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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Memphis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tennessee wing walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Memphis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Memphis thows a body shot but no joy.
Memphis takes one to the side of the head.
Memphis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Memphis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raine wants to clinch.
Raine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Memphis misses.
Raine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Memphis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raine.
Jab by Raine.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Memphis looks to land a combination but Raine avoids it well.
Raine misses with an uppercut.
Memphis swinging wildly here.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Memphis looks to score with a jab to the body but Raine is just out of range.
Memphis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Memphis with a hook.
Raine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Memphis defends it nicely.
Raine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Memphis counters with a three punch combo that has Raine backing up. Raine nods at Memphis to acknowledge the strikes.
Memphis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raine throws a one two combo.
Raine tries to clinch up but Memphis circles away and keeps his distance.
Memphis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raine tries to clinch there but Memphis circles away.
Memphis is looking to slow Raine down with leg kicks.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Memphis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raine closes the distance but Memphis moves to the side
and Memphis counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Memphis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine tries to clinch but Memphis is having none of it.
Memphis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raine.
Memphis blocks the elbow strike.
Raine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Memphis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Memphis counters with a nice body shot.
Rock Memphis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raine tries to clinch there but Memphis circles away.
Raine clinches but Memphis breaks the clinch
and Memphis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raine clinches but Memphis breaks the clinch
and Memphis counters with a head kick. That will keep Raine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Memphis stalks Raine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raine's face. Raine staggers backwards, shaken.
Raine tries to clinch up but Memphis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine tries to clinch but Memphis is having none of it.
Memphis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raine misses with a combination
and Memphis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Memphis swinging wildly here.
Raine clinches but Memphis breaks the clinch
and Memphis counters with a series of strikes. Raine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Memphis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Raine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Memphis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice straight punches there by Raine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raine.
Memphis throws a series of punches but Raine avoids them all with ease.
Raine tries to clinch there but Memphis circles away.
Raine tests Memphis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Memphis tries a head kick but it misses.
Raine misses with a double jab
and Memphis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raine tries to clinch but Memphis is having none of it.
Raine clinches with his opponent.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Memphis's defenses.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Raine manages to break the clinch.
Raine misses with a two punch combination.
Raine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Memphis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raine wants to clinch but Memphis slips to the side
and Memphis counters with a series of strikes. Raine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raine fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aldo Raine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Memphis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Raine misses
and Memphis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Memphis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Memphis manages to avoid it.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Memphis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Memphis thuds his shin into the meat of Raine's side.
Raine throws a combination that misses
and Memphis counters with a two punch combo.
Memphis misses with the combination.
Aldo Raine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Memphis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Memphis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raine clinches but Memphis breaks the clinch
and Memphis counters with a big head kick but Raine shrugs it off.
Raine darts in trying to clinch
and Memphis counters with a series of strikes. Raine will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Memphis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raine is looking to clinch but Memphis is avoiding it.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Memphis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Memphis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Raine misses with a combination
and Memphis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raine throws a hook but Memphis avoids it easily.
Raine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Memphis's head.
Raine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Memphis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Memphis slaps away a takedown attempt from Raine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raine is looking to clinch but Memphis is avoiding it.
Raine wants to clinch
and Memphis counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine wants to clinch but Memphis slips to the side
and Memphis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raine thinking.
Memphis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raine wants to clinch
and Memphis counters with a two punch combo.
Memphis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raine's head.
Memphis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Memphis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Memphis.
Rock Memphis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raine darts in trying to clinch
and Memphis counters with a head kick. That will keep Raine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Raine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raine looks to clinch
and Memphis counters with a stiff right hand.
Raine misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Memphis moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Raine.
Raine moves out of range of the body kick.
Memphis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raine rather than just go for the knockout.
Memphis ducks under a wild hook from Raine.
Raine looks to clinch
and Memphis counters with a left to the body.
Raine tries to clinch up
and Memphis counters with a left and a right that stings Raine.
Raine is looking to clinch but Memphis is avoiding it.
Raine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raine doesn't manage to clinch there - Memphis circles away.
Raine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Memphis counters with a three punch combo that has Raine backing up. Raine nods at Memphis to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Memphis doesn't seem bothered though.
Raine shoots in for a double leg but Memphis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raine wants to clinch
and Memphis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Memphis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Memphis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raine tries to clinch but Memphis moves away
and Memphis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raine closes the distance and clinches up with Memphis, looking for a takedown. Raine pushes Memphis against the cage but Memphis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raine blocks a head kick by Memphis.
Memphis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raine is looking to clinch but Memphis is avoiding it.
Raine 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.
Rock Memphis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Memphis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raine's head.
Raine tries to clinch
and Memphis counters with a nice uppercut.
Raine misses with a hook.
Raine gets a clinch.
Memphis avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Memphis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Memphis letting Raine take a breather here.
Memphis working hard to break the clinch.
Raine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Memphis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Raine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Memphis.
Raine misses with an uppercut. Memphis saw that one coming.
Raine tries to clinch but Memphis moves away
and Memphis counters with a low kick, right behind Raine 's knee.
Memphis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Memphis lands a front kick.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Memphis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Memphis fakes the leg kick and cracks Raine in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Memphis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Memphis takes a swing at Raine's ribcage but misses.
Raine tries to clinch up but Memphis circles away and keeps his distance.
Memphis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Memphis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Memphis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raine throws a combination. Memphis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raine clinches with his opponent.
Memphis can't break the clinch.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine prevents Memphis from breaking the clinch.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raine darts in trying to clinch
and Memphis counters with a leg kick.
Raine wants to clinch
and Memphis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Raine clinches but Memphis breaks the clinch
and Memphis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raine is looking to clinch.
Memphis staying out of range there.
Memphis moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Raine misses.
Raine blocks a head kick by Memphis.
Raine darts in trying to clinch
and Memphis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine drives through and clinches with Memphis against the cage.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Memphis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raine looks to clinch
and Raine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Memphis as he jumps to the side.
Raine tries to clinch but Memphis is having none of it.
Raine closes the distance and clinches.
Memphis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raine throws a combination that misses
and Memphis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Raine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Raine looks to clinch
and Memphis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Memphis misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Memphis misses its intended target.
Raine clinches up with Memphis and pushes him back against the cage.
Memphis wants to break free but Raine has control.
Raine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raine is looking to clinch but Memphis is avoiding it.
Raine darts in trying to clinch
enabling Memphis to counter with a crisp jab.
Raine drives through and clinches with Memphis against the cage.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Memphis's ribcage.
Memphis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Memphis shrugs off.
Memphis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Memphis's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Rock Memphis!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Rock Memphis!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Rock Memphis!
Rock Memphis wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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