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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khen Aranico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aranico comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho. Henrique Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Khen Aranico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henrique Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a series of strikes that have Aranico backpedaling.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aranico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo looks for the body kick but Aranico saw that one coming.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aranico but Aranico pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aldo shoots for a takedown but Aranico saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Aranico.
Aranico throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khen Aranico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrique Aldo.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aranico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aldo counters with a head kick. That will keep Aranico thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aldo lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Aranico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Aranico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aldo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A knee to the head by Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Aranico's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aranico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Aranico is blocking nicely.
Aldo looks gassed!
Aldo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Aranico working aggressively here.
Aranico tries to circle away but Aldo has him pinned against the cage.
Aranico wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aranico is trying to break free.
Aldo lands an elbow inside.
Aldo has Aranico pushed against the cage.
Aranico is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike from Aranico.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aranico's efforts to push away.
Aranico pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khen Aranico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aranico shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aranico changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aldo.
Aranico looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
Aranico blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to chop away at Aranico's legs.
Aranico misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Aranico blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Aldo gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aranico wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Aldo is going to stand back up.
Aranico wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
Aranico is trying to maintain the position but Aldo is very close to passing his half guard.
Aldo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aranico defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Aldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aldo shoots in for a double leg but Aranico sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aldo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aranico trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Aranico from controlling successfully.
Aldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Aranico tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Khen Aranico wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Aldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Aranico which made him look bad.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aranico lands a jab-cross combination.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aldo throwing shots but Aranico is blocking nicely.
Aldo is looking for a kimura but Aranico is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aldo to get the leverage.
Aldo prevents Aranico from improving his position.
Aldo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aranico wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy.
Aldo stops Aranico from getting back to his feet.
Aldo decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aranico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
Aranico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo.
Aranico tries to sprawl but Aldo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aldo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aranico defending well though.
Aranico wants to get back to full guard.
Aldo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aranico trying to control but Aldo postures up.
Aldo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aranico looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aldo is looking for a kimura here.
Aldo trying to control from half guard but Aranico is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldo tries to clinch up but Aranico circles away and keeps his distance.
Khen Aranico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo lands with a slapping head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Aranico.
Aranico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
Henrique Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aranico throws a body kick the misses
and Aldo counters with a body kick.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aranico as he avoids it easily.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Aranico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aranico is looking to chop away at Aldo's legs.
Aranico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aranico fails to land with a series of punches.
Aranico misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a one-two to the body.
Aranico is rocked!
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Aranico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Aranico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Aranico colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Aldo as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Aranico is left battered and dazed whilst Aldo and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Aldo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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