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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okuma Yoshiari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiari has chosen Please Don't Go as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
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159 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Okuma Yoshiari!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshiari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoshiari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yoshiari is looking to clinch.
Yoshiari tries for a takedown but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yoshiari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Okuma Yoshiari.
Yoshiari scores with a takedown into Aldo's guard.
Yoshiari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshiari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yoshiari looking to pass the guard.
Yoshiari is fighting to break Aldo's control of his arms but Aldo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yoshiari looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo pulls Yoshiari in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo is trying to keep Yoshiari in close.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Yoshiari isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo is adopting a defensive guard.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Yoshiari tries to pass.
Yoshiari drops back looking for a leg! Aldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aldo manages to kick Yoshiari off! Yoshiari jumps back into Aldo's guard.
Yoshiari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshiari misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshiari fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Yoshiari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoshiari.
Aldo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yoshiari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshiari fails to land the takedown.
Yoshiari slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoshiari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshiari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Yoshiari rushes Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Yoshiari has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshiari works on Aldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Yoshiari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Yoshiari prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Yoshiari changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aldo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yoshiari looks gassed!
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshiari.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Yoshiari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiari looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Aldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aldo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoshiari lands a right hook to the body.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshiari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshiari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshiari tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshiari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yoshiari lands an elbow.
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Aldo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yoshiari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Okuma Yoshiari will probably get the nod.
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 connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshiari. Yoshiari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoshiari drives through and clinches with Aldo against the cage.
Aldo wants to break free but Yoshiari has control.
Yoshiari tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yoshiari.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshiari.
Yoshiari drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yoshiari scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Okuma Yoshiari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshiari lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshiari tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshiari misses with a wild combination.
Yoshiari scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiari closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Yoshiari pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yoshiari is breathing heavily.
Yoshiari just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yoshiari.
Yoshiari throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Yoshiari instigates a clinch.
Yoshiari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yoshiari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoshiari misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshiari cracks Aldo with a nice body shot.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Yoshiari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshiari tries to clinch up.
Yoshiari swinging wilding here.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo lands with a right that hurts Yoshiari. Yoshiari looks to clinch but Aldo throws a short knee that drops Yoshiari. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jose Aldo!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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