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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messi has chosen Metallica - I Disappear as his entrance music. Lionel Messi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
217 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Aldo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Messi! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aldo misses with a body shot.
Aldo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HILITE Fighting Club in the buildup to the fight. Aldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Messi looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range. Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Messi throws a lazy uppercut
and Aldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Messi.
Aldo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aldo. Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Messi circles away quickly and effectively. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Messi, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Aldo misses the shot to the body. Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Messi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Messi avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Messi blocks a low kick nicely. Messi takes a kick to the side of the head. Messi misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Messi looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming. Aldo misses with a shot to the body and Messi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Aldo throws a low kick but Messi moves out of range easily. Messi lands with an overhand left. Aldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Messi circles away quickly and effectively. Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Messi to counter with a crisp jab. Aldo misses with a wild body shot. Good exchange - Messi coming out on top. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Messi lands a jab to the nose. Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Messi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Messi throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease. Aldo misses with a left hand and Messi counters with a two punch combo. Aldo swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Messi. Aldo throws a push kick but Messi slaps the foot to one side. Messi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Messi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Aldo misses with a double jab.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo misses with the body kick and Messi counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee. Messi thumps Aldo with a low kick. Aldo is breathing heavily. Messi throws a hook but Aldo blocks it. Aldo throws a series of punches but Messi avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Messi lands with a shot to the body. Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Messi throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease. Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick. Aldo cracks Messi with a right hand to the side of the head. Aldo throws a body punch but Messi moves out of range. Aldo is looking to wear down Messi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Messi misses with a leg kick. Aldo misses with the combination.
Messi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aldo backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut. Messi slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Messi dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Messi manages to avoid it. Messi works the jab nicely. Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Messi knocks Aldo to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Aldo is rocked! The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Messi decides to take the fight back to the feet. Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Aldo seems to have got his legs back now. Messi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Aldo scores with a jab to the head.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Messi scores with a leg kick.
Messi lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Aldo misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Aldo misses with a combination
and Messi counters with a straight right hand. A jab-cross combination lands for Messi and sends Aldo crashing to the mat! Messi follows him down to the mat - Aldo regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! Messi thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Messi dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jose Aldo's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Aldo avoids the head kick by Messi.
Messi tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Aldo throws a hook but Messi avoids it easily. Lionel Messi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Messi scores with a head kick. Aldo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Messi throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Aldo crashing down! Aldo tries to stagger back to his feet but Messi just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Aldo asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lionel Messi! Lionel Messi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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