Jose Aldo defends title, defeats Florian by decision

Jose Aldo defended his featherweight championship with a decision over Kenny Florian at UFC 136 in Houston on Saturday. Aldo won the fight 49-46 on all three judges’ cards.

Aldo also able to tag Florian in the first minutes of the bout, so Florian turned to takedowns. Aldo held off Florian’s takedowns, but spent much of the round clinched against the fence defensively.

A tentative Aldo started the second round not throwing many of his patented leg kicks. As the round wore on, Aldo threw more of his kicks, but it was a tentative round for both fighters until Aldo tossed Florian’s takedown attempt to the side, then landed a kick as Florian stood back up.

In the third round, Aldo became more comfortable, landing more kicks. Those kicks also set up strikes that damaged Florian. Aldo took Florian down in the third minute and moved to side control, then half-guard. Though Florian defended well, Aldo was in control. Florian escaped after Aldo wasn’t able to accomplish much with the takedown, and the two finished the round in the clinch.

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Kenny “KenFlo” Florian Vs. Jose “Junior” Aldo

Fight was scheduled for 5 rounds (5x5x5x5x5) – Fight was for the Featherweight Title

Jose Aldo def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)