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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 1184 p4p, 167 weight class) and Kemal Ubunthur (ranked 900 p4p, 132 weight class). Ubunthur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kodak Black - No Flockin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kemal Ubunthur!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubunthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ubunthur.
Aldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ubunthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Aldo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo moves away from the strike by Ubunthur.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ubunthur manages to avoid it.
Aldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo thumps Ubunthur with a low kick.
Ubunthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ubunthur scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ubunthur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ubunthur.
Ubunthur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubunthur misses with a kick to the body.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ubunthur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo throws a hook but Ubunthur avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ubunthur! But no joy.
Aldo walks into a stiff left hand from Ubunthur.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Ubunthur cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ubunthur.
Ubunthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldo.
Ubunthur ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Ubunthur has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ubunthur takes one on the button.
Ubunthur lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Aldo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubunthur throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Ubunthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ubunthur.
Aldo misses with a straight left.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo lands a slapping body shot.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ubunthur moves away.
Ubunthur wants to counter with a clinch but Aldo pushes him away.
Aldo throws the left hand but Ubunthur avoids the punch easily.
Ubunthur lands with a nice combination. Aldo backs away looking to recover.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Aldo defending well as Ubunthur loads up on a big left hand.
Ubunthur blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ubunthur misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubunthur lands with an overhand left.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from Ubunthur.
Ubunthur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Ubunthur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo wants to slow Ubunthur down by chopping away at his legs.
Ubunthur is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ubunthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ubunthur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aldo's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ubunthur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aldo jabs Ubunthur right on the nose. Ubunthur blinks but takes it well.
Ubunthur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ubunthur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ubunthur misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Aldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo tests Ubunthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ubunthur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries a low kick but Ubunthur avoids it.
Ubunthur lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ubunthur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ubunthur! But no joy.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Ubunthur is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aldo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ubunthur momentarily.
Aldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ubunthur's head backwards.
Ubunthur checks a low kick from Aldo.
Ubunthur lands a nice shot that snaps Aldo's head back.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubunthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Aldo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ubunthur shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ubunthur misses with a body kick.
Ubunthur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo clobbers Ubunthur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Ubunthur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kemal Ubunthur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ubunthur misses with an uppercut.
Ubunthur throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Ubunthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo defending well as Ubunthur loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ubunthur wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Ubunthur throws a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ubunthur.
Aldo lands with a slapping head kick.
Ubunthur throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubunthur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Ubunthur throws a lazy right hand but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ubunthur throws a head kick that misses.
Ubunthur swings widly with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Ubunthur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aldo doesn't seem phased though.
Ubunthur 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 scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ubunthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo.
Aldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubunthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Aldo lands a jab to the head.
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Ubunthur.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
Aldo lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo throws a low kick but Ubunthur moves out of range easily.
Ubunthur defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ubunthur slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a looping left.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubunthur.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo throws the left hand but Ubunthur avoids the punch easily.
Ubunthur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ubunthur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good leg kick by Ubunthur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo misses with a hook. Ubunthur ducked under it nicely.
Ubunthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo misses with a straight left.
Ubunthur loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Aldo scores with a spinning back kick!
Aldo slips under a jab.
Ubunthur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aldo. Aldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Aldo coming out on top.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ubunthur throws out the jab.
Ubunthur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Ubunthur ducks down to avoid it.
Ubunthur throws a push kick but Aldo slaps the foot to one side.
Ubunthur slips under a jab.
Ubunthur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ubunthur throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Ubunthur manages to avoid it.
Ubunthur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubunthur.
Ubunthur misses with a leg kick.
Aldo misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubunthur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ubunthur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ubunthur takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Ubunthur saw that one coming.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
letting Ubunthur counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ubunthur checks a leg kick.
And Ubunthur responds with a good body kick, but Aldo manages to step out the way in time.
Ubunthur 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.
Ubunthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Ubunthur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ubunthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ubunthur is looking to score with low kicks.
Ubunthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Aldo.
Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubunthur is just out of range.
Ubunthur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Ubunthur moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ubunthur.
Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubunthur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ubunthur moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Aldo checks a low kick from Ubunthur.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ubunthur checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Ubunthur's front leg but catches the back leg as Ubunthur tries to avoid it.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Aldo misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Aldo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ubunthur! But no joy.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ubunthur looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Ubunthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ubunthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ubunthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Ubunthur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Ubunthur is looking for the big counter here.
Ubunthur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubunthur slips under a jab.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ubunthur looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ubunthur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ubunthur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Ubunthur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ubunthur misses with a hook.
Ubunthur lands a jab to the nose.
Aldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aldo misses the jab.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Ubunthur.
Ubunthur moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Ubunthur misses with a looping right.
Ubunthur swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubunthur throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
Aldo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Aldo throws out a leg kick but Ubunthur moves out of range and Aldo only half commits.
Aldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ubunthur under the eye.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Ubunthur.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ubunthur blocks a jab.
Ubunthur looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Ubunthur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ubunthur throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo connects with a high kick.
Ubunthur tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Ubunthur.
Aldo slips under a jab.
Ubunthur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubunthur.
Ubunthur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo scores with a jab to the head.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Ubunthur counters with a left and a right that stings Aldo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ubunthur!
Aldo throws a head kick but Ubunthur moves out of range.
Ubunthur throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Aldo lands a head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Aldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ubunthur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ubunthur throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kemal Ubunthur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ubunthur 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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