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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Michaels (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 House Mafia - Greyhound . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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178 cm
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167 lbs
19 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Raine. That snapped Michaels's head back.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Raine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Michaels on the side of the head.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raine trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raine defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels looking for a guillotine here but Raine defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raine defends it easily.
Raine tries to stand but Michaels is controlling from the bottom.
Michaels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Michaels looking for subs off his back but Raine has passed one foot through into half guard.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Raine has latched onto it... Big trouble! Raine pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Michaels is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Raine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aldo Raine!
Aldo Raine really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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