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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 18517 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 2630 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McRae's choice of entrance music: Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae scores with a body shot.
McRae lands a slapping body shot.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - McRae circles away.
McRae scores with a hook to the body. Aldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McRae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRae.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae moves away
letting McRae counter with a right hand.
McRae scores with a leg kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo is looking to clinch but McRae is avoiding it.
McRae flicks out a counter leg kick but Aldo steps away.
McRae swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
McRae cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McRae throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo wants to clinch but McRae slips to the side
and McRae makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo ducks right into an uppercut from McRae.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McRae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by McRae.
McRae cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
McRae wants to counter the offense by Aldo and move into the clinch position.
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 is looking to clinch but McRae is avoiding it.
Good exchange - McRae coming out on top.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McRae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McRae circles away from the clinch attempt
and McRae counters with a thumping low kick.
McRae has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McRae is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aldo wants to clinch up but McRae keeps it at a distance.
McRae swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Nice straight punches there by McRae. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McRae.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but McRae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae moves out of range.
Aldo wants to clinch up but McRae keeps it at a distance.
McRae feints a counter leg kick.
McRae cracks a nice hook into Aldo's ribs.
Aldo tries to clinch there but McRae circles away.
A little jabbing left from McRae on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McRae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but McRae pushes him off.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but McRae pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for McRae.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
McRae circles away from the clinch attempt.
McRae tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
McRae clinches up against the cage.
McRae avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McRae avoids it.
McRae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRae avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McRae.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McRae avoids it.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but McRae avoids the damage to the body.
McRae lands a body shot in the clinch.
McRae lands with a light punch inside.
McRae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McRae.
A short right from McRae.
McRae lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
McRae lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from McRae.
McRae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Aldo backs off McRae throws a huge counter combo but Aldo manages to avoid it all.
McRae with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but McRae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McRae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McRae digs a good body shot into Aldo's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McRae.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McRae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae moves out of range.
McRae throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
McRae lands a nice shot to the body.
McRae lands a head kick!
Aldo wants to clinch but McRae slips to the side
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McRae lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McRae ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aldo looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McRae stalks Aldo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aldo's face. Aldo staggers backwards, shaken.
Aldo is rocked!
Aldo tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
McRae looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McRae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McRae looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae scores with a jab to the jaw.
McRae jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McRae dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - McRae circles away.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McRae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo takes a kick to the side of the head.
McRae ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but McRae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McRae now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - McRae had a free shot at his head there.
McRae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Aldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
McRae throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae lands the left hand.
Aldo tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae lands with a good body shot.
Aldo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to clinch but McRae slips to the side
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McRae lands a high kick!
McRae moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but McRae pushes him off.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McRae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McRae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McRae lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but McRae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo tries to move into range but McRae moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as McRae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aldo doesn't seem phased though.
McRae with a jab.
A head kick from McRae lands but Aldo takes it in his stride.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aldo wants to clinch up but McRae keeps it at a distance.
McRae let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
McRae scores with a head kick.
Aldo tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
McRae looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aldo tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McRae counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McRae lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by McRae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McRae was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice body punch from McRae.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae moves away
and McRae counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.
Aldo is looking to clinch but McRae is avoiding it.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but McRae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo is looking to clinch but McRae is avoiding it.
Aldo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McRae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McRae.
McRae lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
McRae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - McRae circles away.
McRae lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but McRae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McRae looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McRae lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aldo tries to clinch there but McRae circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by McRae. That's going to slow Aldo down.
McRae thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae moves out of range.
McRae throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by McRae.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRae lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo closes the distance but McRae moves to the side
letting McRae counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a head kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McRae counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McRae throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aldo's head.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo is looking to clinch but McRae is avoiding it.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch there but McRae circles away.
McRae wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but McRae pushes him off.
McRae looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and McRae counters with a nice leg kick.
Liam McRae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo wants to clinch
and McRae counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McRae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and McRae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McRae can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and McRae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
McRae throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch there but McRae circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for McRae.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McRae scores with a nice strike.
Aldo tries to clinch
and McRae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McRae throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
McRae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McRae keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo tries to clinch but McRae moves out of range.
McRae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McRae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McRae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from McRae misses.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McRae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McRae, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRae closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McRae avoids it.
McRae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McRae lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McRae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McRae avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McRae is defending well for now.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
McRae lands an uppercut.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McRae is defending well for now.
McRae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McRae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McRae lands a big right hand that drops Aldo! The killer instinct kicks in and McRae finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McRae!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McRae!
An out of breath Liam McRae thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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