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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo Rocha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jens Pulver's chin.
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167 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jens Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Pulver moves out of range easily.
Rocha takes one to the side of the head.
Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Pulver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocha lands with a kick to the temple. Pulver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocha tries to clinch there but Pulver circles away.
Pulver shoots for a takedown but Rocha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pulver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulver scores a takedown into full mount!
Pulver scoring with strikes but Rocha is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocha wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rocha defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pulver.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocha bucks up and throws Pulver to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha closes the distance but Pulver moves to the side
and Pulver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rocha pushes Pulver off looking to stand but Pulver dives back in and keeps control.
Pulver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rocha kicks off Pulver and gets to his feet.
Rocha rushes Pulver and presses him up against the cage.
Rocha tries to circle away but Pulver has him pinned against the cage.
Rocha tries to break the clinch but Pulver is controlling the position.
Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Pulver has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rocha is trying to keep an underhook but Pulver manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pulver slips a nice elbow through Rocha's hands, connecting with Rocha's forehead.
Rocha wants to get back to his feet.
Pulver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is looking to escape.
Rocha pushes Pulver off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulver feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rocha has a closed guard, preventing Pulver from standing up.
Pulver is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pulver stops Rocha from standing up.
Pulver is looking to stand up but Rocha won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rocha tries to break free but Pulver pushes him back against the cage.
Rocha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rocha lands an elbow inside that Pulver shrugs off.
Pulver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocha wants to clinch but Pulver slips to the side
and Pulver decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rocha's guard.
Rocha wants to stand and escape but Pulver is having none of it.
Rocha uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rocha scores with a kick to the body.
Pulver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocha has Pulver pressed against the cage, preventing Pulver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocha breaks from the clinch.
Rocha throws a leg kick which misses Pulver's front leg but catches the back leg as Pulver tries to avoid it.
Rocha tries to clinch
and Pulver counters with a single leg into guard. Rocha didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulver trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rocha's guard.
Rocha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocha pushes Pulver off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Pulver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pulver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocha can pounce on him.
Rocha lands a head kick!
Rocha lands a high kick!
Pulver moves into the clinch successfully.
Rocha is trying to break the clinch but Pulver has him pressed against the cage.
Pulver blocking some punches.
Pulver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocha looks to clinch
and Pulver decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rocha's guard.
Pulver thows a big elbow that misses.
Pulver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pulver stops Rocha from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rocha wants to clinch up but Pulver keeps it at a distance.
Rocha darts in trying to clinch
and Pulver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pulver.
Rocha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rocha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocha is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks.
Rocha landing knees to the body.
Rocha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rocha manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Pulver misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver is looking to clinch.
Rocha connects with a high kick.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Pulver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Pulver circles away and keeps his distance.
Pulver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Pulver circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rocha, right into the meat.
Rocha lands a front kick.
Pulver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pulver was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pulver lands a big elbow.
Pulver throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rocha bucks Pulver off and manages to get back to his feet!
Pulver forces Rocha back against the cage and clinches.
Rocha lands a knee to the head.
Pulver breaks the clinch.
Pulver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rocha kicks off Pulver and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver slips under a jab.
Rocha moves in looking to clinch but Pulver pushes him off.
Rocha lands with a good body shot.
Aldo Rocha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Rocha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rocha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pulver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rocha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pulver gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rocha counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pulver sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rocha tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aldo Rocha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocha lands a nice looking body kick.
Pulver pushes Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocha is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks.
Rocha scores a nice knee to the body.
Rocha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pulver.
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha doesn't manage to clinch there - Pulver circles away.
Jens Pulver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocha tries to clinch up
so Pulver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocha manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rocha tries to clinch but Pulver moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha throws a head kick that Pulver semi-blocks.
Rocha moves in looking to clinch but Pulver pushes him off.
Rocha tries to clinch there but Pulver circles away.
Rocha instigates a clinch.
Rocha breaks from the clinch.
Rocha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pulver, pushing him back against the cage.
Rocha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pulver.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulver misses with a takedown attempt - Rocha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Pulver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to clinch up but Pulver keeps it at a distance.
Pulver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aldo Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jens Pulver.
Rocha throws a head kick that Pulver semi-blocks.
Pulver closes the distance and clinches up with Rocha, looking for a takedown. Pulver pushes Rocha against the cage but Rocha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rocha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rocha. That one must have hurt.
Rocha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pulver on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocha throws a good cross that connects.
Pulver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocha. Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to clinch but Pulver is having none of it.
Rocha wants to clinch up but Pulver keeps it at a distance.
Pulver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rocha.
Rocha throws a head kick that half lands.
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocha lands a head kick. Pulver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulver throws a leg kick
and Rocha counters with a nice body kick.
Aldo Rocha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocha wants to clinch.
Rocha throws a head kick that Pulver semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pulver is defended easily by Rocha.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Pulver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rocha throws a head kick that half lands.
Pulver takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocha. Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rocha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Rocha!
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