Post by The Sandmen on May 10, 2016 9:24:56 GMT -5
Claudia Gadelha doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Alexandra Albu looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Claudia Gadelha today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Claudia Gadelha moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Claudia Gadelha tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Alexandra Albu attempts a sweep single...
Claudia Gadelha was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Claudia Gadelha looks to counter!
Gadelha jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Claudia Gadelha pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alexandra Albu tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gadelha is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Claudia Gadelha tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gadelha circles out and slips free of Alexandra Albu's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Gadelha looks to be in very good shape.
Gadelha studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Claudia Gadelha tries to bring the fight to the ground
Albu goes down.
Claudia Gadelha is in open guard over Albu
Albu tries to close her guard around Gadelha
She is not able to do it
Claudia Gadelha is in open guard over Albu
Gadelha is in open guard over Albu... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Albu struggles to free herself
Albu hyper-extended her left leg
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Gadelha is locking that Kneebar...
Albu rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Claudia Gadelha. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
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
Claudia Gadelha isolates Alexandra Albu's left arm looking for an armbar...
Alexandra Albu manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Claudia Gadelha lost her dominant position.
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Gadelha
Alexandra Albu tries to pass to half guard...
Claudia Gadelha can't prevent her opponent from passing. Albu looks to work from half guard.
Alexandra Albu is in half guard over Gadelha
Alexandra Albu pushes Gadelha's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Gadelha wraps her legs while she holds Alexandra Albu's head... Tight guard!
Alexandra Albu gets sloppy and Claudia Gadelha tries to take advantage...
Gadelha tries an armbar from the bottom!
Alexandra Albu breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Alexandra Albu is in side mount over Claudia Gadelha
As the fight continues it seems that Claudia Gadelha is taking the best of the fight.
Claudia Gadelha attempts to trap Alexandra Albu in her guard.
Claudia Gadelha manages to switch to full guard.
Alexandra Albu is in closed guard over Gadelha
Gadelha moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Alexandra Albu breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Albu is trying to counter now!
Albu use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Claudia Gadelha holds Alexandra Albu and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Alexandra Albu is in closed guard over Gadelha
Claudia Gadelha launches a few punches to Albu's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Albu tries to cover her face,
Alexandra Albu is in closed guard over Gadelha
Gadelha tries to move on the ground and shows Alexandra Albu a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Gadelha uses her forearms to block the impact!
Gadelha tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gadelha tries an armbar from the bottom!
Alexandra Albu breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Alexandra Albu is in side mount over Claudia Gadelha
Alexandra Albu is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Alexandra Albu throws an uppercut
Gadelha slips it.
Alexandra Albu fires an unorthodox punch to Gadelha's torso
that goes wide.
Poorly executed technique. Claudia Gadelha looks to counter!
A right hand from Claudia Gadelha
makes Albu stumble back!
Alexandra Albu shoots for a double leg takedown!
Claudia Gadelha sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Albu decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Albu moves back and takes a deep breath.
Albu fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Claudia Gadelha didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Gadelha
Albu moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Gadelha
Gadelha measures the resilience of Albu's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Albu's side.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Gadelha
Albu tries to open up Gadelha with a few strikes with her right elbow...
Gadelha blocks a few elbows and now Alexandra Albu will have to look for another option here.
Gadelha is trying to counter now!
Gadelha tries to close her guard around Albu
She succeeds!
Alexandra Albu is in closed guard over Gadelha
Albu is in closed guard... Gadelha tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Alexandra Albu!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Claudia Gadelha.
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Round 2
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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 0:20 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu launches a few weak punches
Gadelha blocks them effectively.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Gadelha gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Alexandra Albu! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Alexandra Albu doesn't defend herself!
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 0:55 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Gadelha is in closed guard... Albu tries to roll on the ground!
Claudia Gadelha uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Gadelha tries to escape from closed guard...
Gadelha struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Alexandra Albu attempts to move to full guard
Claudia Gadelha keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Alexandra Albu tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Alexandra Albu and Gadelha engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Claudia Gadelha tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Gadelha jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Claudia Gadelha pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Albu doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Claudia Gadelha embrace and tries to move away...
