Post by The Sandmen on Oct 25, 2012 15:37:58 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Diego Sanchez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Ferocious staredown by Aldo while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Now Diego Sanchez put his title in contention against Aldo.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Diego Sanchez and Jose Aldo touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Diego Sanchez attempts a sweep single...
Jose Aldo was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Aldo goes to the body...
He punishes Diego's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Diego tries to grapple
He puts Aldo in a double underhook!
Jose Aldo pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego stumbles backwards and Jose Aldo circles to get the center of the cage
Diego Sanchez launches a body shot
Aldo dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Diego's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aldo has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jose Aldo's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diego is throwing a flurry of punches!
Jose Aldo just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo pushes Diego Sanchez against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Diego's chin! His legs are wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo pushes off of Diego Sanchez and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Diego holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jose Aldo embrace and tries to move away...
Jose Aldo pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aldo tries to dirty boxing while holds Diego against cage
Diego is unable to defend himself and receives some punches in the ribs.
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jose Aldo embrace and tries to move away...
Jose Aldo pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jose Aldo slightly pushes Diego into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Aldo pushes Diego Sanchez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Jose Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aldo into his guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diego Sanchez blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Jose Aldo uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aldo is trying to counter now!
Jose Aldo tries to better his position on the ground...
Aldo breaks the closed guard of Diego Sanchez and moves to half guard
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
2:37 Round 1 and Diego is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Diego Sanchez is cooling the fight on the ground
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo tries to escape from the closed guard
Jose Aldo any adventage in the ground.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo tries to escape from closed guard...
Aldo struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Diego
Jose Aldo aggressively and repeatedly punches Diego.
Good job by Diego blocking and slipping the blows.
Aldo clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diego is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Aldo is in rear mount over Diego
Aldo launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Diego Sanchez blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Aldo is in rear mount over Diego
Jose Aldo slides his arm under Diego Sanchez's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Diego Sanchez pulls down on Jose Aldo's hand and staves off danger
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego has Aldo controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Aldo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aldo tries to cover his face,
Aldo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to show some ground skills
Aldo uses his strength to keep Aldo at a disadvantage
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jose Aldo looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aldo's ribs.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Tremendous strikes from Diego!
Some big punches are landing!
Aldo's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Chin
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Jose Aldo fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
0:50 Round 2 and Aldo is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aldo moves forward looking for some action
Jose Aldo shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Diego doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jose Aldo embrace and tries to move away...
Jose Aldo pushes Diego forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aldo takes a break to breathe while holding Diego Sanchez.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Jose Aldo attempts a sweep single...
Jose Aldo catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aldo.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Jose Aldo tries to better his position on the ground...
Aldo breaks the closed guard of Diego Sanchez and moves to half guard
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego launches a few weak punches
Aldo blocks them effectively.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Jose Aldo tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Jose Aldo on the ground
deflected by Diego.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Diego measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aldo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Jose Aldo hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Aldo tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Jose Aldo tries to better his position on the ground...
Aldo is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Aldo
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Jose Aldo caliber.
Diego gets a good position on the ground. ..
Aldo holds Diego Sanchez arms and counters his opponent punches.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Aldo!
Jose Aldo is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Diego and pushes him away!
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Jose Aldo to fight back!
Middle kick from Aldo.
The kick just misses.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jose Aldo!
Diego ducks under...
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Diego Sanchez
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Aldo steps backwards away from Diego Sanchez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Aldo looks to be in very good shape.
Aldo decides to launch some tentative punches
Diego launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Aldo with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Aldo avoids a dangerous strike from Diego
and counters with a solid straight!
Jose Aldo tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diego is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Diego
Not a desiderable position that Diego is in now. Jose Aldo is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Jose Aldo hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Diego
Aldo moves on the ground
Jose Aldo moves to side mount
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Aldo tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to move on the ground and shows Jose Aldo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diego's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
Aldo is connecting with a few punches
Diego's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diego shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Diego feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Aldo moves aside and dodges.
Diego steps forward
Jose Aldo catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Diego's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Aldo launches a furious low kick!
Diego receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Jose Aldo tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jose Aldo who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Aldo is launching some bone breaking punches to Diego's ribs while in the clinch.
Diego blocks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jose Aldo pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jose Aldo
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego Sanchez locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Jose Aldo slips his head out and ends up in Diego Sanchez's guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo gets a good position on the ground. ..
Diego holds Jose Aldo arms and counters his opponent punches.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Jose Aldo is cooling the fight on the ground
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Diego's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Diego is trying to counter now!
