Post by The Sandman on Apr 14, 2021 22:57:33 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Irene Aldana chants all around the place!
Irene Aldana shifts back and forth nervously.
Hitomi Akano looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Irene Aldana and Hitomi Akano touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Irene Aldana and Akano engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Irene Aldana is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
A bunch of leg kicks from Irene Aldana
are blocked by Akano.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Akano and Aldana circle around the center of the cage.
Irene Aldana jabs at Akano
hitting her chest.
Crushing shot to Akano's body! She's holding her side
Aldana studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Irene Aldana fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid shot from Irene Aldana to the body.
Akano didn't like that.
Akano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Aldana doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Aldana and Akano circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Aldana goes to the body...
She punishes Akano's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hitomi Akano is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Aldana grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Irene Aldana
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Aldana moves on the ground
Aldana cannot take advantage in the ground
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She is not able to do it
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Aldana moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Irene Aldana is in half guard over Akano
Hitomi Akano attempts to move to full guard
Hitomi Akano manages to switch to full guard.
Irene Aldana is in closed guard over Akano
Irene Aldana looks to posture up and open Hitomi Akano's guard...
Irene Aldana forces Hitomi Akano to open her guard.
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Aldana blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Aldana is trying to counter now!
Irene Aldana launches a few punches to Akano
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She is not able to do it
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She is not able to do it
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She succeeds!
Irene Aldana is in closed guard over Akano
Aldana is in closed guard... Akano tries to roll on the ground!
Irene Aldana uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hitomi Akano gets sloppy and Irene Aldana tries to take advantage...
Irene Aldana tries to better her position on the ground...
Aldana breaks the closed guard of Hitomi Akano and moves to half guard
John McCarthy 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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Akano steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Hitomi Akano pushes away Aldana trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldana doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hitomi Akano
Poorly executed technique. Irene Aldana looks to counter!
Irene Aldana postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Akano hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Irene Aldana tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Aldana circles out and slips free of Hitomi Akano's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Aldana studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Aldana.
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Round 2
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Irene Aldana tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Akano is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Aldana moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Irene Aldana is in half guard over Akano
Irene Aldana pushes Akano's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aldana who is in full mount! Akano is in trouble now!
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano tries to roll to her side and trap Irene Aldana in her guard...
Irene Aldana keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Akano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Irene Aldana doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Akano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Irene Aldana doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano tries to roll to her side and trap Irene Aldana in her guard...
Irene Aldana keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Irene Aldana tries to better her position on the ground...
Aldana is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Akano is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Irene Aldana pushes Hitomi Akano down and prevents her attempts to escape
Akano misses a step and Irene Aldana sees an opportunity to counter her!
Aldana goes for an armbar!
Hitomi Akano breaks the lock and pushes away Irene Aldana, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Hitomi Akano. 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.
Aldana moves forward looking for some action
Irene Aldana shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Hitomi Akano tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Aldana is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Irene Aldana launches a few punches towards Akano's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Hitomi Akano receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Aldana doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hitomi Akano embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aldana who put distance between them
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Good movement from Aldana
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Aldana moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Akano with a double overhooks!
A bunch of leg kicks from Irene Aldana
are bothering her opponent.
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hitomi Akano pushes away Aldana trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldana doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hitomi Akano
The fighters are clinching.
Irene Aldana pushes away Akano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Akano stumbles backwards and Irene Aldana circles to get the center of the cage
Terrible one sided match... Akano was not ready to fight a fighter of Irene Aldana caliber.
Solid shot from Irene Aldana to the body.
Akano didn't like that.
A right hand from Irene Aldana
surprises Akano!
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hitomi Akano pushes away Aldana trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldana doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hitomi Akano
The fighters are clinching.
Akano is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Hitomi Akano slightly pushes Aldana into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aldana moves backwards and Hitomi Akano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Irene Aldana tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Irene Aldana takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Irene Aldana takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Akano is holding Irene Aldana's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Irene Aldana shows great balance while pushing away Hitomi Akano
Akano misses a step and Irene Aldana sees an opportunity to counter her!
A punch from Irene Aldana
grazes Akano's right cheek.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Aldana moves backwards and Hitomi Akano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Irene Aldana!
Akano is going to have a big headache after that blow!
John McCarthy 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 Aldana.
