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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marzio Scordato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marzio Scordato!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scordato tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Scordato moved out of range nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Scordato has eaten all the pies!
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scordato.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scordato.
Scordato moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scordato moves away.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scordato backs up against the cage.
Scordato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Scordato is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Scordato or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo which made him look bad.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scordato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marzio Scordato.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Scordato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scordato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scordato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Aldo both land. Nice combination.
Scordato shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Scordato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Scordato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Aldo as he connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Scordato shoots in.
Scordato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scordato somewhat.
Scordato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Scordato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scordato counters with a right hand to the body.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Scordato counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo misses with an uppercut
letting Scordato counter with a right hand.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Scordato.
Scordato shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scordato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scordato tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scordato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scordato somewhat.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scordato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Scordato looks winded!
Scordato tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scordato. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scordato tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scordato has a takedown stuffed.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Scordato moves out of range.
Scordato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Scordato.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scordato wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scordato.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Scordato tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Scordato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Scordato or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo which made him look bad.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aldo blocks the body kick.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scordato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aldo cracks Scordato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scordato shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Scordato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scordato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scordato throws a body kick that misses.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Scordato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scordato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Scordato saw that one coming.
Scordato fails with the takedown.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Scordato shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed Scordato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Scordato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aldo thuds his right hand into Scordato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aldo leaves Scordato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marzio Scordato.
Scordato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Scordato looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scordato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scordato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scordato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scordato closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Scordato pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scordato is breathing heavily.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scordato.
Aldo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scordato.
Scordato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scordato moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Scordato is looking to clinch.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Scordato counters with a right hand to the body.
Scordato shoots and misses
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scordato slips a jab from Aldo.
Aldo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Scordato counters with a left and a right that stings Aldo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Scordato counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Scordato.
Aldo lands a really nice looking cross but Scordato seems unphased.
Aldo tries to bum rush Scordato with a series of wild strikes but Scordato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scordato tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Scordato tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Scordato moved out of range nicely.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
letting Scordato counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scordato slips under a jab from Aldo.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scordato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scordato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Scordato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Scordato throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Scordato darts in trying to clinch
and Scordato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Scordato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scordato.
Scordato shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed Scordato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scordato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Scordato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left and a right from Aldo both land. Nice combination.
Aldo with a nice cross.
Aldo cracks Scordato with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scordato shoots in but no luck this time.
Scordato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo throws the left hand but Scordato avoids the punch easily.
Scordato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scordato shoots in and drives through. Aldo sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scordato moves out of range of the strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aldo scores with a nice strike.
Scordato slips a straight right by Aldo.
Scordato misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scordato counters with a nice uppercut.
Scordato is looking to clinch.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Scordato misses with a series of wild punches.
Scordato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Scordato ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scordato fails to land the takedown.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Scordato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scordato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scordato shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scordato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scordato dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Scordato moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Scordato doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marzio Scordato.
Aldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scordato.
Scordato shoots in and drives through. Aldo sprawls well.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scordato was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a left hand
enabling Scordato to counter with a crisp jab.
Scordato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scordato ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Scordato is looking to clinch.
Scordato fails with a takedown attempt.
Scordato dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Scordato's head but Scordato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Scordato tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Scordato shoots in for a double leg but Aldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aldo scores with a jab. Scordato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scordato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldo tries to bum rush Scordato with a series of wild strikes but Scordato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scordato tries to clinch
and Aldo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scordato shoots and misses
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
Aldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Scordato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Scordato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Scordato avoids it well.
Scordato fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Scordato avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Aldo. Beautiful body shot.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Scordato counters with a one-two to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scordato.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Scordato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Scordato avoids nicely.
Scordato moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Scordato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scordato blocks a jab.
Aldo throws a hook but Scordato avoids it easily.
Marzio Scordato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scordato tries to move into range but Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
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