Post by The Sandmen on Sept 19, 2014 17:25:16 GMT -5
Urijah Faber shifts back and forth nervously.
Jose Aldo looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Faber goes to the body...
his punches graze Aldo's arm.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Jose Aldo tries to take advantage...
Jose Aldo wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Quick hook by Urijah Faber
Good shot! Aldo has reasons to be worried.
Aldo throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Faber's defense muffles the blows.
A wicked punch by Jose Aldo
rocks Faber!
Faber has a small cut in his Left eye
Jose Aldo tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jose Aldo who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo pushes off of Urijah Faber and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Faber stumbles backwards but Jose Aldo chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber grab one of Jose Aldo's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Urijah Faber throw Aldo to the mat like a ragdoll
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Faber is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Faber moves backwards and gestures for Jose Aldo to stand up.
Aldo climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Faber has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Faber launches a furious hook!
That hits Aldo's chin like a wrecking ball! Aldo loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Chin
Faber is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Faber cartwheels towards Aldo!
Aldo fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Faber is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber steps back and allows Aldo to get back to his feet.
Aldo climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Some nice shots from Urijah Faber
miss their mark.
Poorly executed technique. Jose Aldo looks to counter!
Urijah Faber throws a combo
Aldo punches back but nobody connects.
Aldo leads with a punch
Urijah Faber avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Left cheek
Urijah Faber attempts a sweep single...
Jose Aldo was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Aldo fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Incredible haymaker from Jose Aldo!
You can see Urijah Faber's head being snapped backwards!
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Some nice shots from Urijah Faber
miss their mark.
Poorly executed technique. Jose Aldo looks to counter!
Jose Aldo swings...
...no good.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Urijah Faber and Aldo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
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 3:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo and Faber are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Brutal punches to Faber's face while in the clinch!
Faber can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Aldo is throwing a flurry of punches!
Urijah Faber just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Urijah Faber fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Faber follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Faber needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Faber throws a low kick
Jose Aldo blocks.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo attempts to cut off Faber with punches
Faber reels from the strikes.
Faber pushes Jose Aldo and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
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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Crisp uppercut by Aldo followed by a hard jab
Urijah Faber stumbles back.
Faber's Nose is beginning to swell
Jose Aldo throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Jose Aldo and Faber engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jose Aldo is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left eye
Good front kick from Aldo!
Faber stumbles backwards after that one!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Faber was not intelligently defending himself!
Crushing shot to Faber's body! He's holding his side
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (Front kick) at 0:55 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 9/21 (43%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 19/29 (66%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 11/16 (69%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 30 s
This was a great, fast fight. Faber has come very far, but it seems Jose is still content with his place in the upper echelon of ManMMA lightweights and does not want to give that up to Urijah Faber. Great fight.
Jose Aldo looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Faber goes to the body...
his punches graze Aldo's arm.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Jose Aldo tries to take advantage...
Jose Aldo wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Quick hook by Urijah Faber
Good shot! Aldo has reasons to be worried.
Aldo throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Faber's defense muffles the blows.
A wicked punch by Jose Aldo
rocks Faber!
Faber has a small cut in his Left eye
Jose Aldo tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jose Aldo who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo pushes off of Urijah Faber and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Faber stumbles backwards but Jose Aldo chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber grab one of Jose Aldo's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Urijah Faber throw Aldo to the mat like a ragdoll
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Faber is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Faber moves backwards and gestures for Jose Aldo to stand up.
Aldo climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Faber has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Faber launches a furious hook!
That hits Aldo's chin like a wrecking ball! Aldo loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Chin
Faber is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Faber cartwheels towards Aldo!
Aldo fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Faber is standing while Aldo is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber steps back and allows Aldo to get back to his feet.
Aldo climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Some nice shots from Urijah Faber
miss their mark.
Poorly executed technique. Jose Aldo looks to counter!
Urijah Faber throws a combo
Aldo punches back but nobody connects.
Aldo leads with a punch
Urijah Faber avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Left cheek
Urijah Faber attempts a sweep single...
Jose Aldo was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Aldo fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Incredible haymaker from Jose Aldo!
You can see Urijah Faber's head being snapped backwards!
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Some nice shots from Urijah Faber
miss their mark.
Poorly executed technique. Jose Aldo looks to counter!
Jose Aldo swings...
...no good.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Urijah Faber and Aldo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
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 3:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo and Faber are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Brutal punches to Faber's face while in the clinch!
Faber can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Aldo is throwing a flurry of punches!
Urijah Faber just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Urijah Faber fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Faber follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Faber needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Faber throws a low kick
Jose Aldo blocks.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo attempts to cut off Faber with punches
Faber reels from the strikes.
Faber pushes Jose Aldo and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
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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Crisp uppercut by Aldo followed by a hard jab
Urijah Faber stumbles back.
Faber's Nose is beginning to swell
Jose Aldo throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Jose Aldo and Faber engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jose Aldo is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left eye
Good front kick from Aldo!
Faber stumbles backwards after that one!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Faber was not intelligently defending himself!
Crushing shot to Faber's body! He's holding his side
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (Front kick) at 0:55 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 9/21 (43%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 19/29 (66%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 11/16 (69%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 30 s
This was a great, fast fight. Faber has come very far, but it seems Jose is still content with his place in the upper echelon of ManMMA lightweights and does not want to give that up to Urijah Faber. Great fight.