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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughter - Billy Preston. Stalker has chosen Keelhauled as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnnie Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raine blocks a jab.
Raine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Raine.
Stalker misses with a hook. Raine ducked under it nicely.
Raine defending well as Stalker loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Stalker misses.
Raine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stalker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stalker is able to avoid easily.
Stalker tries a head kick but it misses.
Raine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Stalker misses with a body shot.
Stalker takes a swing at Raine's ribcage but misses.
Stalker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raine clinches with his opponent.
Raine trying to stall but Stalker improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raine is looking to control Stalker's arms but Stalker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raine has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aldo Raine.
Stalker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Raine quickly recovers to half guard.
Stalker is looking to take a break and control but Raine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raine is refusing to be controlled, as Stalker sits in half guard.
Raine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stalker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stalker wants to pass the guard but Raine is keeping the position.
Raine looking for a sweep. Not yet Raine, not yet.
Stalker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnnie Stalker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raine blocks a jab.
Raine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raine avoids the head kick by Stalker.
Raine throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine blocks a head kick by Stalker.
Stalker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stalker lunges at Raine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raine's hand.
Stalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raine scores with a hook to the body. Stalker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stalker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stalker throws a body punch but Raine moves out of range.
Stalker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stalker 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.
Stalker looks for the body kick but Raine saw that one coming.
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!
Raine throws a body punch but Stalker moves out of range.
Stalker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raine counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stalker throws a head kick but Raine moves out of range.
Raine misses with a body kick.
Stalker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raine. Stalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine scores with a hook to the body. Stalker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stalker counters with a nice uppercut.
Raine slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Stalker.
Stalker tries to land a body kick
and Raine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stalker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stalker lands with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stalker is looking to chop away at Raine's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stalker. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stalker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stalker is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalker thows a huge punch but Raine dodges it nicely.
Stalker prevents Raine from improving his position.
Stalker stops Raine from getting back to his feet.
Stalker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stalker.
Raine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stalker wants to pass the guard but Raine is defending well.
Stalker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Raine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stalker.
Raine is trying to stand up here but Stalker is controlling him well.
Raine won't allow Stalker to pass to mount.
Raine manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalker throwing strikes but missing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stalker won't allow Raine to sweep him here.
Stalker tries to free his leg and advance position but Raine is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stalker throws a big elbow that misses.
Raine keeping moving, preventing Stalker from controlling successfully.
Raine working a defensive guard but Stalker manages to pass into side control anyway.
Stalker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Raine some visible discomfort.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raine gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stalker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stalker wants to take a breather but Raine is having none of it.
Stalker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Raine is looking to escape.
Stalker thows a huge punch but Raine dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine trying to hold on to Stalker's head to control him but Stalker postures up.
Stalker is trying to control. Raine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnnie Stalker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Raine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stalker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stalker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stalker scores with a hook.
Raine swings widly with a right hand
and Stalker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raine avoids a kick to the body.
Aldo Raine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stalker looking to score a takedown here. Raine is defending well but Stalker drives through and ends up in Raine's guard.
Stalker passes Raine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stalker connects with a nice short shot to Raine's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalker throwing shots but Raine is blocking nicely.
Stalker slips a nice elbow through Raine's hands, connecting with Raine's forehead.
Stalker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stalker is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Stalker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Raine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stalker needs to keep his hands up - Raine had a free shot at his head there.
Raine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the liver by Raine. Beautiful body shot.
Johnnie Stalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raine looks for the body kick but Stalker saw that one coming.
Stalker misses with a series of wild punches.
Raine throws the left hand but Stalker avoids the punch easily.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalker moves out of range as Raine strikes.
Raine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stalker finds it's way round the side to connect with Raine's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker throws a sloppy head kick
and Raine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stalker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raine's knee momentarily.
Stalker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stalker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stalker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raine counters with an outside leg kick.
Stalker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raine.
Raine lands with a cross.
Stalker throws a leg kick but Raine checks it.
Stalker lands a nice hook to Raine's body. Raine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raine tries to bum rush Stalker with a series of wild strikes but Stalker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stalker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Stalker there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker slows the pace down in half guard.
Stalker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stalker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stalker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stalker is keen to just control but Raine is a slippery customer.
Stalker is thwarting Raine's attempts to control the position.
Stalker wants to control but Raine is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker is stalling here. Raine is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stalker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Raine has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Stalker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stalker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Raine politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Raine prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stalker tries to buck Raine off but Raine is having none of it.
Raine trying to control the action but Stalker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker is looking for a sweep.
Raine controls the position from side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stalker is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aldo Raine wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raine thuds his right hand into Stalker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A leg kick checked by Stalker.
Raine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Stalker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalker throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Stalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raine manages to avoid it.
Stalker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Raine to the ground. Stalker is now in Raine's guard.
