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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Centofanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rough Rida. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Centofanti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centofanti closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Centofanti pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Centofanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Centofanti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Centofanti cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Centofanti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Centofanti off to one side.
Centofanti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Centofanti slips under a jab.
Centofanti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Centofanti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centofanti defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Centofanti misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Centofanti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Centofanti off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Centofanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Centofanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Centofanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Centofanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Centofanti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Centofanti lands a nice looking body shot.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti shoots in and drives through. Aldo sprawls well.
Centofanti shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Centofanti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Centofanti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Centofanti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Centofanti to score with a decent uppercut.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Centofanti moves out of range.
Centofanti thows a body shot but no joy.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Centofanti moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Centofanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aldo throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti throws a body kick that misses.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Centofanti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Centofanti looking to pass the guard.
Centofanti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo keeping full guard, as Centofanti tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centofanti advances position into side control!
Aldo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Centofanti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Centofanti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Centofanti misses with a wild combination.
Centofanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aldo duly obliges.
It looks like Marco Centofanti has been cut.
Centofanti misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch but Centofanti is having none of it.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Centofanti throws out the jab.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Centofanti keeps Aldo at a distance using the push kick.
Centofanti misses with a hook
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Centofanti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Centofanti.
Centofanti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a jab when Centofanti was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Centofanti under the eye.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Centofanti's head but Centofanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Centofanti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aldo's head.
Centofanti swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Centofanti throws a solid leg kick but Aldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Centofanti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti misses with a body kick.
Centofanti keeps the fight on the outside.
Centofanti misses with a hook.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Centofanti counters with an outside leg kick.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Centofanti's head but Centofanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo throws a lazy right hand but Centofanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aldo throws out the jab.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Centofanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo throws a hook but Centofanti avoids it easily.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo throws the left hand but Centofanti avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Centofanti with a nice cross.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Centofanti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Centofanti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Centofanti scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Centofanti trying to pass the guard but Aldo defending well.
Aldo is looking to escape.
Centofanti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Centofanti working the ground and pound effectively.
Centofanti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Centofanti landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centofanti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Centofanti lands a heavy elbow.
Centofanti trying to control but Aldo is having none of it.
Centofanti lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo working to try and regain half guard.
Centofanti looking to control but Aldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Centofanti raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Centofanti landing strikes from the mount.
Centofanti scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
Centofanti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Centofanti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aldo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aldo is rocked!
Centofanti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aldo?
Aldo is still in real trouble! Can Centofanti finish him?
A big strike lands for Centofanti! That's really hurt Aldo and he's turned his back - Centofanti keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Centofanti jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Centofanti!
Marco Centofanti is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marco Centofanti made sure he mentioned [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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