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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Figueroa's choice of entrance music: Ride the Lighting. Kim Figueroa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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165 cm
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150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Figueroa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Figueroa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aldo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Figueroa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Figueroa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aldo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Figueroa smiles and moves away.
Figueroa gets a clinch.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Figueroa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Aldo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Figueroa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Figueroa.
Figueroa misses with an elbow over the top.
Figueroa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo avoiding damage as Figueroa throws knees to the body.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Figueroa.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Figueroa scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Figueroa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Figueroa missing with knees to the body.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Figueroa won't allow it.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Figueroa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Figueroa scores a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Figueroa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Figueroa.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Figueroa.
Aldo is working for takedown but Figueroa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Figueroa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa missing with knees to the body.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Figueroa pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo looking for a takedown.
Figueroa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa lands a knee to the body.
Figueroa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Figueroa missing with knees to the body.
Figueroa with a knee to the head.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Figueroa lands a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Figueroa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Figueroa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Figueroa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside.
Figueroa throws an elbow that misses.
Aldo pulls guard successfully.
Aldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo is trying to keep Figueroa in close.
Figueroa preventing the sweep.
Aldo is trying to keep Figueroa in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Figueroa being controlled here momentarily.
Figueroa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aldo's guard.
Figueroa wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Aldo's closed guard. He's half up but Aldo has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Aldo pivots and extends the arm, Figueroa falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Aldo! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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