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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Aldo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernard Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Russel controlling the position.
Aldo wants to control from the top but Russel keeps moving.
Aldo throwing strikes but missing.
Aldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Russel has wrist control.
Aldo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Russel has control of Aldo's left arm, preventing Aldo from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russel keeping full guard, as Aldo tries to pass.
Aldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Russel or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo, which made it look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Russel fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Russel to the ground. Aldo is now in Russel's guard.
Aldo slips nicely into half guard.
Aldo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Russel sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is working for a submission of some sort.
Russel is trying to get back to full guard.
Aldo is keen to just control but Russel is a slippery customer.
Russel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldo on the ground.
Russel is looking to improve his position.
Aldo thows a huge punch but Russel dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy.
Aldo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Russel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aldo.
Aldo trying to control the action but Russel is working from the bottom.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Russel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aldo is looking to stall here but Russel recovers full guard.
Aldo wants to control from the top but Russel keeps moving.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Russel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldo trying to control but Russel is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Russel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aldo actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aldo goes for a double leg but Russel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Russel continues to drive forward.
Russel feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Russel.
Russel darts in looking for a takedown but Aldo gets double underhooks and turns Russel into the cage.
Russel shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Russel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aldo.
Russel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aldo.
Aldo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Russel won't let him.
Russel controlling Aldo's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aldo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Russel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo being controlled here momentarily.
Russel wants to sweep but no luck.
Aldo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Russel's guard.
Russel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russel won't allow Aldo to pass to mount.
Russel is controlling Aldo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Aldo is trying to work for a kimura but Russel is defending well.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aldo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aldo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russel moves into full guard.
Russel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aldo defends well.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Russel controlling Aldo's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Russel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aldo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russel keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Aldo lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aldo wants to control from the top but Russel keeps moving.
Russel managing to control the position.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Russel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aldo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Russel quickly recovers to half guard.
Aldo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Russel defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Russel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aldo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Russel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldo fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russel. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo gets a takedown into half guard.
Russel is looking for a sweep. Aldo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russel connecting with a few gentle strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Russel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Russel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Russel is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose Aldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aldo is looking for a kimura here.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russel is looking to improve his position.
Aldo is stalling here. Russel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aldo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Russel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Russel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Aldo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Russel but great work by Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Russel wants to control but Aldo postures up.
Russel is trying to get back to half guard.
Aldo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aldo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Russel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Russel is trying to control Aldo's posture but Aldo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Russel struggling a bit here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bernard Russel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo tries for a takedown but Russel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bernard Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Aldo dives in for a single leg takedown but Russel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Russel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Russel showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Russel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Russel winds up and cracks Aldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel working Aldo over with strikes.
Russel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Russel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Russel prevents Aldo from improving his position.
Russel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aldo has hold of Russel's hands but Russel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Russel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aldo is looking to improve his position.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Russel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Russel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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