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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 593 p4p, 842 weight class) and Bradley Rainey (ranked 86 p4p, 119 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Rainey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainey connects with a body shot.
De Fiore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fiore.
De Fiore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Rainey checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rainey misses the target.
A lazy left from De Fiore finds it's target.
De Fiore lands a glancing blow to the side of Rainey's head.
Rainey misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rainey throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore throws a body punch but Rainey moves out of range.
Rainey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rainey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Fiore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fiore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rainey misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fiore throws a head kick but Rainey moves out of range.
Rainey lands a nice hook to De Fiore's body. De Fiore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rainey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rainey misses with a two punch combination.
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by De Fiore.
De Fiore connects with a single shot there.
Rainey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rainey misses with a takedown
and De Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore avoids a kick to the body.
De Fiore slips under a jab from Rainey.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Rainey misses its intended target.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rainey.
Rainey swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting De Fiore counter with a right hand.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rainey.
Bradley Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fiore works Rainey's body with a nice hook.
Rainey cracks De Fiore with an open hand slap.
It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
Rainey defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
Rainey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Fiore is fending him off so far but Rainey persists. Nope, De Fiore circles away and we're back to standing.
Rainey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rainey misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rainey looks to land a left hand but De Fiore moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from De Fiore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Fiore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from De Fiore.
Rainey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Fiore's head backwards.
Rainey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rainey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Fiore misses with a low kick.
Rainey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rainey misses with a lunging right hand
and Rainey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Fiore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Fiore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fiore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore lands the left hand.
Rainey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Fiore tests Rainey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rainey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rainey ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rainey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rainey lands with a kick to the temple. De Fiore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rainey misses with a shot to the body
and De Fiore counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Fiore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick from Rainey, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rainey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Fiore circles away quickly and effectively.
Rainey throws the kick towards the body but De Fiore avoids it.
De Fiore connects with a body shot that sends Rainey's belly button to the back.
Rainey throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Fiore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rainey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rainey shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fiore sprawls well. He's pushed Rainey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Attilio De Fiore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Rainey.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the head.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from De Fiore.
Rainey walks into a stiff left hand from De Fiore.
Rainey tries for a takedown but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Fiore throws a big counter combination but Rainey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rainey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Fiore connects with a jab.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Rainey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fiore.
Rainey misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by De Fiore.
Rainey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Fiore tries to score with a low kick but Rainey moves his leg out of the way.
Rainey throws a solid leg kick but De Fiore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rainey.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rainey.
Rainey fails with a takedown attempt.
De Fiore looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rainey throws out the jab.
Rainey misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Fiore to counter with a crisp jab.
Rainey tests De Fiore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fiore connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rainey looks to throw the jab but De Fiore is out of range.
Rainey throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
Rainey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Fiore swinging wildly here.
Rainey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Rainey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rainey swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rainey misses with a hook.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
De Fiore slips a jab from Rainey.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rainey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fiore.
Rainey misses with a hook. De Fiore ducked under it nicely.
Rainey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore delivers a nice body kick.
Rainey throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
Rainey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Fiore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rainey passes De Fiore's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rainey thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Rainey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rainey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rainey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Rainey there.
Rainey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rainey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rainey slows the pace down in half guard.
Rainey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore is controlling Rainey's trapped leg to prevent Rainey from advancing to side control.
De Fiore wants to improve his position but Rainey is controlling well.
De Fiore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rainey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Fiore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Fiore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rainey is nestled in close to De Fiore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Attilio De Fiore's cut is getting worse.
Rainey thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Rainey there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey throwing shots but De Fiore is blocking nicely.
Rainey is trying to control. De Fiore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Fiore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rainey.
De Fiore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rainey.
Rainey is trying to control. De Fiore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rainey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rainey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rainey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rainey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Fiore's head.
Rainey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fiore defending well though.
Rainey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rainey working De Fiore over with strikes.
Attilio De Fiore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rainey thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Rainey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rainey thows a huge punch but De Fiore dodges it nicely.
Rainey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rainey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fiore defending well though.
De Fiore is in trouble now - Rainey has advanced to mount!
Rainey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jeez, Attilio De Fiore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Attilio De Fiore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bradley Rainey!
A less than humble Bradley Rainey misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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