According to immediate cageside stats, Davis attempted 18 total takedowns, converting nine.ĭavis did well circling away from the Brazilian's stinging right hand and repeatedly ducked under punches and drove into Teixeira's hips. It took Davis less than 15 seconds to shoot his first takedown, which would prove to be the theme throughout the 205-pound bout. Overall, Davis is undefeated in three trips to Brazil. In August 2013, Davis handed Lyoto Machida a narrow unanimous decision loss at UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro. And he did land some shots, I pretended it didn't hurt, but it did." "He has a power punch and waited to try to land some big shots. "I can tell he´s been working on some wrestling. "Tough fight Glover was way bigger than I thought he was," Davis said. 1 contender Glover Teixeira, earning unanimous 30-27 judges' scores. Both fighters looked tired but still capable of throwing fire, despite a pace that saw a combined 270 total strikes landed (Aldo 143, Mendes 127), according to Fightmetric.įor the second time in three fights, Phil Davis outpointed a heavily favored Brazilian in Brazil.ĭavis (13-2) executed a wrestling-heavy game plan to perfection against former No. Mendes finally scored a takedown in the final round, but did little with it, as Aldo worked to a seated position along the fence and eventually back to his feet. The cut would bleed into Aldo's left eye the rest of the way, but surprisingly didn't have much of a visible effect on him. Mendes caught him with several winging right hands and opened a deep cut just under his left eyebrow. The fourth round was all Mendes, as Aldo, who has been known to coast late in championship fights, appeared to take the round off. Suddenly it was Aldo on the offensive in a huge change in momentum that ultimately stole him the round. One of the shots clipped Mendes near the left temple and nearly knocked him down. Sensing Aldo was hurt, Mendes went after him, which prompted the champion to fire back defensively. Mendes hung in the pocket, however, and, after slipping an Aldo punch, came back with a counter right uppercut that rocked the Brazilian featherweight. He pressured Mendes with left hooks and more jabs. Again, on the restart, Aldo came out on fire. The third round began with another Mendes eye-poke, which drew the attention of Goddard in the form of a warning. He targeted Mendes' body as well, ripping left hooks to his ribcage and consistently stepping forward with straight rights to the solar plexus. Action slowed down a bit from the torrid first, with Aldo establishing his range with a pinpoint, speedy jab. He scored a knockdown of his own with 40 seconds remaining in the round, that drew the Brazilian crowd into a frenzy.ĭespite the after-the-bell knockdown, Mendes looked fully recovered to start the second frame. Moments later, after an inadvertent eye-poke by Mendes briefly stopped the action, Aldo came roaring back with a knee up the middle to Mendes' chin. A well-placed left hook knocked Aldo backwards, although he quickly jumped back to his feet and circled off. It was Mendes, 29, who scored the first knockdown of the fight. No point was deducted - which ultimately would not have changed the outcome of the fight, but obviously could have had a lasting effect on Mendes' performance. The punches actually dropped Mendes along the edge of the fence. Visibly charged up from one of the most action-packed five minute spans of the year, Aldo threw a jab, straight right as referee Marc Goddard moved in to separate the fighters. One thing Mendes might take issue with once the dust settles is a right hand Aldo landed after the bell, following the first round. I've got to be honest, I was just going so hard that I didn't know what the hell was going on." Mendes (16-2), who lost the first meeting via first-round knockout, did not immediately protest the judges scores. Inside (the cage) it is a rivalry, but outside we're friends." I have respect for him, his whole team, his family. He hit me a few times but I him a lot more. "I think every fight is the toughest fight of my career," Aldo said. Ultimately, judges sitting cageside rendered unanimous 49-46 scores for the champion. Both fighters scored knockdowns in the opening round and both had opportunities to finish the fight. The five-round bout, a rematch of a championship tilt in January 2012, was an instant candidate for Fight of the Year. The UFC featherweight champion recorded his seventh title defense on Saturday, defeating Chad Mendes via unanimous decision at UFC 179 at Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. — - Facing arguably the toughest challenge of his entire career, Jose Aldo emerged the same way he had his previous 17 fights - victorious.
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