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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Booyakasha as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Bravo throws a combination that misses
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind Bravo 's knee.
Aldo thuds his shin into the meat of Bravo's side.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo lands a jab-cross combination.
Aldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bravo.
Aldo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Bravo manages to avoid it.
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!
Bravo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bravo.
Aldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bravo misses with a hook
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a nice body shot.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bravo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bravo looks winded!
Bravo throws a combination that misses
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Bravo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Aldo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aldo scores with a nice strike.
Bravo moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Aldo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from Bravo.
Bravo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Bravo's body. Bravo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aldo lands a right hook to the body.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bravo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aldo cracks Bravo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
Bravo scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aldo works Bravo's body with a nice hook.
Bravo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aldo slips a straight right by Bravo.
Aldo cracks Bravo with a good jab.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
Aldo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aldo throws a head kick that half lands.
Bravo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bravo on the side of the head.
Aldo is looking to wear down Bravo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aldo.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Bravo avoids it well.
Bravo throws a combination that misses
and Aldo counters with a three punch combo that has Bravo backing up. Bravo nods at Aldo to acknowledge the strikes.
Bravo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Aldo scores with a push kick.
Bravo throws a combination that misses
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bravo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bravo's hands.
Nice shot by Aldo.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Bravo throws a big shot that misses.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aldo.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bravo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Bravo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Bravo moves forwards but Aldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bravo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Aldo both land. Nice combination.
Bravo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bravo is rocked!
Aldo avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Sloppy strikes from Bravo. Those never looked like landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bravo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bravo tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aldo, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Bravo. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Aldo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bravo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo blocks the body kick.
Bravo throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bravo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bravo throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Bravo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Aldo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bravo.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bravo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aldo has got the better of the exchanges.
Aldo cracks a nice hook into Bravo's ribs.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bravo's knee momentarily.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with the combination.
Bravo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bravo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bravo throws a combination that misses
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
Aldo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
Aldo clobbers Bravo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aldo throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
Aldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bravo's knee momentarily.
Aldo feints a jab promting Bravo to slip. Aldo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bravo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Bravo knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bravo's hands.
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
Aldo is looking for a counter combo.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bravo throws a head kick that misses
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bravo throws a series of strikes that have Aldo backpedaling.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
Good shot there by Bravo.
Bravo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Aldo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bravo's calf.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo.
Aldo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo throws a combination. Bravo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Bravo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo lands an overhand right.
Aldo throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bravo. Those never looked like landing.
Bravo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bravo misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Bravo misses.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
Bravo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bravo misses with a wild combination.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo thows a body kick. Bravo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bravo misses with a hook.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but Bravo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.
Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.
A lazy body kick from Bravo
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo throws a head kick that Bravo semi-blocks.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Aldo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aldo.
Bravo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Bravo does no damage.
A left and a right from Aldo both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aldo.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes one to the chin there.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo walks into a stiff left hand from Aldo.
Bravo misses with a left hand
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
Tony Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aldo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
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hype
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