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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Schweibert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Schweibert!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schweibert avoids it really well and circles away.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schweibert as he avoids it easily.
Schweibert tries to counter with a clinch but Aldo shakes him off and moves away.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schweibert swinging wildly here.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aldo dives in and grabs Schweibert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schweibert pushes down on Aldo's head and hops out.
Schweibert is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Schweibert leaves Aldo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schweibert moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo can't get the takedown.
Aldo is looking for a takedown.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Schweibert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Aldo tries to score a body lock takedown but Schweibert shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aldo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo wants to take the fight to the mat but Schweibert manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schweibert turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Schweibert manages to end up in side control.
Schweibert works to advance to full mount. Aldo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Schweibert controlling from the full mount.
Schweibert lands a heavy elbow.
Schweibert sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schweibert scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schweibert prevents Aldo from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweibert landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schweibert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schweibert controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schweibert lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schweibert looking to finish Aldo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aldo!
Schweibert postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aldo looks a forlorn figure.
Schweibert dominating with strikes here.
Aldo is looking to improve his position but Schweibert isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweibert landing punches.
Schweibert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schweibert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schweibert content just to control the position here.
Schweibert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schweibert has hold of Aldo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Aldo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aldo tries to reverse the position but Schweibert maintains control.
Schweibert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aldo is looking to escape.
Schweibert controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweibert tries to control but Aldo wriggling away.
Schweibert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Aldo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Schweibert passes to side control.
Aldo seems a little lost for a moment, as Schweibert dominates the positioning.
Schweibert advances nicely into full mount.
Schweibert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo tries to reverse the position but Schweibert maintains control.
Schweibert controlling his opponent.
Schweibert lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Schweibert dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schweibert gets a clinch.
Schweibert is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aldo avoiding damage as Schweibert throws knees to the body.
Schweibert is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Aldo can't fight it off and eventually Schweibert manages to take the fight to the floor. Aldo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aldo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Schweibert should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Aldo has tightened it up now! Schweibert should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jose Aldo!
After winning the bout, Jose Aldo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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