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Round 3
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Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Irene Aldana was tooling Hitomi Akano for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hitomi Akano lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Aldana showing excellent timing, blasts Hitomi Akano with a right hand.
Great hook by Irene Aldana! Hitomi Akano is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Aldana is standing while Akano is on the ground on her back
Aldana launches a kick to Akano's thigh
Loud pop!
Akano hyper-extended her left leg
Aldana is standing while Akano is on the ground on her back
Irene Aldana steps back and allows Akano to get back to her feet.
Akano climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Aldana wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aldana takes a break to breathe while holding Hitomi Akano.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aldana moves backwards and Hitomi Akano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Irene Aldana fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hitomi Akano is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A punch from Irene Aldana
grazes Akano's left cheek.
There is a small laceration on Hitomi Akano's Left cheek
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Akano steps backwards away from Irene Aldana. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Hitomi Akano and Aldana engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Irene Aldana is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Akano is holding Irene Aldana's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Irene Aldana shows great balance while pushing away Hitomi Akano
Poorly executed technique. Irene Aldana looks to counter!
A solid combination from Irene Aldana
connects with Akano.
Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hitomi Akano tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Irene Aldana jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Aldana studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Aldana moves backwards and Hitomi Akano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Aldana steps backwards away from Hitomi Akano. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Irene Aldana tries to control Hitomi Akano in the clinch and use her dirty boxing
Aldana pushes the back of Hitomi Akano's head with one hand and punches her head a few times with the other, that surely hurts her
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Irene Aldana has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 4
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Akano is holding Irene Aldana's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Irene Aldana shows great balance while pushing away Hitomi Akano
Irene Aldana attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana catches Hitomi Akano's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Aldana.
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Irene Aldana is in closed guard over Akano
Irene Aldana tries to better her position on the ground...
Aldana breaks the closed guard of Hitomi Akano and moves to half guard
Irene Aldana is in side mount over Hitomi Akano
Irene Aldana looks to mount Hitomi Akano...
Irene Aldana slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano is tough but fatigue makes cowards of men. She should slow down and conserve what energy she has left.
Hitomi Akano tries to roll on the ground...
Aldana knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Akano clumsily fails here and it's time for Irene Aldana to fight back!
Aldana tries to open up Hitomi Akano's defense faking a few punches.
Hitomi Akano wraps her arms around Aldana's arms and counters the punches.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Irene Aldana is cooling the fight on the ground
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Aldana breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy 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 clock says 1:25 in the 4 round
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hitomi Akano pushes away Aldana trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldana doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano gets sloppy and Irene Aldana tries to take advantage...
Irene Aldana pushes away Akano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Akano stumbles backwards and Irene Aldana circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
Irene Aldana takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Akano moves forward looking for some action
Irene Aldana struggles a bit before breaking Akano's attemp of grappling
Hitomi Akano attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Akano clumsily fails here and it's time for Irene Aldana to fight back!
Aldana wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Aldana moves forward and holds Akano
Irene Aldana pushes away Akano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Akano stumbles backwards and Irene Aldana circles to get the center of the cage
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Irene Aldana!
Akano is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Hitomi Akano's Left cheek
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Akano is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Akano steps backwards away from Irene Aldana. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Akano is holding Irene Aldana's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Irene Aldana shows great balance while pushing away Hitomi Akano
Good movement from Aldana
who is bobbing and weaving.
Aldana clumsily fails here and it's time for Hitomi Akano to fight back!
Some counter punches against Irene Aldana
almost hit her as she moves away.
Aldana pushes Hitomi Akano and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Aldana decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Aldana moves back and takes a deep breath.
Hitomi Akano attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Akano and Aldana circle around the center of the cage.
Akano and Aldana circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Akano steps backwards away from Irene Aldana. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Irene Aldana fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Irene Aldana throws a punch
that gets deflected.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Irene Aldana.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Aldana and Akano circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Irene Aldana fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hitomi Akano fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Irene Aldana was tooling Hitomi Akano for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hitomi Akano lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Akano grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano is in open guard over Aldana
Akano tries to improve position.
Aldana adjusts and closes her guard.
Hitomi Akano gets sloppy and Irene Aldana tries to take advantage...
Deep breaths from Irene Aldana who tries a hammer punch to Akano's ribs.
That hit Akano who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Hitomi Akano is in open guard over Aldana
Akano moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Hitomi Akano is in open guard over Aldana
Aldana tries to close her guard around Akano
She succeeds!
