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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Jaldo (ranked 4617 p4p, 2836 weight class) and Duc Pham (ranked 330 p4p, 239 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonso Jaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duc Pham!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pham stuns Jaldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jaldo looks to land a left hand but Pham moved out of range nicely.
Pham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaldo has time to react.
Jaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pham throws an off balance right hand
and Jaldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pham throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pham.
Pham lands an uppercut.
Jaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaldo tries to work over Pham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Jaldo on the inside.
Jaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaldos head.
Still in the clinch, Jaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaldo as Pham tries to tie him up.
Jaldo tries to stall but Pham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pham throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaldo.
Pham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alonso Jaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pham blocks a head kick by Jaldo.
Jaldo wants to clinch but Pham slips to the side
letting Pham counter with a right hand.
Pham takes a swing at Jaldo's ribcage but misses.
Jaldo misses with a double jab
enabling Pham to counter with a crisp jab.
Pham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaldo throwing a counter right hand but Pham manages to avoid it.
Pham avoids the head kick by Jaldo.
A nice side step and Pham releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pham lands a nice uppercut.
Jaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pham has a couple of punches blocked by Jaldo.
Jaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pham gets through Jaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaldo misses with a body punch.
Pham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pham.
Jaldo prevents a body shot from Pham.
Jaldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaldo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham tries to throw a body punch but Jaldo avoids it by throwing Pham back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jaldo.
Pham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Pham fails to land.
Jaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Jaldo.
Jaldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jaldo - that landed with a thud.
I was talking to Jaldo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pham digs a right hand underneath Jaldo's ribcage. Jaldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pham lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaldo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pham lands a right hand.
Pham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jaldo.
Pham scores with a shot to the side of Jaldo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pham tests Jaldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pham pushes Jaldo away with a front kick.
Jaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pham looks to throw the jab but Jaldo is out of range.
A head kick misses from Jaldo.
Jaldo is looking to slow Pham down with leg kicks.
Pham blocks a head kick by Jaldo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duc Pham dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pham connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pham on the side of the head.
Pham lands with a cross.
Jaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pham sizes up Jaldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pham has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaldo misses with a double jab.
Jaldo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaldo wants to clinch
and Pham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaldo misses with a right hand
and Pham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pham follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pham scores with a jab.
Jaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pham is just out of range.
Jaldo looks for the body kick but Pham saw that one coming.
Pham digs a good body shot into Jaldo's ribs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pham scores with a nice strike.
Jaldo digs a good hook to Pham's body.
Jaldo throws a head kick that Pham semi-blocks.
Pham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jaldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pham.
Duc Pham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pham misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pham was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaldo.
Jaldo swings widly with a right hand
and Pham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jaldo walks into a stiff left hand from Pham.
Jaldo misses with a low kick as Pham jumps back.
Pham throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaldo.
Pham feints and then cracks Jaldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaldo down.
Pham lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaldo off the cage and back into range.
Jaldo drops his hands momentarily and Pham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaldo is rocked!
Jaldo tries to clinch but Pham moves out of range.
Pham dips to his left and cracks Jaldo with an uppercut!
Oh Jaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaldo at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaldo misses with a right hand
and Pham counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaldo throws a leg kick
and Pham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pham cracks Jaldo with a good jab.
Jaldo takes one on the button.
Jaldo misses the jab.
Jaldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaldo throws a hook but Pham blocks it.
Pham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaldo at a distance.
Pham cracks Jaldo with a good jab.
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!
Pham moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaldo misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaldo misses with a leg kick
and Pham counters with a straight right hand.
Jaldo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pham jabs Jaldo right on the nose. Jaldo blinks but takes it well.
Pham lands a nice shot to the body.
Pham lands a really nice looking cross but Jaldo seems unphased.
Jaldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jaldo misses with a body shot.
Jaldo seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Pham shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Jaldo is backing up but Pham catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Jaldo covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Pham Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duc Pham!
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