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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 88 p4p, 268 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 16 p4p, 42 weight class). Alderidge's entrance music is Portland, Oregon. A fine choice. Rai has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai misses with a low kick.
Alderidge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alderidge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderidge misses with a looping right.
Rai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alderidge misses with a low kick.
Alderidge throws a push kick but Rai slaps the foot to one side.
Alderidge has Rai up against the cage in a clinch.
Alderidge tries to throw a body punch but Rai avoids it by throwing Alderidge back against the cage.
Alderidge takes a shot to the head.
Rai jumps guard but Alderidge turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alderidge lands a right hand.
Rai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge lands with a short shot to the head.
Rai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderidge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alderidge.
Rai lands with a short shot to the head.
Rai is trying to pull guard but Alderidge turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rai jumps guard but Alderidge turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ranger Alderidge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agansing Rai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alderidge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rai backwards.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rai backwards.
Rai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Rai.
Alderidge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alderidge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Rai lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Alderidge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rais head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderidge lands a right hand.
Rai is trying to pull guard but Alderidge turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alderidge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alderidge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alderidge misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Rai.
Alderidge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alderidge digs a right hand into Rai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rai's gas tank.
Rai is working for takedown but Alderidge is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rai tries to pull guard but Alderidge forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alderidge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alderidge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alderidge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rais head.
Alderidge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Alderidge.
Rai lands a nice shot to the body.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Rai misses
enabling Alderidge to counter with a crisp jab.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Alderidge tries to clinch up.
Alderidge misses the shot to the body.
Rai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Rai.
Rai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Rai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.
Alderidge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rai has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Alderidge appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rai drops his hands momentarily and Alderidge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
Alderidge looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
and Rai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alderidge thinking.
Alderidge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rai feints and then cracks Alderidge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alderidge down.
Alderidge throws a hook but Rai blocks it.
Rai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alderidge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai moves out of range of the body kick from Alderidge.
Rai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Alderidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rai thows a leg kick but Alderidge checks it
letting Alderidge counter with a right hand.
Rai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge lands an overhand right.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rai to counter with a crisp jab.
Alderidge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alderidge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rai checks it well.
Rai lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Rai misses.
Rai lands a head shot.
Rai scores with the left hand. Alderidge knows he should have avoided that one.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Alderidge tried to score with a low kick but Rai checks it.
Alderidge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rai lands a leg kick that knocks Alderidge off balance momentarily.
Rai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rai throws a leg kick that misses.
Rai tried to score with a low kick but Alderidge checks it.
Alderidge tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alderidge tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rai looks to throw the jab but Alderidge is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alderidge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alderidge scores with a punch to the head.
Alderidge misses with a body kick.
Alderidge throws a chopping leg kick but Rai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rai lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rai.
Alderidge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Alderidge throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai works Alderidge's body with a nice hook.
Rai throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Rai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alderidge jabs Rai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alderidge counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai misses with a leg kick
and Alderidge counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alderidge misses with some punches.
Alderidge lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
Alderidge is leaning against Rai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ranger Alderidge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alderidge lands a body punch.
Rai pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alderidge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alderidge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alderidge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alderidge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rai being controlled here, momentarily.
Alderidge with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alderidge postures up in Rai's guard and throws a big left but Rai blocks it.
Alderidge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alderidge moves out of range of the strikes.
Alderidge throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
Rai tries to move into range but Alderidge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alderidge defending well as Rai loads up on a big left hand.
Rai ducks right into an uppercut from Alderidge.
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Alderidge moves away and avoids it.
Ranger Alderidge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alderidge pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rai walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alderidge throws a low kick but Rai avoids it.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Alderidge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alderidge. That did some damage!
Ranger Alderidge is winning the standup battle so far.
Rai scores with a nice right hand.
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rai.
Rai scores with a hook.
Rai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alderidge throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Alderidge.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge dominated that second round.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alderidge throws a leg kick that misses.
Alderidge blocks a jab.
Alderidge darts in trying to clinch
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Alderidge finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rai misses with an uppercut. Alderidge saw that one coming.
Rai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good exchange - Alderidge coming out on top.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Alderidge lands with a straight right. Rai didn't see that one coming.
Rai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rai misses with a hook. Alderidge ducked under it nicely.
Alderidge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Alderidge.
Alderidge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alderidge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
Rai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Alderidge finds it's way through Rai's defenses.
Alderidge blocks a jab.
Alderidge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alderidge scoring well with a low kick there.
Rai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alderidge in his tracks.
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Rai.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Alderidge ducks down to avoid it.
Rai throws a low kick, looking for Alderidge's leg but Alderidge calmly moves out of range.
Rai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rai throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge throws a hook but Rai avoids it easily.
Agansing Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge connects with an inside leg kick.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Rai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Alderidge ducks down to avoid it.
Alderidge wants to clinch up but Rai keeps it at a distance.
Rai loads up on a big right hand but Alderidge slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
That kick from Alderidge tenderised Rai's leg. Rai is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alderidge!
Alderidge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Rai tried to score with a low kick but Alderidge checks it.
Alderidge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Alderidge blocks the leg kick.
Alderidge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alderidge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai checks a leg kick nicely.
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Alderidge.
Rai slips a jab from Alderidge.
Rai throws a head kick but Alderidge moves out of range.
Rai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai misses with a leg kick
and Alderidge counters with a good, hard body kick but Rai shrugs it off.
Alderidge throws a leg kick which misses Rai's front leg but catches the back leg as Rai tries to avoid it.
Rai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rai takes one to the side of the head.
Alderidge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alderidge keeps Rai at a distance using the push kick.
Rai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alderidge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai tries to land a leg kick but Alderidge saw it coming and moves away.
Rai throws a head kick that misses
enabling Alderidge to counter with a crisp jab.
Rai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge cracks a nice hook into Rai's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge connects with a solid leg kick.
Alderidge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rai fails with a takedown attempt.
Alderidge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alderidge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rai can do to turn this around?
Rai takes one to the chin there.
Rai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alderidge clinches up against the cage.
Rai misses with the head strike.
Alderidge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rai avoids it.
Rai working aggressively here.
Rai lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Ranger Alderidge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alderidge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rai backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranger Alderidge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alderidge 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranger Alderidge!
An out of breath Ranger Alderidge 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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hype
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