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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Keyes!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine moves away from the strike by Keyes.
Keyes lands with a right hand.
Raine cracks a nice hook into Keyes's ribs.
Raine scores with a jab to the body.
Raine slips a jab and a cross from Keyes.
Raine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raine lands a nice shot that snaps Keyes's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keyes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raine lands with a hook. Keyes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raine shoots for a double leg takedown but Keyes sprawls well. He's pushed Raine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raine tries to clinch but Keyes moves out of range.
Raine throws a right and a left that Keyes avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Keyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raine drives through with a takedown into Keyes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Raine gets to his feet - Keyes follows without any prompting.
Raine tries to clinch but Keyes moves out of range.
Raine moves to clinch but Keyes breaks away
and Keyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keyes walks into a jab.
Stephen Keyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raine shoots in looking for a takedown. Keyes tries to sprawl out of it but Raine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raine pushes Keyes up against the cage in a clinch.
Keyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raine avoids it.
Raine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raine wants to clinch up but Keyes keeps it at a distance.
Raine tries to clinch up.
Raine checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keyes. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keyes misses with a right hand
and Raine counters with a left to the body.
Raine scores with a punch to the head.
Keyes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keyes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Raine misses.
Keyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Keyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keyes misses with a few strikes there.
Raine looks to land a combination but Keyes avoids it well.
Raine throws a right and a left that Keyes avoids nicely.
Raine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes scores with a push kick.
Raine is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Raine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keyes, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raine. Keyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine looks to land a combination but Keyes avoids it well.
Raine is looking to clinch.
Raine throws a good cross that connects.
Keyes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raine's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Raine misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine tries to clinch but Keyes moves away
and Keyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Keyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Keyes throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keyes lands with a right hand.
Keyes tried to score with a low kick but Raine checks it.
Keyes tries to work over Raine's front leg with a kick but Raine checks it.
Raine missing with a left hand there. Keyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raine throws a lazy uppercut
and Keyes counters with a nice body shot.
Keyes looks to land a right hand but Raine moved out of range.
Aldo Raine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keyes circles away.
Raine tries for a takedown but Keyes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aldo Raine is winning the standup battle so far.
Raine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keyes.
Keyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raine momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keyes thumps Raine with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine moves out of range of the body kick from Keyes.
Keyes connects with a solid leg kick.
Raine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keyes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raine if he has to take too many more of those.
A big left from Keyes misses.
Keyes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raine.
Raine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keyes throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Raine.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Keyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keyes lands a nice shot that snaps Raine's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keyes throws a hook to the side of Raine's head but Raine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raine.
Keyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Keyes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raine throws a series of punches but Keyes moves out of range.
Raine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keyes defends it nicely.
Donk. Keyes catches Raine right on the button with a cross.
Keyes throws a head kick but Raine moves out of range.
Raine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Raine.
Raine misses with the combination.
Keyes looks to land a left hand but Raine moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine tries to clinch but Keyes moves out of range.
Raine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keyes.
Keyes with a nice cross.
Keyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Raine is just out of range.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keyes.
Raine throws a lazy right hand but Keyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keyes throws a series of punches but Raine avoids them all with ease.
Raine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keyes.
Raine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raine.
Raine misses with a series of wild punches.
Keyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keyes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raine somewhat.
Nice defenses there by Raine.
Raine staying out of range there.
Raine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Raine scores with a one two! Keyes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Keyes throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Keyes 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!
Raine misses with the combination.
Keyes throws a head kick but Raine moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Raine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keyes doesn't seem phased though.
Raine thows a body shot but no joy.
Keyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Keyes defending well as Raine loads up on a big left hand.
Raine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raine moves out of range of the strikes.
Raine lands a body shot.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raine looks to throw the jab but Keyes is out of range.
Keyes throws a sloppy head kick and Raine moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes throws out a loose jab but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raine is looking to clinch but Keyes is avoiding it.
Keyes throws out a loose jab but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raine shoots for a double leg takedown but Keyes sprawls well. He's pushed Raine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keyes lands a two punch combo.
Keyes punishes Raine's body with a nice straight punch.
Raine thuds a left hand into Keyes's body.
Raine is looking to clinch but Keyes is avoiding it.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keyes misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keyes throws a sloppy head kick and Raine moves out of range easily.
Raine wants to clinch
and Raine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine scores with a body shot.
Keyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raine lands with a good body shot.
Keyes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raine falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Keyes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raine shoots for a takedown but Keyes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Keyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Keyes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keyes connects with a leg kick. Raine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keyes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Keyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raine. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut there from Keyes.
Raine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keyes throws a body kick that misses.
Keyes connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keyes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raine's calf.
Raine throws a big shot that misses.
Keyes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keyes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raine misses with a body shot.
Keyes throws a head kick that misses.
Keyes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Raine.
Keyes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keyes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Keyes really dominated that round.
That's time! Raine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Keyes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raine tries to clinch up but Keyes circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raine is defended easily by Keyes.
Raine ducks under a wild hook from Keyes.
Raine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keyes counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Keyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keyes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keyes counters with a three punch combo that has Raine backing up. Raine nods at Keyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Raine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keyes swivels and escapes.
Raine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keyes cracks the inside of Raine's front leg.
Keyes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keyes wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine avoids a kick to the body.
Raine slips a jab from Keyes.
Raine shoots in and drives through. Keyes sprawls well.
Keyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keyes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raine looks to land a right hand but Keyes moved out of range.
Keyes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raine's sensitive parts.
Keyes throws a big shot that misses.
Keyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Keyes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keyes can pounce on him.
Keyes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keyes gets a clinch.
Keyes can't find room to land a body shot as Raine controls the action.
Raine managing to block the knees to the body from Keyes.
Raine blocks an elbow strike.
Keyes misses with a knee strike.
Keyes throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keyes misses with a knee to the head.
Raine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keyes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine just misses with a punch to the body.
Keyes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine clinches up against the cage.
Keyes throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Keyes dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Raine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keyes circles away quickly and effectively.
Keyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raine.
Keyes dodges the punch combination from Raine.
Keyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Raine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keyes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raine.
Horrible takedown by Raine or perhaps it was just good defense by Keyes which made him look bad.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Raine closes the distance and clinches.
Keyes crunches a lovely knee into Raine's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keyes taking a breather.
Raine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Keyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keyes misses with an uppercut.
Keyes throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keyes looks to land a right hand but Raine moved out of range.
Raine jabs Keyes right on the nose. Keyes blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Raine.
Raine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Keyes working Raine over with knees to the body.
Keyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raine tries to pull guard but Keyes won't allow it.
Keyes looking to throw knees to the head but Raine is blocking nicely.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keyes smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Raine does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raine cracks a nice hook into Keyes's ribs.
Keyes throws a hook to the side of Raine's head but Raine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keyes tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Raine.
Raine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keyes.
Raine has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keyes!
Raine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine dodges the punch combination from Keyes.
Keyes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keyes but Keyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keyes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raine counters with a one-two to the body.
Keyes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keyes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keyes throws a leg kick which misses Raine's front leg but catches the back leg as Raine tries to avoid it.
Keyes tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keyes counters with a left to the body.
Stephen Keyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Keyes catches Raine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Keyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keyes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Keyes!
Stephen Keyes is the new lightweight champion!
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