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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Benevides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
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157 lbs
27 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Good chin |
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Benevides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevides doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Benevides uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benevides shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo jabs Benevides to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benevides shoots in for a double leg but Aldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benevides manages to avoid it.
Aldo connects with a jab.
Dave Benevides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo lands a jab to Benevides's midsection.
Benevides moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a right hand that Benevides ducks under and follows up with a left that Benevides also avoids with ease.
Benevides misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Benevides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws a good cross that connects.
Benevides closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevides shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benevides gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benevides stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benevides shoots in for a double leg but Aldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for Benevides on that attempt.
A nice combination there by Aldo.
Aldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Benevides's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Aldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benevides doesn't seem phased though.
Benevides will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benevides is breathing heavily.
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!
Benevides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Benevides moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Benevides shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aldo!
It looks like Dave Benevides has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Aldo. Beautiful body shot.
Benevides on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benevides shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benevides is rocked!
Aldo lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Benevides is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo lands a nice shot that snaps Benevides's head back.
Aldo darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Benevides's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Aldo before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Aldo!
An out of breath Jose Aldo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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