Post by The Sandmen on Aug 21, 2019 0:41:51 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Jose Aldo is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
John Dodson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
And here we go with the title fight!
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.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Jose Aldo and John Dodson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Jose Aldo and Dodson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
John Dodson circles around Aldo
Dodson begins to launch a barrage of punches over Aldo
Jose Aldo is smart enough to duck backwards
Poorly executed technique. Jose Aldo looks to counter!
Dodson throws a lazy kick
Aldo dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Dodson.
Aldo follows John Dodson
only to get counter punched in a big way! Aldo needs to stop playing John Dodson's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from John Dodson
that forces Aldo to try and defend better.
Aldo's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Dodson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
John Dodson and Aldo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jose Aldo is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Aldo shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Jose Aldo charges at Dodson throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Dodson is rocked!
Dodson launches a hook to the body
Bang! Aldo stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
John Dodson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Aldo blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
John Dodson gets sloppy and Jose Aldo tries to take advantage...
Some nice shots from Jose Aldo
that stun Dodson.
Aldo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jose Aldo!
Dodson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Jose Aldo and Dodson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jose Aldo is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Jose Aldo charges at Dodson throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Dodson is rocked!
Jose Aldo fakes a punch and launches himself over John Dodson
Great move by Aldo who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Dodson grapple with Jose Aldo and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jose Aldo falls hard on the mat with John Dodson on top of him
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
John Dodson is in closed guard over Aldo
Dodson is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over John Dodson!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over John Dodson
Dodson 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 John Dodson
Aldo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jose Aldo looks to pass to mount...
Aldo slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for John Dodson.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over John Dodson
John Dodson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
John Dodson is in closed guard over Aldo
John Dodson looks to posture up and open Jose Aldo's guard...
John Dodson forces Jose Aldo to open his guard.
John Dodson is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Dodson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dodson's side.
John Dodson is in open guard over Aldo
Aldo tries to close his guard around Dodson
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
John Dodson is in closed guard over Aldo
John Dodson tries to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
John Dodson passes momentarily but Jose Aldo regains full guard.
John Dodson is in closed guard over Aldo
Dodson launches a barrage of elbows over Aldo's face!
Jose Aldo blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aldo measures the resilience of Dodson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dodson's side.
John Dodson is in closed guard over Aldo
Dodson is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over John Dodson!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over John Dodson
Aldo positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dodson's being punished here!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over John Dodson
John Dodson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Aldo's moves.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over John Dodson
Dodson 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Aldo.
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Round 2
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A shot seen throughout the arena!
Dodson stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Jose Aldo is coming in again!
Dodson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on John Dodson's Left cheek
Dodson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Aldo throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Jose Aldo is opening up on Dodson and raining down combinations!
Dodson's corner looks worried!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Aldo throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Down Dodson goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Jose Aldo's divison on notice!
Dodson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on John Dodson's Chin
Winner is Jose Aldo by KO (Punches) at 0:57 Round 2
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 25/36 (69%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/7 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Statistics: John Dodson
Punches 8/20 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Jose Aldo defends the Lightweight title!
He sure does.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!