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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Channarong Manopchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Channarong Manopchai!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Manopchai moves out of range.
Manopchai stuffs the takedown attempt from Aldo. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Manopchai avoids it well.
Manopchai avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Manopchai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Manopchai throws a solid leg kick but Aldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manopchai.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manopchai throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manopchai looks to land a body kick but Aldo moved away.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manopchai.
Aldo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Manopchai avoids them all with ease.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Manopchai avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manopchai looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
Aldo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Manopchai avoids them all with ease.
Manopchai tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manopchai circles away quickly and effectively.
Manopchai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manopchai thinks about the counter body kick.
Manopchai throws a front kick that sends Aldo stumbling back into the cage.
Aldo avoids a kick to the body.
Manopchai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Manopchai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo blocks the body kick.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Manopchai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo misses with a straight right.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manopchai.
Manopchai is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Manopchai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Manopchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manopchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Manopchai lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Manopchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo tries to circle away but Manopchai has him pinned against the cage.
Manopchai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manopchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manopchai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manopchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manopchai lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Manopchai just leaning against Aldo, taking a breather.
Manopchai scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manopchai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manopchai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manopchai.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manopchai lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo blocks the elbow strike.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Manopchai lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manopchai.
Aldo is trying to break free.
We've been informed that Manopchai has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Manopchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Manopchai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldo's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manopchai 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.
Manopchai lands a body punch.
Manopchai controlling the action here for a moment.
Manopchai tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Manopchai back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Manopchai.
Manopchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Manopchai has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Come on Manopchai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Manopchai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Channarong Manopchai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aldo throws a series of punches but Manopchai moves out of range.
Manopchai throws a leg kick but Aldo checks it.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manopchai misses the shot to the body.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manopchai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manopchai misses with a leg kick.
Manopchai misses the shot to the body.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manopchai throws a push kick but Aldo slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manopchai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manopchai.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Manopchai dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Channarong Manopchai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo avoids a kick to the body.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manopchai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manopchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Manopchai lands an elbow inside.
Manopchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Manopchai has double underhooks.
Manopchai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aldo up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manopchai pushes Aldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Manopchai fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Manopchai.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manopchai tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manopchai has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manopchai tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Manopchai back against the cage.
Manopchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manopchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manopchai.
Manopchai lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manopchai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Manopchai slows down the pace here.
Channarong Manopchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manopchai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aldo's efforts to push away.
Manopchai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manopchai misses with some punches.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manopchai stalls.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manopchai is struggling to control the position.
Manopchai stalling against the cage.
Manopchai continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Channarong Manopchai.
Manopchai misses with a kick to the body.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Manopchai misses with a kick to the body.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Manopchai avoids it well.
Manopchai dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manopchai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manopchai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Manopchai fakes the leg kick and cracks Aldo in the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manopchai controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Channarong Manopchai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Manopchai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Manopchai.
Manopchai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo throws a combination. Manopchai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manopchai throws a solid leg kick but Aldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manopchai.
Manopchai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manopchai scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aldo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manopchai. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manopchai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Manopchai moves out of range.
Aldo backing away here, and Manopchai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manopchai.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manopchai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manopchai swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Manopchai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Manopchai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manopchai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aldo somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manopchai connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manopchai tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Aldo tries to bum rush Manopchai with a series of wild strikes but Manopchai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manopchai circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manopchai scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manopchai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manopchai. That's going to slow Aldo down.
Manopchai is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Manopchai avoids nicely.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manopchai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manopchai clinches with his opponent.
Manopchai lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Manopchai lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo being controlled against the cage.
Manopchai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manopchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manopchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manopchai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manopchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manopchai lands an elbow inside.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Manopchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manopchai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manopchai is pushing Aldo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manopchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manopchai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Channarong Manopchai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manopchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manopchai tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Channarong Manopchai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manopchai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Channarong Manopchai!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Channarong Manopchai waved his t-shirt featuring ON TAP 160Q Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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