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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, 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 New York, Charles Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Aldo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aldo. Aldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aldo.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor is looking for the big counter here.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Aldo is looking to wear down Taylor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
Aldo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Aldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Aldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor tries to move into range but Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aldo.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charles Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Aldo.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Aldo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Aldo finds it's target.
Aldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taylor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
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 Aldo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aldo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Charles Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Taylor wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Charles Taylor has been cut.
Taylor tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldo.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well.
Taylor tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo connects with the punch.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor drops his hands for a split second and Aldo immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Taylor face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Aldo follows up with a right hand that knocks Taylor into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Aldo!
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