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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Blasted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes to the ring accompanied by Pregador Luo - Já Posso Suportar. Brian Blasted has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustavo Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Blasted!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasted shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Blasted keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Aldo. That snapped Blasted's head back.
It looks like Brian Blasted has been cut.
Blasted slips a jab from Aldo.
Blasted closes the distance and clinches.
Blasted is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Aldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasted throws an elbow that misses.
Blasted misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Blasted tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gustavo Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blasted.
Blasted tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Blasted tries to score a body lock takedown but Aldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasted fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blasted is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Blasted looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blasted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Blasted is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Blasted blocks it.
Blasted can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Blasted wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is leaning against Blasted and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Blasted is trying to break free.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Blasted drops back down to his feet.
Blasted tries to stall but Aldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blasted or not.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasted avoids it.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Blasted controls his hands.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blasted lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Blasted is trying to stall.
Aldo cracks Blasted with a nice body shot.
Blasted is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Blasted decides to pull guard.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blasted is keeping the position for now.
Aldo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Aldo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blasted wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control the action but Blasted is working from the bottom.
Aldo prevents Blasted from improving his position.
Blasted gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo forces his way into half guard.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blasted on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blasted trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Blasted's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aldo throws out a powerful jab.
Blasted fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blasted fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blasted ducks right into an uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Blasted wants to counter the offense by Aldo and move into the clinch position.
Blasted fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blasted.
Gustavo Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blasted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasted takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blasted throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blasted doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo sets himself, and Blasted steps forward looking for the clinch! Aldo avoids it this time.
Blasted is breathing heavily.
Blasted moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Blasted shoots in but no luck this time.
Brian Blasted is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Blasted misses with a takedown
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gustavo Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo misses with a hook. Blasted ducked under it nicely.
Aldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blasted avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Blasted has a takedown stuffed.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a jab.
Blasted cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
Blasted tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blasted tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aldo wants to stall.
Blasted takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasted prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Blasted jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Blasted around his waist. Blasted gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasted is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blasted blocking some punches.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blasted is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Aldo as the two fighters clinch.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasted avoids it.
Blasted is looking to take this one to the mat.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blasted blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo is pressed up against the ropes. Blasted has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aldo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blasted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blasted or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasted fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Blasted blocks with his arms.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blasted can do to turn this around?
Blasted looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Blasted blocks it.
Blasted is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aldo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasted avoids it.
Aldo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Blasted's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blasted throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blasted off to one side.
Blasted misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blasted changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to avoid it but Blasted manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aldo to the ground. Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gustavo Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blasted.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo lands a really nice looking cross but Blasted seems unphased.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blasted is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blasted wants to take the fight to the mat but Aldo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blasted taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasted looking to slow down the pace here.
Blasted takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
Blasted on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Blasted trying to control the position but instead, Aldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blasted into the ropes.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Blasted.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blasted is defending well for now.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blasted jumps guard but Aldo turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Blasted avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasted tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
Aldo throws a body punch but Blasted moves out of range.
Blasted is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aldo checks the leg kick.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Blasted scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blasted takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aldo throws a low kick but Blasted moves out of range easily.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Blasted swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blasted drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aldo defends it well.
Aldo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Blasted shoots in.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Blasted circles away.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Blasted saw that one coming.
Blasted on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Blasted drives through and clinches with Aldo against the ropes.
Blasted escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Aldo.
Blasted instigates a clinch.
Blasted wants to break free but Aldo has control.
Blasted tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Blasted avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the ropes.
Blasted blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Blasted managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Blasted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Blasted blocks an uppercut.
Blasted trying to land knees to the body.
Blasted is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aldo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldo as Blasted tries to tie him up.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blasted blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Blasted tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasted is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasted avoids it.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gustavo Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blasted taking a breather.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blasted has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brian Blasted has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blasted blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Aldo!
Gustavo Aldo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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