Post by The Sandmen on Mar 10, 2017 10:36:30 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Jose Aldo glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Eddie Alvarez looks very relaxed.
Now Jose Aldo put his title in contention against Alvarez.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Aldo and Alvarez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Alvarez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jose Aldo didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Aldo
Eddie Alvarez tries to pass to half guard...
Jose Aldo's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Eddie Alvarez is looking to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
Eddie Alvarez gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo tries to close the guard.
Aldo put Eddie Alvarez in closed guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Alvarez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alvarez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Eddie Alvarez looks to counter!
Alvarez throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jose Aldo
Blocked by Aldo.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Eddie Alvarez aggressively and repeatedly punches Aldo.
Good job by Aldo blocking and slipping the blows.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Eddie Alvarez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Eddie Alvarez can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Alvarez is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Herb Dean 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.
Jose Aldo launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Alvarez blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Eddie Alvarez's cheek! Alvarez stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Aldo is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Aldo launches a kick to Alvarez's thigh
Loud pop!
Aldo is standing while Alvarez is on the ground on his back
Aldo moves backwards and gestures for Eddie Alvarez to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Eddie Alvarez is standing now.
Alvarez decides to launch some tentative punches
Aldo launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Alvarez with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and launches himself over Jose Aldo
Aldo counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Aldo steps forward
Alvarez feints.
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Shovel hook by Jose Aldo
tags Alvarez.
Aldo avoids a dangerous strike from Alvarez
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez swings...
...no good.
Eddie Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Aldo is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Aldo
Alvarez launches a barrage of elbows over Aldo's face!
Jose Aldo blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Aldo
Alvarez tries to open up Jose Aldo's defense faking a few punches.
Jose Aldo wraps his arms around Alvarez's arms and counters the punches.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Eddie Alvarez tries to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
Eddie Alvarez passes momentarily but Jose Aldo regains full guard.
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Alvarez tries to escape from closed guard...
Aldo waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Eddie Alvarez! He is reversed and nor Jose Aldo is on half guard!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Alvarez
Alvarez 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.
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Aldo tries to launch a few punches to Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez is able to achieve closed guard and counter Jose Aldo's punches.
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.
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 fighters are clinching.
Eddie Alvarez slightly pushes Aldo into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Jose Aldo fires an unorthodox punch to Alvarez's torso
that hits its mark.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Jose Aldo.
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Round 2
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Alvarez launches a hook to the body
Bang! Aldo stops that one with his ribs!
Aldo seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Eddie Alvarez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Aldo blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Aldo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alvarez leads with a punch
Jose Aldo avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo is cooling the fight on the ground
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Aldo
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Alvarez's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Aldo
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Eddie Alvarez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Aldo
Alvarez moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Eddie Alvarez is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo tries to close his guard around Alvarez
He succeeds!
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo launches a few punches to Alvarez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alvarez tries to cover his face,
Eddie Alvarez is in closed guard over Aldo
Alvarez leans back...
Aldo eyes him warily.
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Alvarez is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Eddie Alvarez!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez 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 Eddie Alvarez
Aldo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jose Aldo controls the situation despite Eddie Alvarez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Jose Aldo storms over Alvarez with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Alvarez's face with his elbows!
Alvarez's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Aldo has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Eddie Alvarez 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 Alvarez
Jose Aldo seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Aldo tries to open up Eddie Alvarez's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Alvarez in the side of the head
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to move on the ground and shows Jose Aldo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Alvarez's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez
Jose Aldo throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alvarez's face with those brutal elbows! Alvarez needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Alvarez has a small cut in his Right cheek
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez
Aldo gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Eddie Alvarez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Eddie Alvarez doesn't defend himself!
Alvarez's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Eddie Alvarez's Nose
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez
Alvarez has given his back to Jose Aldo who is trying to get one hook in!
Jose Aldo has one hook in!
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez with one hook in
Jose Aldo tries to open Alvarez's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jose Aldo. Alvarez is unable to cover himself now!
Alvarez's Forehead is beginning to swell
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez with one hook in
Jose Aldo is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Jose Aldo storms over Alvarez with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Alvarez's face with his elbows!
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez with one hook in
Aldo has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Alvarez.
Nicely done! Aldo now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez with two hooks in
Aldo tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Alvarez!
Alvarez adopts the turtle defense and Aldo is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez with two hooks in
Alvarez tries to stand up!
Aldo doesn't allow him!
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez with two hooks in
Eddie Alvarez 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.
Poorly executed technique. Jose Aldo looks to counter!
Aldo is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Alvarez, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Aldo moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Aldo is in rear mount over Alvarez with two hooks in
Alvarez tries to stand up!
Aldo doesn't allow him!
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.
Jose Aldo and Alvarez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jose Aldo is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Aldo goes to the body...
He punishes Alvarez's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hard blow to Alvarez's mid-section, he seems hurt
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jose Aldo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Aldo feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Alvarez was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (Uppercut) at 4:53 Round 2
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 12/15 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 31/47 (66%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 364 s
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/28 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 385 s
Jose Aldo defends the Lightweight title!
Eddie Alvarez is the Justin Trudeau of ManMMA title fights. He's just not ready... Nice hair though.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!