Hitomi Akano is in closed guard over Aldana
Akano is in closed guard... Aldana tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hitomi Akano!
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano tries to roll to her side and trap Irene Aldana in her guard...
Irene Aldana keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Irene Aldana tries to better her position on the ground...
Aldana is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Irene Aldana rolls Hitomi Akano to her stomach and takes her back!
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano
Akano has given her back to Irene Aldana who is trying to get one hook in!
Irene Aldana has one hook in!
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano with one hook in
Body shots by Irene Aldana
Solid blows to Akano's abdomen.
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano with one hook in
Aldana has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Akano.
Akano uses her leg as leverage and manages to keep herself safe for now.
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano with one hook in
Irene Aldana slides her arm under Hitomi Akano's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Hitomi Akano pushes up and slides Irene Aldana's arm over her chin.
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano with one hook in
Akano is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Aldana tries to use some of her tricky moves but Aldana's is smart enough to counter her.
Aldana tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Body shots by Irene Aldana
Akano covers up.
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.
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
Hitomi Akano is tough but fatigue makes cowards of men. She should slow down and conserve what energy she has left.
Hitomi Akano fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hitomi Akano shoots for a double leg takedown!
Irene Aldana sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hitomi Akano attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Akano misses a step and Irene Aldana sees an opportunity to counter her!
Aldana moves forward looking for some action
Hitomi Akano doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 3:40 in the 5 round
Akano is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Hitomi Akano attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 3:50 in the 5 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Some counter punches against Hitomi Akano
almost hit her as she moves away.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:20 in the 5 round
Aldana seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:30 in the 5 round
Aldana steps backwards away from Hitomi Akano. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
Winner is Irene Aldana by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Irene Aldana
Punches 23/32 (72%)
Kicks 4/7 (57%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/13 (38%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 360 s
Statistics: Hitomi Akano
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/11 (9%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 379 s
…Are we seeing a pattern yet…? Stamina is our friend!
Irene Aldana shifts back and forth nervously.
Hitomi Akano looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Irene Aldana and Hitomi Akano touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Irene Aldana and Akano engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Irene Aldana is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
A bunch of leg kicks from Irene Aldana
are blocked by Akano.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Akano and Aldana circle around the center of the cage.
Irene Aldana jabs at Akano
hitting her chest.
Crushing shot to Akano's body! She's holding her side
Aldana studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Irene Aldana fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid shot from Irene Aldana to the body.
Akano didn't like that.
Akano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Aldana doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Aldana and Akano circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Aldana goes to the body...
She punishes Akano's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hitomi Akano is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Aldana grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Irene Aldana
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Aldana moves on the ground
Aldana cannot take advantage in the ground
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She is not able to do it
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Aldana moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Irene Aldana is in half guard over Akano
Hitomi Akano attempts to move to full guard
Hitomi Akano manages to switch to full guard.
Irene Aldana is in closed guard over Akano
Irene Aldana looks to posture up and open Hitomi Akano's guard...
Irene Aldana forces Hitomi Akano to open her guard.
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Aldana blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Aldana is trying to counter now!
Irene Aldana launches a few punches to Akano
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She is not able to do it
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She is not able to do it
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Akano tries to close her guard around Aldana
She succeeds!
Irene Aldana is in closed guard over Akano
Aldana is in closed guard... Akano tries to roll on the ground!
Irene Aldana uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hitomi Akano gets sloppy and Irene Aldana tries to take advantage...
Irene Aldana tries to better her position on the ground...
Aldana breaks the closed guard of Hitomi Akano and moves to half guard
John McCarthy 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 London Stadium (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Akano steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Hitomi Akano pushes away Aldana trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldana doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hitomi Akano
Poorly executed technique. Irene Aldana looks to counter!
Irene Aldana postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Akano hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Irene Aldana tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Aldana circles out and slips free of Hitomi Akano's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Aldana studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Aldana.
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Round 2
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Irene Aldana tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Akano is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Irene Aldana is in open guard over Akano
Aldana moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Irene Aldana is in half guard over Akano
Irene Aldana pushes Akano's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aldana who is in full mount! Akano is in trouble now!
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano tries to roll to her side and trap Irene Aldana in her guard...
