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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marty Rainey (ranked 3151 p4p, 3531 weight class) and Thaddeus Fordham (ranked 285 p4p, 311 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marty Rainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thaddeus Fordham!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fordham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rainey.
A big left from Fordham misses.
Fordham misses with a jab to the body
and Rainey counters with a stiff right hand.
Rainey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A left lands for Rainey.
Fordham takes one on the button.
Fordham throws a combination that misses
and Rainey counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Rainey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fordham throws out a counter right but Rainey avoids it with no problem.
Fordham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Rainey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fordham throws a shot from downtown. Rainey moves away and avoids it.
Rainey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rainey throws a shot to the body.
Rainey scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fordham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rainey.
Rainey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fordham eats them both and turns towards Rainey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rainey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fordham.
Donk. Rainey catches Fordham right on the button with a cross.
Rainey tries to move into range but Fordham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Rainey.
Fordham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fordham throws a push kick but Rainey slaps the foot to one side.
Rainey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fordham's head.
Fordham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rainey punishes Fordham's body with a nice straight punch.
Fordham misses with a body shot.
Fordham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rainey is out of range.
Fordham throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Rainey counter with a right hand.
Fordham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rainey.
Rainey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rainey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fordham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fordham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Fordham is predictable there
and Rainey counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fordham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rainey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rainey.
Fordham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rainey thuds a left hand into Fordham's body.
Fordham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rainey ducks under a wild hook from Fordham.
Fordham throws a poor cross that misses
and Rainey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rainey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fordham momentarily.
Rainey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fordham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rainey.
Rainey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fordham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rainey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rainey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been informed that Fordham has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fordham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fordham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rainey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fordham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A low kick from Fordham is predictable there
and Rainey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fordham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rainey under the eye.
Fordham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rainey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Rainey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rainey lands a nice shot to the body.
Marty Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fordham misses with a lunging right hand
and Rainey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fordham misses with a leg kick
and Rainey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rainey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rainey takes one to the side of the head.
Rainey throws a hook but Fordham avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Fordham misses its intended target.
It looked like Rainey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fordham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Rainey finds it's way through Fordham's defenses.
Rainey digs a good hook to Fordham's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fordham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rainey moves away.
Rainey jabs Fordham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fordham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fordham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rainey.
Marty Rainey is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rainey.
Fordham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rainey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fordham scrambles back to his feet.
Rainey ducks under a wild hook from Fordham.
A quick step to the side and Rainey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fordham cracks Rainey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rainey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fordham at a distance.
Fordham misses with a right hand
and Rainey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fordham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Rainey misses the target.
Donk. Fordham catches Rainey right on the button with a cross.
Rainey defending well as Fordham loads up on a big left hand.
Fordham tests Rainey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rainey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fordham throws a leg kick
and Rainey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rainey takes a swing at Fordham's ribcage but misses.
Rainey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fordham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fordham.
Fordham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fordham throws an off balance right hand
letting Rainey counter with a right hand.
Rainey throws out a powerful jab.
Fordham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rainey just misses with a punch to the body.
Rainey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fordham connects with a body shot.
Rainey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fordham can do to turn this around?
Rainey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fordham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fordham missing with a left hand there. Rainey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rainey throws a big shot that misses.
Rainey catches Fordham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fordham throws a solid leg kick but Rainey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fordham.
Rainey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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!
Rainey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fordham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Fordham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rainey throws a body punch but Fordham moves out of range.
Fordham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fordham throws the left hand but Rainey avoids the punch easily.
Fordham misses with a leg kick
and Rainey counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Rainey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rainey scores with a nice head shot.
Fordham looks to throw the jab but Rainey is out of range.
Fordham misses with a right hand
and Rainey counters with a three punch combo that has Fordham backing up. Fordham nods at Rainey to acknowledge the strikes.
Fordham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rainey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fordham scrambles back to his feet.
Rainey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fordham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fordham throws a low kick but Rainey avoids it.
Fordham is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fordham throws the left hand but Rainey avoids the punch easily.
Fordham misses with an uppercut
and Rainey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey scores with a jab to the head.
Fordham moves away from the strike by Rainey.
Rainey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fordham.
A little jabbing left from Fordham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Rainey blocks the low kick.
Fordham looks to land a right hand but Rainey moved out of range.
Fordham tries to land a front kick but Rainey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rainey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fordham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rainey.
Rainey moves away from the strike by Fordham.
Rainey scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fordham walks into a stiff left hand from Rainey.
Rainey throws a shot to the body.
Fordham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rainey jabs Fordham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fordham throws a lazy uppercut
and Rainey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Fordham misses with a right hand
and Rainey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Rainey there.
Fordham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fordham avoids the body shot from Rainey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey slips under a jab from Fordham.
Fordham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rainey slips under a jab.
Rainey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fordham can pounce on him.
Rainey misses with a right hand
and Fordham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fordham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fordham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rainey throws a jab when Fordham was well out of range.
Fordham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rainey finds it's way round the side to connect with Fordham's head.
Rainey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fordham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey moves out of range as Fordham strikes.
Rainey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fordham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fordham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Rainey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fordham.
Rainey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fordham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marty Rainey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rainey throws an overhand right that lands on Fordham's shoulder, as Fordham tries to avoid the shot.
Rainey looks to score with a jab to the body but Fordham is just out of range.
Rainey scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Rainey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rainey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Rainey!
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RATING
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