Aldo is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Jose Aldo uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jose Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aldo into his guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Jose Aldo fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diego's face!
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Jose Aldo uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Not a desiderable position that Diego is in now. Jose Aldo is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Aldo throws a few hammer fists to the face of Diego Sanchez
Solid shots!
Diego's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diego has a small cut in his Chin
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Jose Aldo uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo gets a good position on the ground. ..
Diego holds Jose Aldo arms and counters his opponent punches.
Diego is trying to counter now!
Aldo is in closed guard... Diego tries to roll on the ground!
Jose Aldo uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Jose Aldo moves to better his position on the ground...
Jose Aldo viciously slams hammer blows to Diego's face!
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Aldo tries to escape from the closed guard
Aldo succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Diego
Aldo tries to move to full mount
Aldo succeeds
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Aldo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jose Aldo controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Aldo gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Diego Sanchez! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Diego Sanchez doesn't defend himself!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Jose Aldo takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Diego Sanchez shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Diego Sanchez breaks that americana attempt!
Diego is trying to counter now!
Diego measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aldo blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Diego steps backwards away from Jose Aldo. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Diego Sanchez tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Diego follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Diego needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Jose Aldo caliber.
Diego moves forward looking for some action
Jose Aldo struggles a bit before breaking Diego's attemp of grappling
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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Jose Aldo swings...
hard impact to Diego's face!
Diego's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diego Sanchez paws at Aldo.
Aldo answers with solid punches!
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Incredible high kick!
Diego is worried!
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
Jose Aldo wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Diego!
Diego's Right cheek is beginning to swell
As the fight continues it seems that Jose Aldo is taking the best of the fight.
Jose Aldo goes with a looping right hand while Diego Sanchez jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Diego seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
Jose Aldo goes with a looping right hand while Diego Sanchez jumps back and jabs
Diego seems staggered and Jose Aldo runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jose Aldo moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aldo has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Diego Sanchez pushes away Aldo trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aldo doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Diego Sanchez
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Jose Aldo caliber.
Aldo gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Aldo blocks Diego Sanchez's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Diego
Jose Aldo is looking to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Jose Aldo gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Diego
Jose Aldo pushes Diego's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aldo who is in full mount! Diego is in trouble now!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Jose Aldo is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jose Aldo in his guard.
Jose Aldo keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jose Aldo storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Diego has a small cut in his Forehead
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Aldo works on the ground with his fingers over Diego's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Jose Aldo looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jose Aldo slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Aldo catch Diego Sanchez's right arm and tries a kimura
Diego Sanchez holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Jose Aldo gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Diego Sanchez can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Diego Sanchez is a bloody mess!
Diego Sanchez tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego doesn't stop bleeding.
Jose Aldo isolates Diego Sanchez's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Diego Sanchez is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Jose Aldo gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jose Aldo in his guard...
Jose Aldo keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diego decides to launch some tentative punches
Diego Sanchez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
High kick from Jose Aldo!
Diego seems to be done!
Diego Sanchez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
The two exchange wildly
Aldo is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Diego moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Aldo with a double overhooks!
Aldo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jose Aldo fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Diego Sanchez! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 4:05 in the 4 round
Diego doesn't stop bleeding.
The two exchange wildly
Diego is connecting with a few punches
Diego cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Aldo can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Diego Sanchez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
High kick from Jose Aldo!
Diego seems to be done!
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right cheek
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Brutal combination from Jose Aldo!
Diego is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Diego Sanchez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Inside leg kick from Aldo
that goes awry.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Aldo.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Jose Aldo tries to take advantage...
Aldo wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Diego doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 5
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Nice punch by Jose Aldo
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Diego Sanchez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Aldo grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Aldo breaths deeply while on the ground
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Diego
Aldo delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diego is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Aldo is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Jose Aldo who is trying to get one hook in!
Jose Aldo has one hook in!
Aldo is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Aldo fires a barrage of punches at Diego's head!
This is bad! Aldo is just pounding on Diego Sanchez's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Aldo is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Jose Aldo storms over Diego with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diego's face with his elbows!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Diego to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Diego.
Diego's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (Elbows) at 1:06 Round 5
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 16/33 (48%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/18 (22%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 620 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 33/45 (73%)
Kicks 6/8 (75%)
Clinch strikes 6/16 (38%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 43/84 (51%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 620 s
Jose Aldo wins the Lightweight title!
Surprised by this one. Diego is about as heathish as ManMMA fighters get, and still got chipped away at then ruined.