Irene Aldana keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Akano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Irene Aldana doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Akano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Irene Aldana doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano tries to roll to her side and trap Irene Aldana in her guard...
Irene Aldana keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Irene Aldana tries to better her position on the ground...
Aldana is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Akano is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Irene Aldana pushes Hitomi Akano down and prevents her attempts to escape
Akano misses a step and Irene Aldana sees an opportunity to counter her!
Aldana goes for an armbar!
Hitomi Akano breaks the lock and pushes away Irene Aldana, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Hitomi Akano. 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.
Aldana moves forward looking for some action
Irene Aldana shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Hitomi Akano tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Aldana is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Irene Aldana launches a few punches towards Akano's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Hitomi Akano receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Aldana doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hitomi Akano embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aldana who put distance between them
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Good movement from Aldana
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Aldana moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Akano with a double overhooks!
A bunch of leg kicks from Irene Aldana
are bothering her opponent.
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hitomi Akano pushes away Aldana trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldana doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hitomi Akano
The fighters are clinching.
Irene Aldana pushes away Akano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Akano stumbles backwards and Irene Aldana circles to get the center of the cage
Terrible one sided match... Akano was not ready to fight a fighter of Irene Aldana caliber.
Solid shot from Irene Aldana to the body.
Akano didn't like that.
A right hand from Irene Aldana
surprises Akano!
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hitomi Akano pushes away Aldana trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldana doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hitomi Akano
The fighters are clinching.
Akano is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Hitomi Akano slightly pushes Aldana into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aldana moves backwards and Hitomi Akano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Irene Aldana tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Irene Aldana takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Irene Aldana takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Akano is holding Irene Aldana's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Irene Aldana shows great balance while pushing away Hitomi Akano
Akano misses a step and Irene Aldana sees an opportunity to counter her!
A punch from Irene Aldana
grazes Akano's right cheek.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Aldana moves backwards and Hitomi Akano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Irene Aldana!
Akano is going to have a big headache after that blow!
John McCarthy 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 Aldana.
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Round 3
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Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Irene Aldana was tooling Hitomi Akano for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hitomi Akano lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Aldana showing excellent timing, blasts Hitomi Akano with a right hand.
Great hook by Irene Aldana! Hitomi Akano is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Aldana is standing while Akano is on the ground on her back
Aldana launches a kick to Akano's thigh
Loud pop!
Akano hyper-extended her left leg
Aldana is standing while Akano is on the ground on her back
Irene Aldana steps back and allows Akano to get back to her feet.
Akano climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Aldana wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aldana takes a break to breathe while holding Hitomi Akano.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aldana moves backwards and Hitomi Akano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Irene Aldana fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hitomi Akano is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A punch from Irene Aldana
grazes Akano's left cheek.
There is a small laceration on Hitomi Akano's Left cheek
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Akano steps backwards away from Irene Aldana. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Hitomi Akano and Aldana engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Irene Aldana is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Akano is holding Irene Aldana's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Irene Aldana shows great balance while pushing away Hitomi Akano
Poorly executed technique. Irene Aldana looks to counter!
A solid combination from Irene Aldana
connects with Akano.
Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hitomi Akano tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Irene Aldana jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Aldana studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Irene Aldana is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Aldana moves backwards and Hitomi Akano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Aldana steps backwards away from Hitomi Akano. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Irene Aldana tries to control Hitomi Akano in the clinch and use her dirty boxing
Aldana pushes the back of Hitomi Akano's head with one hand and punches her head a few times with the other, that surely hurts her
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Irene Aldana has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 4
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Akano is holding Irene Aldana's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Irene Aldana shows great balance while pushing away Hitomi Akano
Irene Aldana attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana catches Hitomi Akano's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Aldana.
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Irene Aldana is in closed guard over Akano
Irene Aldana tries to better her position on the ground...
Aldana breaks the closed guard of Hitomi Akano and moves to half guard
Irene Aldana is in side mount over Hitomi Akano
Irene Aldana looks to mount Hitomi Akano...
Irene Aldana slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano is tough but fatigue makes cowards of men. She should slow down and conserve what energy she has left.
Hitomi Akano tries to roll on the ground...
Aldana knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Akano clumsily fails here and it's time for Irene Aldana to fight back!
Aldana tries to open up Hitomi Akano's defense faking a few punches.
