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HOUSTON — This is the UFC 136 live blog for Jose Aldo vs. Kenny Florian, the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 136 pay-per-view from the Toyota Center.
Aldo (19-1), who is putting his UFC featherweight title on the line for the second time, defeated Mark Hominick at UFC 129 in April. Florian (14-5) made his featherweight debut at UFC 131 in June, beating Diego Nunes via unanimous decision.
The live blog is below.
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Round 1: Florian opens with a head kick out of southpaw stance. Aldo shoots forward with a combo. He lands a left hook. Crowd chants for Aldo. Florian tries a takedown, Aldo sprawls and feeds him a series of right hands. Florian gets the takedown but Aldo springs up in a flash. Florian drives him against the cage. Florian drags Aldo down twice in a row, and Aldo doesn’t stay down for more than a second either time. Florian is determined to take it down. Aldo breaks his grip and goes free. Florian clinches, trying to put Aldo against the fence. Aldo throws an elbow, and Florian just holds him against the cage. Rough round to score. Florian was the aggressor but Aldo landed the better shots. I give Florian the edge 10-9.
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