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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Tetenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edwin Tetenbaum!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but Tetenbaum moves away
and Tetenbaum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tetenbaum.
Aldo working a defensive guard but Tetenbaum passes into half guard.
Tetenbaum performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tetenbaum prevents Aldo from improving his position.
Aldo trying to control here.
Tetenbaum prevents Aldo from improving his position.
Aldo is trying to control but can't.
Tetenbaum controlling the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aldo scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo lands a head kick. Tetenbaum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aldo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tetenbaum.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tetenbaum.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo throws a head kick but Tetenbaum moves out of range.
Tetenbaum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tetenbaum drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tetenbaum looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Tetenbaum might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Edwin Tetenbaum was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo pushes Tetenbaum away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo scores with a spinning back kick!
Tetenbaum moves into the clinch.
Tetenbaum gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Aldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetenbaum tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
Tetenbaum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aldo wants to control but Tetenbaum passes easily into half guard.
Tetenbaum stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Tetenbaum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Tetenbaum has control of the leg.
Tetenbaum wants to pass to mount but Aldo is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to escape.
Aldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tetenbaum is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tetenbaum rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Tetenbaum has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Tetenbaum dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tetenbaum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Aldo looks to clinch
and Tetenbaum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Tetenbaum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Tetenbaum gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tetenbaum trying to pass the guard but Aldo defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo tries to roll over but Tetenbaum keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to control Tetenbaum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aldo avoid being mounted?
Tetenbaum is pressing down on Aldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aldo is holding on for now.
Aldo wants to sweep but Tetenbaum has passed to side control!
Tetenbaum controlling from side mount.
Aldo gets back to half guard.
Well, if Tetenbaum is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control here.
Aldo has a hand on Tetenbaum's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tetenbaum takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Aldo wants to control but Tetenbaum is having none of it.
Aldo can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tetenbaum controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Edwin Tetenbaum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tetenbaum controlling from mount.
Aldo tries to hold on but Tetenbaum pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetenbaum controlling from the full mount.
Tetenbaum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tetenbaum working Aldo over with strikes here.
Aldo working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tetenbaum controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Tetenbaum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tetenbaum rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.
Tetenbaum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Tetenbaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tetenbaum managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Tetenbaum wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tetenbaum avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to stall but Tetenbaum improves his position.
Tetenbaum avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tetenbaum as Aldo tries to tie him up.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tetenbaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo being controlled against the cage.
Tetenbaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Tetenbaum is blocking nicely.
Aldo wants to stall.
Tetenbaum avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tetenbaum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Tetenbaum lands a takedown into guard.
Aldo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tetenbaum has passed into half guard!
Aldo trying to hold on to Tetenbaum's head to control him but Tetenbaum postures up.
Tetenbaum takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tetenbaum uses his free foot to push down on Aldo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aldo.
Tetenbaum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to hold on but Tetenbaum pushes him away.
Tetenbaum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tetenbaum has Aldo pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Tetenbaum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tetenbaum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Edwin Tetenbaum!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Edwin Tetenbaum!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Edwin Tetenbaum!
Edwin Tetenbaum wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Edwin Tetenbaum made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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