Hitomi Akano wraps her arms around Aldana's arms and counters the punches.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Irene Aldana is cooling the fight on the ground
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Aldana breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy 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 clock says 1:25 in the 4 round
Irene Aldana tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Irene Aldana who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Akano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Irene Aldana embrace and tries to move away...
Irene Aldana pushes Akano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Hitomi Akano pushes away Aldana trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldana doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano gets sloppy and Irene Aldana tries to take advantage...
Irene Aldana pushes away Akano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Akano stumbles backwards and Irene Aldana circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
Irene Aldana takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Akano moves forward looking for some action
Irene Aldana struggles a bit before breaking Akano's attemp of grappling
Hitomi Akano attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Akano clumsily fails here and it's time for Irene Aldana to fight back!
Aldana wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Aldana moves forward and holds Akano
Irene Aldana pushes away Akano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Akano stumbles backwards and Irene Aldana circles to get the center of the cage
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Irene Aldana!
Akano is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Hitomi Akano's Left cheek
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Akano is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Akano steps backwards away from Irene Aldana. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Akano is holding Irene Aldana's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Irene Aldana shows great balance while pushing away Hitomi Akano
Good movement from Aldana
who is bobbing and weaving.
Aldana clumsily fails here and it's time for Hitomi Akano to fight back!
Some counter punches against Irene Aldana
almost hit her as she moves away.
Aldana pushes Hitomi Akano and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Aldana decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Aldana moves back and takes a deep breath.
Hitomi Akano attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Akano and Aldana circle around the center of the cage.
Akano and Aldana circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Akano steps backwards away from Irene Aldana. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Irene Aldana fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Irene Aldana throws a punch
that gets deflected.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Irene Aldana.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Aldana and Akano circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Irene Aldana fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hitomi Akano fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Irene Aldana was tooling Hitomi Akano for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hitomi Akano lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Akano grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano is in open guard over Aldana
Akano tries to improve position.
Aldana adjusts and closes her guard.
Hitomi Akano gets sloppy and Irene Aldana tries to take advantage...
Deep breaths from Irene Aldana who tries a hammer punch to Akano's ribs.
That hit Akano who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Hitomi Akano is in open guard over Aldana
Akano moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Hitomi Akano is in open guard over Aldana
Aldana tries to close her guard around Akano
She succeeds!
Hitomi Akano is in closed guard over Aldana
Akano is in closed guard... Aldana tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hitomi Akano!
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano tries to roll to her side and trap Irene Aldana in her guard...
Irene Aldana keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Irene Aldana tries to better her position on the ground...
Aldana is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Irene Aldana is in full mount over Hitomi Akano
Hitomi Akano tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Irene Aldana rolls Hitomi Akano to her stomach and takes her back!
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano
Akano has given her back to Irene Aldana who is trying to get one hook in!
Irene Aldana has one hook in!
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano with one hook in
Body shots by Irene Aldana
Solid blows to Akano's abdomen.
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano with one hook in
Aldana has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Akano.
Akano uses her leg as leverage and manages to keep herself safe for now.
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano with one hook in
Irene Aldana slides her arm under Hitomi Akano's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Hitomi Akano pushes up and slides Irene Aldana's arm over her chin.
Aldana is in rear mount over Akano with one hook in
Akano is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Aldana tries to use some of her tricky moves but Aldana's is smart enough to counter her.
Aldana tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Body shots by Irene Aldana
Akano covers up.
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.
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
Hitomi Akano is tough but fatigue makes cowards of men. She should slow down and conserve what energy she has left.
Hitomi Akano fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hitomi Akano shoots for a double leg takedown!
Irene Aldana sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hitomi Akano attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Akano misses a step and Irene Aldana sees an opportunity to counter her!
Aldana moves forward looking for some action
Hitomi Akano doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 3:40 in the 5 round
Akano is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Hitomi Akano attempts a sweep single...
Irene Aldana was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 3:50 in the 5 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Some counter punches against Hitomi Akano
almost hit her as she moves away.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:20 in the 5 round
Aldana seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:30 in the 5 round
Aldana steps backwards away from Hitomi Akano. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
Winner is Irene Aldana by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Irene Aldana
Punches 23/32 (72%)
Kicks 4/7 (57%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/13 (38%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 360 s
Statistics: Hitomi Akano
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/11 (9%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 379 s
…Are we seeing a pattern yet…? Stamina is our friend!
