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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Rough Rida as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo misses the jab.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Taylor tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Aldo's coach down at Tri Star BJJ/Wresting was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aldo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Taylor rushes Aldo and presses him up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
I was talking to Taylor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Taylor has Aldo pressed against the ropes, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor looking to slow down the pace here.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bernhard Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Taylor misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor throws a combination. Aldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Taylor wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taylor connects with an inside leg kick.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor tries to score with a low kick but Aldo moves his leg out of the way.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor has Aldo pressed against the ropes, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Taylor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldo as Taylor tries to tie him up.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike from Taylor.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Taylor looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aldo throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo misses with an uppercut
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Taylor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aldo lands with a right hand.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aldo.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Aldo throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Aldo misses with a straight right.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taylor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taylor cracks Aldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bernhard Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Aldo slips a jab from Taylor.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Taylor misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Aldo. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor cracks Aldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Aldo stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but Aldo avoids it.
Taylor scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aldo connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Taylor clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aldo.
Taylor slips a jab from Aldo.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taylor misses with a double jab
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Aldo takes one on the button.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aldo's head.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor slips a jab from Aldo.
Aldo slips a straight right by Taylor.
A jab lands there for Aldo.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Aldo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Taylor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aldo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
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!
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Taylor had his way with Jose Aldo in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Aldo against the ropes.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Taylor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Taylor cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernhard Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Aldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Taylor sizes up Aldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Aldo knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the ropes.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo connects with a single shot there.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard Taylor!
Bernhard Taylor took some time post fight to say the following; 'Greg Bice, you weren't good enough to fight with The Thunder Squad, your run was sweet, but Thunder taught me how to beat you!'.
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