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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire has chosen Havoc as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Patricio Freire is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Freire!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire dives in and scores a takedown into Aldo's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Freire content to stall in guard here.
Freire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freire trying to move into half guard but instead Aldo has managed to sweep!
Freire controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
Aldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freire is proving hard to escape from.
Freire looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire is looking to sweep but instead, Aldo has passed into half guard.
Aldo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Freire keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Freire keeps it at a distance.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aldo checks it well.
Freire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo moves away from the strike by Freire.
Freire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo takes a swing at Freire's ribcage but misses.
Freire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freire moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo pushes Freire up against the cage in a clinch.
Freire jumps guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aldo tries to work over Freire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aldo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aldo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Freire looking for a kimura from the bottom but Aldo passes into side control!
Freire tries to bench press Aldo off him but Aldo keeps the position.
Aldo tries to stand but Freire is controlling his head.
Aldo tries to stand but Freire controls the position and pulls Aldo into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aldo gets to his feet - Freire follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Aldo clinches.
Aldo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Freire is trying to keep an underhook but Aldo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that 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.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Freire circles away and keeps his distance.
Freire thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patricio Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freire keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Freire keeps it at a distance.
Aldo moves out of range of the leg kick from Freire.
Aldo stalks Freire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Freire's face. Freire staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Patricio Freire has been cut.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch but Freire is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freire takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Freire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Freire keeps it at a distance.
Aldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Freire tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire has Aldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Freire looking for a takedown.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Freire.
Freire is breathing heavily.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
Aldo wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Freire is trying to keep an underhook but Aldo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Aldo stands up out of the half guard.
Freire takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Freire prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo works on Freire's body with a couple of short punches.
Aldo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Freire can't fight it off and eventually Aldo manages to take the fight to the floor. Freire looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aldo tries to stand but Freire is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aldo wants to stand but Freire is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jose Aldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freire isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aldo stacks Freire on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aldo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patricio Freire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Freire just misses with a punch to the body.
Freire throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freire.
Freire lands with a nice body punch.
Freire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Freire.
Aldo lands a jab to the head.
Freire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freire misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Freire keeps it at a distance.
Freire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freire moves away.
Freire is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Freire.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freire misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Freire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Freire blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Freire prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freire has a closed guard, preventing Aldo from standing up.
Freire looking for a sweep. Not yet Freire, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire has a closed guard, preventing Aldo from standing up.
Aldo won't allow Freire to sweep him here.
Freire has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aldo has passed into side control.
Aldo decides to stand back up. Aldo steps back and let's Freire get back to his feet.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freire swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Freire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aldo.
Aldo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Freire regains guard immediately.
Freire is trying to control the position but Aldo postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Patricio Freire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
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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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