He responds by connecting with a couple hard punches including a straight shot right up the middle. Mendes follows with a head kick and then a jab. Mendes lands a hard punch to the body and then an uppercut. The pace is noticeably slower early in the fourth, after three action packed rounds.
Mendes stomps Aldo’s foot repeatedly and the round comes to an end. Mendes clinches and looks for a takedown. Mendes backs away and Aldo attacks again with big punches.
ALDO VS MENDES 2 MMA DECISIONS SERIES
Aldo stops it and lands a series of punches. Aldo looks to close himself and Mendes pushes for a takedown. Mendes moves in looking to finish but gets dropped with a big looping punch by Aldo. Mendes connects with a big uppercut and then a hook that staggers Aldo. Aldo connects with a few hard punches after the break and then snaps back Mendes with a straight punch.
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Aldo takes a poke to the eye, the third infraction by Mendes of the fight (an eye poke in the first and low blow in the second). They touch gloves and a big Aldo hook goes soaring by Mendes’ head. Very close round that could go either way. Mendes lands a straight left punch late in the round. That’s a switch from Aldo’s usual pattern of relying heavily on leg kicks. Aldo is using his jab a lot while Mendes is throwing more kicks. Mendes is a lot more hesitant to stand in front of Aldo this round after what happened last round. After a break, Mendes throws a kick to the body. Aldo blocks it but then eats an accidental low blow. Mendes eats a hook early and finally goes for a takedown. The second one connected really hard but the referee didn’t discipline Aldo. Aldo was landing huge punches at the close of the round and landed two extra punches after the close of the round. Aldo works his way into mount but Mendes gets out and returns to his feet. He then drops Mendes with a vicious hook. They trade hard punches and Aldo lands a huge knee. Mendes answers with a hard punch combination concluding with a looping right hand to the chin. They exchange stiff hooks and then Aldo lands a big leg kick. Mendes punishes Aldo with a hard punch to the body. Mendes continues to walk down Aldo and they trade hard shots from close range. Aldo connects with a series of crisp hooks to the head and then lands a shot to the body. Mendes lands a leg kick early and pressures Aldo. And Aldo is defending the only UFC title left in proud Brazilian hands. They’ve traded words as well and grown to dislike each other. Mendes is gunning for revenge for that fight while Aldo would like some revenge for his training partner Renan Barao losing to Mendes’ training partner T.J. Their first fight was controversial, with some feeling an illegal fence grap altered the course of the fight. Aldo and Mendes are the clear #1 and #2 fighters in one of the deepest weight classes in the sport. There is no shortage of storylines going into this fight.
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