Claudia Gadelha pushes Albu forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Alexandra Albu is clinching with Claudia Gadelha's back against the fence, Albu tries a big elbow
Claudia Gadelha blocks that one and force Alexandra Albu to come out with something better
Gadelha is trying to counter now!
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 is taking this opportunity to rest.
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Gadelha tries to escape from the closed guard
Gadelha succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Claudia Gadelha is in open guard over Albu
Albu tries to close her guard around Gadelha
She succeeds!
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Gadelha is in closed guard... Albu tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Claudia Gadelha!
Alexandra Albu is in full mount over Claudia Gadelha
Gadelha is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Albu's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over 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 half guard over Albu
Gadelha shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Albu pushes Claudia Gadelha forward against her back and breaks the lock!
Alexandra Albu is in closed guard over Gadelha
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
Claudia Gadelha tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Albu's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Albu's eyes...
Albu Hyper-extended her left arm
That armbar from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
Albu is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Gadelha's moves.
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
Gadelha works on the ground with her fingers over Albu's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti allows Albu time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Albu throws a low kick
Claudia Gadelha blocks.
Gadelha tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Claudia Gadelha attempts to cut off Albu with punches
Albu reels from the strikes.
Alexandra Albu closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Albu and Gadelha circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Alexandra Albu launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Nice low kick from Albu
but Claudia Gadelha stops it.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Gadelha.
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Round 3
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Claudia Gadelha is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Claudia Gadelha fakes a punch and launches herself over Alexandra Albu
Great move by Gadelha who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Alexandra Albu pushes away Gadelha trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gadelha doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Alexandra Albu
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Albu tries to breaks Claudia Gadelha's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Albu doesn't find the right way... She have to improve her position for causing any real damage
Albu clumsily fails here and it's time for Claudia Gadelha to fight back!
Gadelha grapple with Alexandra Albu and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Alexandra Albu falls hard on the mat with Claudia Gadelha on top of her
Claudia Gadelha is in closed guard over Albu
Gadelha tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Claudia Gadelha fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Alexandra Albu struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Alexandra Albu attempts to move to full guard
Claudia Gadelha keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Claudia Gadelha is in half guard over Albu
Alexandra Albu tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Albu clumsily fails here and it's time for Claudia Gadelha to fight back!
Gadelha launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Alexandra Albu is not able to stop Albu ground skills and Claudia Gadelha moves to side mount!
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu measures the resilience of Gadelha's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gadelha blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
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.
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.
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.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Alexandra Albu tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Claudia Gadelha jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Albu decides to launch some tentative punches
Claudia Gadelha takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Gadelha fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alexandra Albu didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Claudia Gadelha is in open guard over Albu
Alexandra Albu slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Claudia Gadelha cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
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 is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Claudia Gadelha pushes Alexandra Albu down and prevents her attempts to escape
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.
Poorly executed technique. Claudia Gadelha looks to counter!
Albu tries to escape from the full mount...
Claudia Gadelha is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Albu is moving on the ground...
Gadelha tries to counter Albu's moves on the ground.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha goes for an americana!
That Americana from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
Albu Hyper-extended her arm
That Americana from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
Gadelha is locking that Americana...
Gadelha is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
Gadelha is locking that Americana...
Albu struggles to free herself
That Americana from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
Albu breaks free.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Gadelha's moves.
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.
Claudia Gadelha is in side mount over Alexandra Albu
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Claudia Gadelha looks to mount Alexandra Albu...
Claudia Gadelha slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Claudia Gadelha is in full mount over Alexandra Albu
Claudia Gadelha tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
That armbar from Claudia Gadelha appears to be unbreakable
The pain forces Albu to tap! This is over!
Winner is Claudia Gadelha by Submission (armbar) at 4:12 Round 3
Statistics: Claudia Gadelha
Punches 17/19 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 538 s
Statistics: Alexandra Albu
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/19 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 538 s
Claudia had a ridiculously storng defensive game here, shutting ALbu down almost completely. She finished, but if she had some fine-tunes to finishing skills (strength, subs/gnp, whatever offense skill her team wants her to have), she could be beaster.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!