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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo O Donno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo O Donno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo O Donno!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donno tries to clinch up.
O Donno closes the distance and pushes Fietsora back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fietsora.
O Donno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Fietsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
I was talking to Fietsora's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fietsora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Donno's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
O Donno breaks from the clinch.
Fietsora clinches.
O Donno is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donno misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donno wants to take the fight to the mat but Fietsora manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
O Donno lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Donno lands a left hand.
O Donno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
O Donno lands a hook that snaps the head of Fietsora backwards.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donno.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fietsora.
O Donno has Fietsora pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fietsora.
O Donno prevents a body shot from Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
O Donno has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
O Donno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fietsora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Donno is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Donno circles away quickly and effectively.
O Donno instigates a clinch.
O Donno misses with a punch to the body.
Fietsora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fietsora works on O Donno's body with a couple of short punches.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
O Donno has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fietsora after a bit of a struggle.
O Donno has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
O Donno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Donno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fietsora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fietsora is trying to force a seperation but O Donno has the dominant position.
O Donno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
O Donno misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
O Donno displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fietsora up against the cage.
Fietsora is working O Donno over against the cage.
O Donno has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fietsora is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Romulus Fietsora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo O Donno.
O Donno lands with a left to the head.
O Donno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fietsora lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
Fietsora scores with a hook to the body.
O Donno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fietsora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora misses with an elbow strike.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora digs a right hand into O Donno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Donno's gas tank.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donno.
O Donno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fietsora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Donno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Fietsora misses.
O Donno tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Donno has Fietsora up against the cage in a clinch.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donno.
O Donno pushes Fietsora back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fietsora dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Donno effectively controlling the action here.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Donno or not.
A head punch on the inside from O Donno fails to land.
Fietsora is struggling to control the position.
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 Romulus Fietsora will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fietsora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Donno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Fietsora.
O Donno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
O Donno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora is trying to break the clinch but O Donno has him pressed against the cage.
Fietsora throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Donno gets through Fietsora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Donno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Donno stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from O Donno.
Aldo O Donno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Donno working aggressively here.
O Donno effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from O Donno - that landed with a thud.
O Donno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fietsora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fietsora lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Donno.
Fietsora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fietsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Fietsora blocks an uppercut.
O Donno lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, O Donno scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Donno scores with a shoulder strike.
Fietsora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Donno misses with a body punch.
Fietsora controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donno blocking some punches.
O Donno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fietsora.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fietsora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Donno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Fietsora.
Fietsora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Fietsora.
Fietsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fietsora throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Fietsora.
O Donno is looking to take this one to the mat.
O Donno has Fietsora pressed against the cage, preventing Fietsora from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fietsora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Donno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora tries a body shot but O Donno blocks it.
O Donno throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fietsora pushes off an throws an elbow but O Donno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Donno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
Fietsora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
A hook to the body from Fietsora.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fietsora has O Donno pressed against the cage.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donno.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Fietsora dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
O Donno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fietsora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Donno moves out of range as Fietsora strikes.
A clash of legs there as O Donno blocks the low kick.
Fietsora looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donno is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Donno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Donno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo O Donno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fietsora scores with a jab to the body.
O Donno clinches with his opponent.
O Donno has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
O Donno lands a shoulder strike.
O Donno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donno is working Fietsora over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donno.
O Donno lands a nice uppercut.
Fietsora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Donno closes the distance and clinches.
Fietsora blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
O Donno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora effectively controlling the action here.
Fietsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donno blocks a body shot from Fietsora.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
O Donno blocks an uppercut.
Fietsora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo O Donno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Donno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fietsora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Donno tries to clinch but Fietsora moves out of range.
O Donno closes the distance but Fietsora moves to the side
and O Donno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Donno tries to clinch there but Fietsora circles away.
O Donno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno blocks a head kick by Fietsora.
Fietsora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Donno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Donno closes the distance and pushes Fietsora back into the cage.
O Donno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donno blocks a body shot from Fietsora.
O Donno working aggressively here.
Fietsora lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fietsora lands a nice shot to the body.
Fietsora lands a nice uppercut.
O Donno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, O Donno scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Donno displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fietsora up against the cage.
Fietsora lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Donno.
O Donno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donno lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
O Donno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fietsora takes a shot to the head.
O Donno swings wildly with an uppercut but Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora blocks a body shot from O Donno.
Fietsora tries to break the clinch but O Donno is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fietsora.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donno blocks an uppercut.
O Donno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fietsora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Donno lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donno slowing the pace effectively.
O Donno swings wildly with an uppercut but Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fietsora pushes O Donno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Donno gets through Fietsora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Donno swings wildly with an uppercut but Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donno uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Romulus Fietsora did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
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.
O Donno is looking to clinch.
O Donno tries to clinch up
and Fietsora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Donno rushes Fietsora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Donno has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fietsora avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
O Donno blocks an elbow strike.
O Donno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Donno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fietsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Donno's brow.
O Donno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from O Donno on the inside.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Donno lands an uppercut.
Fietsora is rocked!
O Donno blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donno lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fietsora to his knees! O Donno keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo O Donno!
Aldo O Donno is the new welterweight champion!
Aldo O Donno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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