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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rough Rida kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercut swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Uppercut jabs Aldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, jab by Uppercut - just one landing.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uppercut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Uppercut.
Uppercut misses with an uppercut.
Aldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Uppercut ducks down to avoid it.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uppercut.
Aldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lance Uppercut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uppercut throws out the jab.
Aldo moves out of range as Uppercut strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uppercut is defended easily by Aldo.
Uppercut misses the body punch
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Uppercut fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Uppercut misses.
Aldo moves out of range as Uppercut strikes.
Uppercut drops his hands momentarily and Aldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aldo digs a good hook to Uppercut's body.
Uppercut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uppercut just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uppercut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uppercut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Uppercut misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut thows a body shot but no joy.
Uppercut throws a big shot that misses.
Uppercut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Uppercut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Aldo finds it's way through Uppercut's defenses.
Uppercut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uppercut lands a really nice looking cross but Aldo seems unphased.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Uppercut throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Uppercut throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uppercut. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Uppercut 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uppercut walks into a straight right hand from Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Uppercut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Uppercut ducks down to avoid it.
Uppercut 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 walks into a stiff left hand from Uppercut.
Uppercut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uppercut scores with a jab.
Uppercut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aldo lands with a nice combination. Uppercut backs away looking to recover.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uppercut.
Uppercut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uppercut loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Aldo throws a hook but Uppercut avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uppercut.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Uppercut counter with a right hand.
A jab from Uppercut misses.
Uppercut misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uppercut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uppercut misses with a body shot.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uppercut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Uppercut.
Uppercut dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Good standup being displayed there by Aldo as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lance Uppercut will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uppercut stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uppercut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uppercut's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uppercut scrambles back to his feet.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uppercut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo lands with a nice combination. Uppercut backs away looking to recover.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Uppercut throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Jose Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo throws the left hand but Uppercut avoids the punch easily.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Uppercut.
Uppercut lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut misses with an uppercut.
Uppercut closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aldo's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aldo is wriggling around but Uppercut manages to pass to half guard.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aldo wants to control but Uppercut is keeping busy.
Aldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uppercut.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Uppercut in particular looking to stall.
Uppercut stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Uppercut is trying to work for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is staying active underneath Uppercut, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Uppercut is really struggling to control Aldo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Uppercut wants to pass to mount but Aldo is defending the position.
Uppercut stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uppercut looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aldo actively working from the bottom here.
Aldo is refusing to be controlled, as Uppercut sits in half guard.
Uppercut seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is holding on to half guard well.
Uppercut moves into full mount! Aldo won't be happy about that!
Uppercut unloading with bombs!
Uppercut content just to control the position here.
Aldo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Uppercut drops an elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut is looking to advance position but Aldo won't allow it.
Uppercut thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Uppercut controlling the pace.
Uppercut wants to take a breather but Aldo is having none of it.
Uppercut missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uppercut looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uppercut thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Uppercut is keen to just control but Aldo is a slippery customer.
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.
Uppercut is trying to control the action in half guard but Aldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut dominated that second 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 takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Uppercut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Uppercut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uppercut getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uppercut misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with a left and a right that stings Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uppercut drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Uppercut trying to control the position but Aldo is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aldo being controlled for a moment.
Uppercut moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uppercut content just to control the position here.
Uppercut wants to control the pace but Aldo is squirming around nicely.
Aldo is working to get back to half guard.
Aldo tries to lock up and control but Uppercut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut lands with some strikes.
Aldo wants to hold on but Uppercut pushes him away.
Aldo is working to get back to half guard.
Uppercut trying to control but Aldo is having none of it.
Uppercut raining down shots from the mount!
Aldo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uppercut postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aldo looks a forlorn figure.
Uppercut lands with some strikes.
Aldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut controlling his opponent.
Uppercut seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aldo for as long as he can get away with.
Aldo wants to hold on but Uppercut pushes him away.
Aldo is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercut has a good base and remains in mount.
Uppercut landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
Aldo is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Uppercut dominating with strikes here.
Uppercut wants to control the pace but Aldo is squirming around nicely.
Uppercut with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Uppercut working Aldo over with strikes here.
Uppercut tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Uppercut looking to control but Aldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Uppercut is pressing down on Aldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aldo is holding on for now.
Aldo is defending against the submission attempts here by Uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Uppercut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uppercut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uppercut misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Uppercut misses with a body shot.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Uppercut trying to control the position but instead, Aldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uppercut into the ropes.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Uppercut.
Aldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uppercuts head.
Uppercut blocks a body shot from Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Uppercut back against the ropes.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Uppercut jumps into guard, dragging Aldo to the mat.
Uppercut seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aldo tries to stand but Uppercut is controlling from the bottom.
Aldo is pushing down on Uppercut's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uppercut is fighting to maintain full guard but Aldo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aldo wants to stand up but Uppercut is controlling the position.
Uppercut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aldo trying to control from half guard but Uppercut is working away.
Uppercut wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lance Uppercut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut trying to get back to full guard but Aldo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Uppercut sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Aldo is trying to work for a kimura but Uppercut is defending well.
Aldo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uppercut sees it coming and defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo wants to work for an arm triangle but Uppercut is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Uppercut is trying to maintain the position but Aldo is very close to passing his half guard.
Aldo prevents Uppercut from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut trying to control here.
Uppercut wants to get back to full guard.
Uppercut looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uppercut won't allow Aldo to pass to mount.
Uppercut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uppercut gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to control from the top but Uppercut keeps moving.
Uppercut trying to keep a closed guard but Aldo is proving a slippery customer.
Aldo stands and throws Uppercut's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aldo trying to control the action but Uppercut is working from the bottom.
Uppercut is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Uppercut's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Uppercut is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aldo off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lance Uppercut will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uppercut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Uppercut stalling in the clinch but Aldo improves position.
Uppercut lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Aldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Uppercut tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo swings for the body but Uppercut moves out of range.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Uppercut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uppercut misses the shot to the body.
Uppercut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uppercut thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Uppercut misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Uppercut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uppercut throws out a loose jab but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uppercut moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uppercut misses with a right hand
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Uppercut.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Uppercut counters with a left to the body.
Uppercut misses with a looping left.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo jabs Uppercut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uppercut needs to keep his hands up - Aldo had a free shot at his head there.
Uppercut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo tries to clinch but Uppercut is having none of it.
Uppercut jabs Aldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lance Uppercut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Uppercut has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Uppercut there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uppercut manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aldo on his heels. He'll look to pass Aldo's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Uppercut won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
Aldo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aldo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lance Uppercut wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uppercut.
Aldo takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Aldo.
I think Uppercut 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Uppercut!
Lance Uppercut retains his welterweight title!
Lance Uppercut thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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