Post by The Sandmen on May 10, 2016 9:50:16 GMT -5
Urijah Faber looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jose Aldo goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Faber seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Faber's Mouth is beginning to swell
Faber is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Urijah Faber
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo launches a rapid series of punches
taking Faber from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Pulverizing punch to Aldo's head!
Aldo slips the punch.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Faber shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jose Aldo didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aldo
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber succeeds
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Faber
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Aldo is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jose Aldo!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Urijah Faber sits high on Jose Aldo's chest and pulls his leg underneath Aldo's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Aldo tries to roll out. He's too quick for Urijah Faber and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Faber and it cost him top position.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jose Aldo tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Jose Aldo moves to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Jose Aldo manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Faber is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aldo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber hold his own hand and breaks Aldo's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Jose Aldo.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Jose Aldo manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Jose Aldo manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Faber tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Urijah Faber fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo was tooling Urijah Faber for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Urijah Faber lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aldo
Urijah Faber tries to free his leg...
Aldo rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo fires a barrage of punches at Faber's head!
This is bad! Aldo is just pounding on Urijah Faber's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo rolls him over and takes his back!
Aldo is in rear mount over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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.
Urijah Faber launches a body shot
Aldo evades.
A wicked punch by Jose Aldo
rocks Faber!
Urijah Faber tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Aldo's face
Aldo decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Urijah Faber throws a combo
Jose Aldo ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Faber swings again, only to get countered once more! Faber is looking bad here!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Surprise roundhouse punch by Faber.
Jose Aldo's reflexes save him!
Aldo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Jose Aldo's ribs!
Jose Aldo's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jose Aldo postures up and launches another series of punches!
Faber pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Jose Aldo's offensive.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes off of Jose Aldo and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Aldo stumbles backwards but Urijah Faber chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Jose Aldo pushes away Faber trying to keep the fight at striking range
Faber stumbles backwards and Jose Aldo circles to get the center of the cage
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Aldo struggles... Urijah Faber is unable to take him down
Aldo avoids a dangerous strike from Faber
and counters with a solid straight!
Faber's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Urijah Faber fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Aldo's chin
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jose Aldo!
Faber is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Aldo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Jose Aldo!
That one almost breaks Faber's chin! He is knocked down!
Aldo is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber kicks his legs trying to keep Jose Aldo away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Aldo is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber launches an up-kick intended for Jose Aldo's head...
Aldo leans out of the way.
Aldo is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Aldo cartwheels towards Faber!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Urijah Faber.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to show some ground skills
Urijah Faber put Aldo in half guard.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber 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.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Jose Aldo manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Jose Aldo looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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 Urijah Faber
Jose Aldo throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Faber's face with those brutal elbows! Faber needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Aldo is in rear mount over Faber
Jose Aldo throws his leg over Urijah Faber's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Jose Aldo's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Faber's eyes...
Faber's Forehead is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Faber's eyes...
That Rear Naked Choke from Jose Aldo appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Jose Aldo appears to be unbreakable
Urijah Faber frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Jose Aldo and ends up on top!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Hard blow to Faber's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Faber is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left cheek
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Jose Aldo storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Faber's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left eye
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo goes for an armbar!
Urijah Faber breaks the lock and pushes away Jose Aldo, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Jose Aldo. 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 two exchange wildly
Aldo is connecting with a few punches
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jose Aldo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Aldo.
It looks like Faber was hit by a bus!
The ref pulls off Jose Aldo! Faber seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (Punch) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 7/15 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 355 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 22/27 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 26/31 (84%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 321 s
Aldo did many big bad and dangerous things. Thus he won.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Jose Aldo goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Faber seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Faber's Mouth is beginning to swell
Faber is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Urijah Faber
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo launches a rapid series of punches
taking Faber from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Pulverizing punch to Aldo's head!
Aldo slips the punch.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Faber shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jose Aldo didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aldo
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber succeeds
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Faber
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Aldo is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jose Aldo!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Urijah Faber sits high on Jose Aldo's chest and pulls his leg underneath Aldo's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Aldo tries to roll out. He's too quick for Urijah Faber and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Faber and it cost him top position.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jose Aldo tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Jose Aldo moves to half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Jose Aldo manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Faber is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aldo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber hold his own hand and breaks Aldo's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Jose Aldo.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Jose Aldo manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Jose Aldo manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Faber tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Urijah Faber fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo was tooling Urijah Faber for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Urijah Faber lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aldo
Urijah Faber tries to free his leg...
Aldo rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo fires a barrage of punches at Faber's head!
This is bad! Aldo is just pounding on Urijah Faber's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo rolls him over and takes his back!
Aldo is in rear mount over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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.
Urijah Faber launches a body shot
Aldo evades.
A wicked punch by Jose Aldo
rocks Faber!
Urijah Faber tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Aldo's face
Aldo decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Urijah Faber throws a combo
Jose Aldo ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Faber swings again, only to get countered once more! Faber is looking bad here!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Surprise roundhouse punch by Faber.
Jose Aldo's reflexes save him!
Aldo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Jose Aldo's ribs!
Jose Aldo's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jose Aldo postures up and launches another series of punches!
Faber pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Jose Aldo's offensive.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes off of Jose Aldo and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Aldo stumbles backwards but Urijah Faber chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Jose Aldo pushes away Faber trying to keep the fight at striking range
Faber stumbles backwards and Jose Aldo circles to get the center of the cage
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Aldo struggles... Urijah Faber is unable to take him down
Aldo avoids a dangerous strike from Faber
and counters with a solid straight!
Faber's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Urijah Faber fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Aldo's chin
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jose Aldo!
Faber is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Aldo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Jose Aldo!
That one almost breaks Faber's chin! He is knocked down!
Aldo is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber kicks his legs trying to keep Jose Aldo away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Aldo is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber launches an up-kick intended for Jose Aldo's head...
Aldo leans out of the way.
Aldo is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Aldo cartwheels towards Faber!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Urijah Faber.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to show some ground skills
Urijah Faber put Aldo in half guard.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber 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.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Jose Aldo manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Jose Aldo looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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 Urijah Faber
Jose Aldo throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Faber's face with those brutal elbows! Faber needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Aldo is in rear mount over Faber
Jose Aldo throws his leg over Urijah Faber's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Jose Aldo's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Faber's eyes...
Faber's Forehead is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Faber's eyes...
That Rear Naked Choke from Jose Aldo appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Jose Aldo appears to be unbreakable
Urijah Faber frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Jose Aldo and ends up on top!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Hard blow to Faber's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aldo
Faber is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left cheek
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Jose Aldo storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Faber's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left eye
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aldo goes for an armbar!
Urijah Faber breaks the lock and pushes away Jose Aldo, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Jose Aldo. 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 two exchange wildly
Aldo is connecting with a few punches
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jose Aldo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Aldo.
It looks like Faber was hit by a bus!
The ref pulls off Jose Aldo! Faber seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (Punch) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 7/15 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 355 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 22/27 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 26/31 (84%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 321 s
Aldo did many big bad and dangerous things. Thus he won.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!