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Event:
TWGC 17 (135lbs, D3): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 02, 2017 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hose Aldo and Gustavo Sousa. Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by Pakway Drive - Karma. On his way into the cage it seems that Hose Aldo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hose Aldo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Hose Aldo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Gustavo Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Aldo (2) vs (0) Sousa
Sousa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sousa wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
Sousa is looking to control Aldo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sousa avoid being mounted?
Sousa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sousa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aldo (2) vs (2) Sousa
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sousa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aldo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sousa has Aldo in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aldo (4) vs (2) Sousa
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa is trying to control the position but Aldo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa is looking for a triangle but Aldo pushes his legs off easily.
Sousa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aldo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sousa working for a triangle but Aldo defends it easily.
Aldo postures up.
Sousa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sousa is tightening it up a little... Aldo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Aldo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Aldo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sousa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gustavo Sousa!
Hose Aldo was interviewed post fight and said 'Karma!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Aldo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Emilio Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Aldo clinches up against the cage.
Aldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Sanford tries to pull guard but Aldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanford drops back down to his feet.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aldo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC2#
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo shoots in for a double leg but Sanford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanford tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Sanford lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T1#
Sanford tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Aldo pushes Sanford up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanford is pressed up against the cage. Aldo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanford down to the mat. Sanford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aldo.
Sanford feinted with a counter takedown.
Emilio Sanford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hose Aldo.
Sanford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Sanford forces Aldo back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike.#TD#
Sanford gets control of Aldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanford will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aldo throws a big right hand that misses. #T2##SUB#
Aldo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aldo wants to stand but Sanford is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Sanford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T3#
Aldo wants to stand but Sanford is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aldo works over Sanford with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanford is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Sanford's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanford postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Sanford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanford continues to stall.
Sanford wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanford moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.#CL#
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Sanford has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Sanford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emilio Sanford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Sanford takes the fight into the clinch.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Sanford takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Sanford gets underhooks to prevent Aldo's takedown attempt.
Sanford goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
#TD#
Sanford has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aldo uses from the top position. #T1#
Aldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Sanford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aldo defends well.
Aldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard. #REVR#
Sanford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sanford postures up and lands a big shot to Aldo's brow.
Sanford looking to sit in guard and control but Aldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Sanford is looking for a triangle but Aldo pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Sanford controlling Aldo's posture. #SUB#
Sanford is looking for a triangle but Aldo pushes his legs off easily.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Aldo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanford is proving hard to escape from. #T3#
Aldo stops Sanford from standing up. #SU2#
Aldo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Sanford circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Aldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanford is fending him off so far but Aldo persists. Nope, Sanford circles away and we're back to standing.
Emilio Sanford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hose Aldo.#CL2#
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo is trying to drag Sanford to the mat but Sanford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanford blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hose Aldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sanford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Sanford in a clinch.
Hose Aldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Aldo to work.
Sanford fails to pull guard.
Sanford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanford jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Sanford around his waist. Sanford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.
Sanford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aldo up against the cage.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Sanford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Sanford throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
And Aldo tries to counter it with a takedown but Sanford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Aldo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanford's guard.#ES#
Sanford has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aldo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A head kick misses from Sanford. #T2#
Aldo lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Aldo forces Sanford back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo effectively controlling the action here.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Sanford avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Sanford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aldo is keeping busy.
Aldo misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Aldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanford throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Aldo pushes Sanford up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Aldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
A short uppercut from Aldo. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
#ROC2#
Sanford is rocked!#BC2#
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Sanford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Sanford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aldo dips a shoulder and cracks Sanford with a mighty uppercut! Sanford falls back against the cage and Aldo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sanford is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Aldo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hose Aldo!
A less than humble Hose Aldo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 19, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo slowing the pace effectively.
Timmon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Timmon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Timmon lands a nice uppercut.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Timmon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Nice body punch from Timmon - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Timmon as the two fighters clinch.
Aldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Aldo is trying to stall.
A short right from Aldo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Timmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aldos head.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo gets through Timmon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Timmon just leaning against Aldo, taking a breather.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Timmon has Aldo pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Timmon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Timmon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Timmon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Timmon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Aldo misses with some punches.
Timmon lands an uppercut.
Aldo lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timmon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Timmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timmon gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling the position.
Timmon lands an uppercut.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timmon leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Timmon as Aldo tries to tie him up.
Timmon digs a right hand into Aldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aldo's gas tank.
Timmon lands a shot to the body.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Timmon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Aldo. #T3#
Timmon scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
A nice left hand lands by Timmon.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Timmon. #ROC2#
Aldo is rocked!
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Timmon.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Timmon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Timmon.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Timmon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Aldo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Timmon is unloading with more strikes now! Aldo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braylin Timmon!
Braylin Timmon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Hose Aldo spoke after the fight, saying 'Karma!'.
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