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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike White has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm
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158 lbs
7 - 16 - 0 |
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171 cm
26
151 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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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
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Aldo! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aldo shoots and misses so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Aldo pushes White off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aldo with a lazy takedown attempt and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Aldo is looking to escape. White is looking to advance position but Aldo won't allow it. White is working for a submission of some sort.
Aldo is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round. White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet. Aldo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Aldo looks gassed! Aldo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but White manages to move to mount!
Aldo is trying to stand up. White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldo on the ground. White has control of Aldo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aldo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. White is working for a guillotine from mount but Aldo frees his head quite easily.
Aldo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White looking to secure an arm triangle but Aldo defends it well. Aldo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Aldo bucks up and throws White to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape! Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. White 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. Aldo is looking to stand back up but White counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Aldo. Aldo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but White manages to move to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aldo really wants to buck White off and get back to his feet. Aldo is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! White has taken his back! Aldo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike White dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aldo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. White looking for submissions from an awkward position here. White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Aldo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. White is looking for a sweep. Aldo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aldo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can White defend it? Aldo steps over the head and cranks it - White is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Aldo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Aldo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
92% |
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