Johnnie Stalker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stalker chips away with some ground and pound.
Stalker being controlled here momentarily.
Raine keeping moving, preventing Stalker from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
Raine wants to sweep but no luck.
Raine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raine wants to get back to his feet but Stalker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stalker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnnie Stalker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Raine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raine manages to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raine scores with a hook.
Raine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stalker.
Stalker cracks Raine with an open hand slap.
Stalker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raine connects with a right hand. Stalker shakes it off.
Stalker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stalker lands a glancing blow to the side of Raine's head.
Stalker cracks Raine with an open hand slap.
Raine misses with a low kick as Stalker jumps back.
Stalker connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnnie Stalker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stalker throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Stalker misses.
Stalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raine.
Stalker throws a leg kick but Raine moved away.
A swing and a miss from Raine.
Stalker throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalker misses with a shot to the body
and Raine counters with a nice body kick.
Stalker swats away the attempt to clinch by Raine.
Stalker with a hook.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stalker's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stalker. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Raine.
Raine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raine is looking to clinch but Stalker is avoiding it.
Stalker slips a jab from Raine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raine. Stalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine slips a straight right by Stalker.
Stalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Raine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stalker throws a right and a left that Raine avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raine throws the kick towards the body but Stalker avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stalker. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Stalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aldo Raine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stalker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raine in his tracks.
Raine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stalker.
Stalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Raine is just out of range.
Stalker misses with a few strikes there.
Raine checks the leg kick.
Stalker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donk. Stalker catches Raine right on the button with a cross.
Raine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stalker if he has to take too many more of those.
Stalker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raine avoids the body shot from Stalker.
Raine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stalker.
A swing and a miss from Stalker.
Stalker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stalker throws a front kick aimed at Raine's knee but Raine avoids it well.
Stalker throws a body punch but Raine moves out of range.
Raine blocks a head kick by Stalker.
Stalker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stalker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalker avoids the body shot from Raine.
Stalker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stalker checks a leg kick nicely.
Raine throws a looping overhand right but Stalker ducks down to avoid it.
Stalker connects with a body shot.
Raine throws a low kick but Stalker avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine loads up on a big right hand but Stalker slips the punch.
Stalker lands a leg kick that knocks Raine off balance momentarily.
Stalker connects with the punch.
Raine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Decent striking displayed by Stalker there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Stalker.
Stalker takes a swing at Raine's ribcage but misses.
Stalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalker.
Stalker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Raine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stalker is looking to slow Raine down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalker misses with some punches.
Stalker misses with a body punch.
Raine taking a breather.
Raine breaks from the clinch.
Raine checks a low kick from Stalker.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stalker is defended easily by Raine.
Raine misses with a body shot.
Stalker lands with a cross.
Raine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker missing with a left hand there. Raine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stalker lands with a right hand.
Stalker is looking to slow Raine down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Stalker.
Raine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Raine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stalker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raine.
Stalker with a hook.
Raine wants to clinch up but Stalker keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Raine.
Raine thumps Stalker with a low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stalker tries to work over Raine's front leg with a kick but Raine checks it.
Stalker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raine.
Raine misses with a hook. Stalker ducked under it nicely.
Raine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalker.
Raine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stalker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raine swings for the body but Stalker moves out of range.
Raine tries to clinch but Stalker is having none of it.
Stalker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Raine.
Nice uppercut lands for Stalker. That snapped Raine's head back.
Raine needs to keep his hands up - Stalker had a free shot at his head there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stalker throws an off balance right hand
and Raine counters with a nice leg kick.
Stalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raine throws out the jab.
Stalker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raine with a hook.
Stalker scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalker throws out a powerful jab.
Stalker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raine's hands.
Raine swings widly with a right hand
and Stalker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raine tries to clinch but Stalker moves out of range.
Stalker misses with a hook.
Stalker throws a low kick, looking for Raine's leg but Raine calmly moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Raine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raine scores with a jab to the body.
Raine pushes Stalker up against the cage in a clinch.
Raine is trying to stall.
Raine just leaning against Stalker, taking a breather.
Stalker stalling.
Stalker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raine is keeping busy.
Stalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stalker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raine slows down the pace here.
Raine tries to stall but Stalker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalker misses with a punch to the body.
Raine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aldo Raine.
Stalker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalker cracks the inside of Raine's front leg.
Stalker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnnie Stalker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stalker trying to advance position but Raine counters by regaining guard.
Stalker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raine's head.
Raine keeping moving, preventing Stalker from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stalker is aware though and is defending well.
Stalker throws an elbow that misses. Raine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stalker's guard. Nice move by Raine!
Stalker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie Stalker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stalker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight for Johnnie Stalker!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Johnnie Stalker!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Johnnie Stalker!
Johnnie Stalker wins by unanimous decision!
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