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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by PELIMUSA. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 cm
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153 lbs
16 - 10 - 2 |
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172 cm
36
157 lbs
25 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick! A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target. Nice body punch from Aldo. Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it. Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot. Aldo throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it. Aldo lands with a shot to the body. Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch. Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Aldo blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Aldo throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Aldo throws a big shot that misses. Aldo clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot. The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Aldo lands with a nice body punch. Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss. Aldo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez. Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aldo. Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aldo, as that shot connected.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez. Aldo lands with a shot to the body. Aldo throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo. Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aldo scores with a jab to the body. Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Aldo works the jab nicely. Sanchez blocks a jab. Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick. Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it. The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Aldo jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance. Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one. Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez lands a head kick!
Aldo throws a big shot that misses. Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving. Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aldo. Aldo blocks a low kick nicely. Aldo lands with a good body shot. Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Aldo's knee but Aldo avoids it well. Sanchez looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well. Aldo misses with a wild body shot. Sanchez moves into the clinch. Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanchez prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch. A short left from Sanchez. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Aldo tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage. Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment. Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch. Sanchez landing knees to the head.
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 Jose Sanchez will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet. Aldo misses with a wild body shot. Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab. Aldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Aldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Jose Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far. Aldo connects with a crisp jab. Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Aldo fights it but they end up in guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sanchez won't allow Aldo to sweep him here. Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Aldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Aldo is looking to advance position but Sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanchez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Aldo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Aldo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Sanchez! Jose Sanchez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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