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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaedo Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes into the arena with Moment for Life blaring out of the sound system. Neal has chosen New Level by Future as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaedo Neal!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
Aldo gets a clinch.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Neal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Neal circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Neal in a clinch.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Neal counters with a nice uppercut.
Neal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neal misses with the combination.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Neal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Neal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo drives through and clinches with Neal against the cage.
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!
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Aldo.
Aldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neal up against the cage.
Aldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Neal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aldo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neal lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is struggling to control the position.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo stalls.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neal is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Neal goes for a takedown attempt but Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neal keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lunges at Neal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Neal's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal slips a jab from Aldo.
Neal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Neal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aldo moves out of range as Neal strikes.
As Neal looks to move away, Aldo throws a big counter combo but Neal just gets out of the way.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Aldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Neal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Neal.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aldo pushes Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neal can't get the takedown.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo taking a breather.
Neal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been informed that Neal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aldo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Aldo gets underhooks to prevent Neal's takedown attempt.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Neal avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Neal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Neal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Neal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Neal circles away and keeps his distance.
Neal throws out a counter right but Aldo avoids it with no problem.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Neal swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo connects with a single shot there.
Neal walks into a jab.
Neal looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Aldo tries to counter by clinching up but Neal breaks away and moves out of range.
Aldo has Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Kaedo Neal's cut even more.
Neal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aldo after a bit of a struggle.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
Neal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.
Neal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Neal prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.
Neal throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
Neal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Aldo lands.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Neal avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neal.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Neal controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neal.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
A cross from Aldo lands.
Aldo connects with the punch.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Neal.
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Aldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neal throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Neal unleashes a big counter combination but Aldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aldo moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal is working for takedown but Aldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal has Aldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neal wants a takedown.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage.
Neal tries to score a body lock takedown but Aldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neal can't get the takedown.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal is working for takedown but Aldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neal.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
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!
Neal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Neal circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Neal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Neal is rocked!
The cut above Kaedo Neal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal looking for a takedown.
Aldo keeps control of Neal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neal seems to have recovered his senses.
Neal takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Aldo lands a head shot.
Aldo thuds his right hand into Neal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aldo clinches.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aldo digs a right hand into Neal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neal's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Neal's body. Neal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aldo pushes Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal tries for a takedown but Aldo manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal is having none of it.
Aldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Neal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
Kaedo Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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