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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 3257 p4p, 152 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 1597 p4p, 68 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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165 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen throws a big shot that misses.
Matonen misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Matonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo tries to clinch
enabling Matonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Matonen.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matonen counters with a straight right hand.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooh a lovely combination from Matonen sends Aldo down but not out. Matonen dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aldo seems a little lost for a moment, as Matonen dominates the positioning.
Matonen working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Aldo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Matonen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Aldo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Matonen is controlling him well.
Matonen just content to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aldo slips under a jab from Matonen.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matonen throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Matonen counters with a huge head kick that drops Aldo! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Usko Matonen!
Usko Matonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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