UFC 129 Results: Jose Aldo retains title in Five Rounds of War
Posted on April 30, 2011, 10:39 PM by Anton GurevichJose Aldo and Mark Hominick went to distance at the co-main event of UFC 129, in what was without a doubt one of the greatest displays of heart and warrior spirit in UFC history.
Aldo dominated from the early minutes of the fight with powerful leg kicks and a perfectly timed striking. The Brazilian also surprised the crowd at Rogers Center in Toronto with perfectly executed takedowns. From other side, Mark Hominick lived up to expectations with sharp striking that gave Jose Aldo the first real challenge in his MMA career.
Jose Aldo showed signs of exhaustion in later rounds of the fight, as Hominick managed to defend some of the Champ's takedown attempts. Still, Aldo dominated on his feet, coming step after step closer to another title defense.
At the end of round 4, Mark Hominick received a grotesque gematomma on the right side of his forehead, but the doctors and the referee John McCarthy still allowed the fight to continue. Hominick displayed a huge warrior spirit, and managed to take Jose Aldo down in the final fifth round. The Canadian challenger threw everything he had on Aldo wtih a vicious ground and pound, but "Junior" managed to survive to another title defense.
Jose Aldo is now 19-1 in his MMA career, and is without any doubt one of the best Pound for Pound fighters on the planet.
Comments
one judge scored it 50-43 .. ARE YOU FUKING SERIOUS!?
Agreed, I couldn't freaking believe when I heard 50-43 ... did that judge even see the 5th round?
To me the fight was 49-46 for Aldo, I would have also been fine with a 48-47 Aldo, Jose did win the fight but no way he own the 5th round.
hominick needs a rematch . hominick has better hands .
I think it was 48-47 , very close but Aldo win clearly
What a heart by Hominick! so much respect for him
what a war he gave us, glad both guys take that juice Bonus
of 120,000 they earn it!!
everybody is talking of this glorious fifth round witch hominick did win, but he also did more i think in the 3rd hominick was landing some good shot and aldo knew he was matched in the striking so he pushed it to the ground, one of the best fights i seen
This was the worst I've ever seen Aldo looked, yet he still managed to dominate that fight. Mark H has a lot of heart by the way.
If Mark had've pushed the pace more, he would have Aldo gassed by the 4th and probably would have won that fight.
Agree with UG. Must have been that weight cut Joe was talking about.
did u watch the fight? if he pushed the pace he could have had Aldo gassed by the 4th? Aldo was gassing b4 the end of the 2nd round. he fought the 3rd and 4th with almost nothing left and during the 5th his E light ran out and he putt putted to the floor and literally laid there doing next to NOTHING to escape those punches. his head was flat on the mat most of the time barely moved his head right and left was just working for wrist control. I had Aldo winning 49-46
Not to sure what your argument is?
he was already gassed long b4 the 4th round. u said if Mark pushed the pace he woulda gassed n the 4th he already was gassed in the 2nd.
This was a great fight. Hominick may have lost, but he sure made Aldo look human. I would say there were many instances that Hominick was the one dominating the standup, until he got caught by a the heavier hitting Aldo. He managed to survive and come back to ground and pound Aldo for the last two minutes.
I think the wrestling Aldo did gassed him out--he certainly lost a lot of steam as the fight went on.
yeah, I think that's why his corner advised him to stop the takedowns.
Also after the injury he had, he said he might got that gassing out from the time-off he had. Being inactive even for a while gets a lot out of the fighters.
i think jose cardio may of been affected by his injury but the reality is that he is bigger than many lightweights and still a young guy who is physically growing probaly in the next year or so we will see aldo make the permanent move to lightweight due to the fact he will no longer be able to make weight a 145
Mark Hominick has balls of steal
Steal? You kidding me? Go to bed, you have daycare tomorrow.
Aldo wasn't good off his back but his wrestling was dominant.
Mark Hominick was working the jab against him very well..
Hominick has tons of balls and heart!
Aldo needs to move up to 155 he got tired way too fast but he still has crazy power at 145 tho
I was thinking the same. Even looking tired he threw some hard punches.
He actually started at 150 lbs but like he explained last night, he's been gaining muscle mass the last two years and it's getting harder for him to cut weight.
What a crazy night of fights! Sick main and undercard
fight of the night for sure. 50-43 means aldo had 2 10-8 rounds, thats nuts cuz mark h won last round.
mark hominick is a tank. if only gsp had half the heart he has...
Iwas thinkin the same thing when GSP came to his corner freaking out about the TINY mouse under his eye. after Hominick just had both eyes battered 1 damn near swollen shut and a knot the size of a baseball on his forehead and was still fighting through NEVER complaining
I hope Hominick gets give another crack of Aldo soon. I don't think he should need to win more than 1 or 2 fights to climb back up the ladder after that
I was so impressed by Hominick, but I was even more impressed by Aldo. The man was gone way before the third round and still managed to outstrike the world class kickboxer.
The heart of a champion.
I thought it was a closer fight. I don't think Jose "Dominate" he won but it was no domination. Mark's game plan back fired on him, he should have wrestled Jose and tired out his arms to decrease Jose's power and speed. Mark started to build up momentum in the 4th round but a little to late. He needed a better game plan.