eye
The two exchange wildly
Werdum is connecting with a few punches
Fabricio Werdum's mind is definitely in the fight, Aldo just got nailed! Fabricio Werdum saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Aldo moves aside and dodges.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good movement from Aldo
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Aldo studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Werdum throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Aldo was not ready to fight a fighter of Fabricio Werdum caliber.
Brutal combination from Fabricio Werdum!
Aldo is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Chin
Fabricio Werdum moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Fabricio Werdum goes with a looping right hand while Jose Aldo jumps back and jabs
Aldo seems staggered and Fabricio Werdum runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jose Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown!
Fabricio Werdum sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Jose Aldo continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Fabricio Werdum tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Aldo's face
Aldo hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Fabricio Werdum has left Aldo unconscious! What a finish by Fabricio Werdum!
Aldo's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Mouth
Winner is Fabricio Werdum by KO (Punch) at 1:53 Round 2
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/9 (44%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Fabricio Werdum is the winner!
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Fabricio Werdum. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
Jose Aldo had a nightmare here today. He should be ashamed of his performance in this fight.
Nice fight. Those fighters are the people you need for a PPV.
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Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!