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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klay Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aldo sprawls and moves away.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Thompson is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
It looked like Thompson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thompson misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Aldo.
It looked like Thompson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Thompson tries to counter with a takedown but Aldo is quick to defend against it.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson is looking to counter punch.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aldo looks winded!
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thompson is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Aldo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Anderson Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Thompson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson is looking to counter punch.
Aldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Aldo.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo slips a jab from Thompson.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aldo is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Aldo's ribs.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Thompson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aldo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thompson working away.
Aldo is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Aldo's face as Thompson controls the position.
Thompson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Thompson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson landing strikes.
Aldo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aldo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aldo dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson scoring with punches and elbows.
An elbow from Thompson crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Klay Thompson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
A head kick from Aldo lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo misses with a combination
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Aldo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thompson if he has to take too many more of those.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thompson checks it well.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
It looked like Thompson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Thompson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aldo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Aldo slips a jab from Thompson.
Aldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Aldo
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aldo.
Aldo tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Aldo gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Thompson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aldo.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thompson takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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