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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Browne (ranked 189 p4p, 27 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (ranked 309 p4p, 39 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Browne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browne manages to avoid it.
Browne lands with a right hand.
Liam Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo thuds a left hand into Browne's body.
Browne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Browne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aldo punishes Browne's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Browne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Browne.
Browne throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a left to the body.
Browne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aldo under the eye.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Browne off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo misses with a body shot
and Browne counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Browne tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Browne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Browne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Browne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Browne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Browne.
Browne throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Browne catches Aldo right on the button with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Browne - the referee stops the clock and Aldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Browne. Aldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Browne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Aldo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Aldo misses the body punch
and Browne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Browne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne connects with a looping right hand.
Browne takes one to the chin there.
Browne throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Browne misses with a looping left.
Browne throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Browne.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne just misses with a punch to the body.
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Browne misses with a looping right.
Browne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Browne swings widly with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a leg kick.
Aldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Browne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Browne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Browne as he checks the leg kick.
Browne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Browne tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Browne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Browne fakes the leg kick and cracks Aldo in the body.
Browne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Aldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Browne. Browne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Browne blocks a jab.
Browne throws an off balance right hand
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Browne throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
Aldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Browne thuds his shin into the meat of Aldo's side.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Browne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Browne.
Aldo jabs Browne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aldo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Browne rather than just go for the knockout.
Browne looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Aldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Browne at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
Browne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Browne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Browne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Browne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Browne's leg but Browne calmly moves out of range.
Browne misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Aldo jabs Browne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Browne misses with a looping left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aldo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Browne has got the better of the exchanges.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Browne.
It looks like Browne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Browne slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Browne. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo pushes Browne away with a front kick.
Browne throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
Aldo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Browne moved away.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Browne checks it.
Browne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Browne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo tries to clinch but Browne is having none of it.
Browne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Browne. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Browne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Browne throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne lands a nice hook to Aldo's body. Aldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liam Browne is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Browne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Browne misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo misses with a hook. Browne ducked under it nicely.
Browne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo staying out of range there.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Browne.
Browne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Browne throws a lazy right hand but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Aldo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aldo throws a body punch but Browne moves out of range.
Aldo throws a body punch but Browne moves out of range.
Aldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Browne scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Browne moved away.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Browne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Browne's leg. Browne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Browne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne lands with a right hand.
Browne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Browne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Browne looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Browne.
Aldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Browne throws a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Browne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Browne misses
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Browne. Browne obviously looking to wear him down.
Aldo cracks the inside of Browne's front leg.
Aldo scores with a decent looking hook.
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 Liam Browne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aldo swings for the body but Browne moves out of range.
Browne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Browne's leg but Browne calmly moves out of range.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Browne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aldo is out of range and Browne settles back down.
Browne connects with a single shot there.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Aldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Browne misses with a hook.
Aldo cracks Browne with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Browne.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo moves out of range as Browne throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Browne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Browne.
Aldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brownes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Browne swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Browne's head but Browne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Browne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Browne is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Browne scores with a four punch combination!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Browne.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
Browne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Browne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Browne misses with a low kick.
Browne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aldo takes a step back to recover.
Browne misses the shot to the body.
Aldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Browne is wise to it.
Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Browne.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
Browne throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Aldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Browne looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aldo! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Browne counters by moving into the clinch.
Browne swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo stalling.
Browne misses with some punches.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Browne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Browne breaks from the clinch.
Aldo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
Browne tries to land a leg kick but Aldo saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Browne misses with a kick to the body
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne misses the jab.
Aldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Browne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Browne backing away here, and Aldo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Browne misses with an uppercut
and Browne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Browne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Browne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aldo just manages to avoid it.
Browne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Anderson Aldo just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Browne backing away here, and Aldo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Browne is predictable there
and Aldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Browne misses with a left hand
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Browne moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Browne misses with a jab to the body
and Browne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Browne throws out the jab.
Browne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind Browne 's knee.
Browne misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Browne.
Browne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Browne.
Aldo rushes Browne and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Browne.
Browne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Browne misses with some punches.
Browne misses with a body punch.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Browne breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Browne misses
and Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Browne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Browne's front leg but catches the back leg as Browne tries to avoid it.
Browne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Browne throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aldo throws out the jab.
Browne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Browne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Aldo misses.
Browne tries a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Aldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aldo misses with a body punch
and Browne counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Aldo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Browne finds it's way round the side to connect with Aldo's head.
Aldo lands a jab to Browne's midsection.
Browne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Browne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Browne is just out of range.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Browne ducks right into an uppercut from Aldo.
A cross from Aldo lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Browne checks a leg kick.
Browne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Browne throws a wild body kick that Aldo sees coming a mile off.
Browne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Browne lands with a nice body punch.
Browne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Browne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Browne wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aldo takes a swing at Browne's ribcage but misses.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Browne moves away.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
Aldo moves out of range as Browne strikes.
Browne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Browne's sensitive parts.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Browne knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Browne.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Browne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aldo - the referee stops the clock and Browne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aldo. Browne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Anderson Aldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Browne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Browne misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Browne, right into the meat.
Browne just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo lands a really nice looking cross but Browne seems unphased.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Browne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Browne's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Browne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Browne misses with a body punch
and Aldo counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Browne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne misses with a looping left.
Aldo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Browne.
Browne just misses with a punch to the body.
Browne takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Browne momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Browne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Browne misses with a left hand
and Browne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Browne does it's job there.
Aldo misses with a jab to the body
and Browne counters with a nice uppercut.
Browne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Aldo lands a really nice looking cross but Browne seems unphased.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Browne lands a nice looking body shot.
Browne looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Aldo is looking to slow Browne down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Browne just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo throws out a counter right but Browne avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Aldo finds it's way through Browne's defenses.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Browne can pounce on him.
Browne throws a front kick aimed at Aldo's knee but Aldo avoids it well.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Browne misses with a low kick.
Browne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Browne looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
Aldo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Browne.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Browne with a body shot.
Browne lands the left hand.
Aldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Browne throws out a loose jab but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Browne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aldo doesn't seem phased though.
Aldo lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne misses with a body kick.
Aldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Browne moves forwards but Aldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Browne throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Browne misses with a kick to the body.
Browne throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aldo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Browne misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Browne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Browne blocks a jab.
Browne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aldo at a distance.
Aldo takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liam Browne.
I think Browne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Liam Browne!
Liam Browne retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Liam Browne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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