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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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174 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Lester!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Lester shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aldo is trying to defend but Lester finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lester decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lester closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Lester pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lester shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lester gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Lester.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lester's sensitive parts.
Lester has a takedown stuffed.
Lester fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester drives through with a takedown into Aldo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lester looks winded!
Lester would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Aldo is working an open guard so Lester takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo thumps Lester with a low kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Lester misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Aldo leaves Lester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Lester shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldo can pounce on him.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lester dives in and grabs Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on Lester's head and hops out.
Aldo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo thumps Lester with a low kick.
Lester shoots in and gets a takedown into Aldo's guard.
Aldo working a defensive guard here.
Lester preventing the sweep.
Lester decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aldo, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good work by Lester as he checks the leg kick.
Aldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lester.
It looked like Aldo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lester fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lester decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lester on the ground.
Lester tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Aldo is looking for a sweep. Lester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lester wants to stand up but Aldo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lester stands up out of the half guard.
Aldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Lester, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lester fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aldo to the ground. Lester is now in Aldo's guard.
Lester gets to his feet. Aldo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lester tries to stand and escape but Aldo is controlling the position.
Aldo is looking to control Lester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aldo avoid being mounted?
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lester decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aldo did well to prevent Lester getting side control.
Lester stands up and beckons Aldo to join him on the feet.
Lester shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Lester. Lester gets slowly back to his feet.
Lester 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 Lester off to one side.
Anderson Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Lester.
Aldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester 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 turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aldo gets caught napping as Lester dives in and scores a takedown. Aldo manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aldo is proving hard to escape from.
Lester is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to keep Lester in close.
Aldo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lester is one step ahead there.
Lester decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aldo, up you get!
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Aldo tries to work over Lester's front leg with a kick but Lester checks it.
Aldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
Aldo throws a solid leg kick but Lester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aldo.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Anderson Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
Aldo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aldo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lester is controlling him.
Lester stands up and waves to Aldo to follow him.
Lester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Lester persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester 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.
Lester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
Lester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes.
Aldo is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Lester's leg. Lester is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lester shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Lester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Lester 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 leaves Lester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
Lester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Lester blocks the leg kick.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Lester tries to counter it with a takedown but Aldo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for Lester on that attempt.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Lester tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldo.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lester. That did some damage!
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!
Lester keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lester shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lester was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lester stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Lester keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aldo did well to prevent Lester getting side control.
Lester tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for Lester on that attempt.
Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lester.
Lester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Lester sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Lester moved away.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lester is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Lester checks it.
Lester with the counter takedown but Aldo avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester tries for a takedown but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Lester.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Aldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aldo. That's going to slow Lester down.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lester tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aldo. That's going to slow Lester down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldo.
Lester shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aldo as he jumps to the side.
A leg kick checked by Lester.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lester misses with a takedown attempt - Aldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lester drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aldo, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lester checks a leg kick nicely.
Lester is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lester shoots in and bounces Aldo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lester stands up and waves to Aldo to follow him.
Aldo is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Lester scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lester.
Lester looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lester's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lester shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Jack Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Lester shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Aldo tries to score with a low kick but Lester moves his leg out of the way.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lester shoots in but no luck this time.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
Lester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Lester darts in looking for a takedown but Aldo gets double underhooks and turns Lester into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo thumps Lester with a low kick.
Lester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lester 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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Lester's leg. Lester is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lester closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lester not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lester is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lester.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!
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