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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Digo Maha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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144 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Digo Maha!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Maha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Maha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Maha keeps it at a distance.
Aldo rushes Maha and presses him up against the cage.
Maha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aldo.
Maha jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Maha around his waist. Maha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maha tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Digo Maha.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Maha blocks it.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maha blocks it with crossed arms.
Maha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maha is working Aldo over against the cage.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Maha blocks it.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Maha blocks with his arms.
Maha 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.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo keeps control of Maha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Maha.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Maha keeps it at a distance.
Maha tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Maha.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Maha pushes him off.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Maha circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Maha circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Maha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Maha is avoiding it.
Aldo throws a body punch but Maha moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maha.
Maha tries to land a front kick but Aldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maha shoots in but no luck this time.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Maha keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maha has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maha manages to pull guard.
Maha is trying to control the position but Aldo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maha has a closed guard, preventing Aldo from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Maha.
Aldo wants to stand but Maha is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Maha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aldo!
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Maha goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Aldo turns into him and now he's in Maha's guard.
Aldo being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digo Maha dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Maha counters by clinching up.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maha blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Maha is blocking nicely.
Maha manages to break the clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Maha counters by moving into the clinch.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maha avoids a wild elbow strike from Aldo.
Maha can't get the takedown.
Maha goes for a takedown attempt but Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Digo Maha.
Aldo tries to clinch
and Maha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldo is trying to stall.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maha jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Maha around his waist. Maha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Maha's ribcage.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Maha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Maha blocks it.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maha 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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aldo throws an elbow but misses.
Maha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maha stalls.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo keeps control of Maha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Aldo.
Maha looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aldo.
Maha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maha gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Maha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maha looking to sit in guard and control but Aldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maha throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Maha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maha manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Maha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Maha.
Maha shoots in for a double leg but Aldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Maha circles away.
Maha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
Maha moves into range and clinches up with Aldo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maha manages to break the clinch.
Aldo clinches but Maha breaks the clinch
and Maha counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aldo to the mat! Aldo manages to get full guard.
Aldo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maha is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Aldo wants to clinch but Maha slips to the side
and Maha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maha stands up and beckons Aldo to join him on the feet.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Maha counters by moving into the clinch.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Maha's head.
Maha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maha wants a takedown.
Maha is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Aldo can't fight it off and eventually Maha manages to take the fight to the floor. Aldo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digo Maha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maha jumps into guard, dragging Aldo to the mat.
Aldo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maha.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Maha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Maha is blocking nicely.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Aldo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maha can't break the clinch.
Maha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo cracks Maha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aldo wants to clinch but Maha slips to the side
and Maha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Maha. Maha gets slowly back to his feet.
Maha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Digo Maha.
Maha has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo gets underhooks to prevent Maha's takedown attempt.
Maha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aldo won't be happy with that.
Aldo is trying to buck Maha off.
Maha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maha might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aldo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aldo pushes Maha away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maha gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Aldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aldo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maha off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo keeps control of the position as Maha tries to break free.
Aldo wants to control but Maha is keeping busy.
Aldo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Aldo is looking to control Maha but Maha is wriggling around and keeping busy.
What can Maha do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Aldo keeps control of the position as Maha tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maha turns into Aldo and is now in his guard.
Aldo is working an open guard so Maha takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Aldo wants to clinch but Maha slips to the side
and Maha counters with a shoot takedown. Aldo fights it but they end up in guard.
Maha wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Maha is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Maha tries to stand but Aldo is controlling from the bottom.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Digo Maha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maha wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Digo Maha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Digo Maha!
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hype
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FIGHT
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