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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lightning Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Jose Aldo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lightning Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Storm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storm swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Good shot there by Storm.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Storm.
Storm throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm scores with a hook.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Storm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Aldo tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters by clinching up.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Storm.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Storm walks into a straight right hand from Aldo.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Storm lands but Aldo takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a hook.
Aldo closes the distance but Storm moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Storm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Storm's head.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Aldo moves his leg out of the way.
Storm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt
and Storm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Storm clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Aldo tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Storm is looking to wear down Aldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Storm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lightning Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Storm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo checks a low kick from Storm.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Storm throws a sloppy body shot
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Storm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Storm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Storm throws a combination that misses
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Storm can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Storm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Storm.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lightning Storm dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Storm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aldo.
Aldo clinches up with Storm and pushes him back against the cage.
Storm prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
A big right from Storm misses.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightning Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo clinches but Storm breaks the clinch
and Storm counters with an inside leg kick.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aldo counters with a nice body shot.
Storm cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Storm misses with a hook to the body
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Storm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Storm slips under a jab.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Storm counters with a leg kick.
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Aldo blocks the low kick.
Aldo swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Storm counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Storm throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
A big right from Storm misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm connects with a solid leg kick.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.
Storm scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Storm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aldo doesn't seem phased though.
Aldo moves out of range as Storm throws a body kick.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Storm throws a low kick, looking for Aldo's leg but Aldo calmly moves out of range.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Storm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lightning Storm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Storm lands with a good body shot.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm scores with a leg kick.
Storm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Storm moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Storm tries to land a front kick but Aldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldo wants to clinch but Storm slips to the side
and Storm counters with a head kick.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Storm lands a jab.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Storm thumps Aldo with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a leg kick that misses.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but Storm moves away
and Storm counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Storm to acknowledge the strikes.
Storm cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo slips a jab from Storm.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Storm, right into the meat.
Storm connects with a high kick.
Storm looks to land a combination. Aldo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a left to the body.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Storm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Storm throws a shot to the body.
Storm lands with a slapping head kick.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Storm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Storm into the cage.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Storm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo tries to clinch
and Storm counters with a thumping low kick.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Aldo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aldo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Storm.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Storm throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a head kick. Aldo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Storm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aldo if he has to take too many more of those.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Storm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Storm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo forces Storm back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm jabs at Aldo's body.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm thuds his right hand into Aldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lightning Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Storm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lightning Storm!
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