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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Dillashaw has chosen Jump Around-House of Pain as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
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136 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Dillashaw!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dillashaw tries to clinch there but Rain circles away.
Dillashaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillashaw looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rain!
Dillashaw wants to stand but Rain is controlling his arm.
Dillashaw trying to control the position but Rain is working away.
Rain sneaks back into half guard.
Rain actively working from the bottom here.
Rain won't allow Dillashaw to pass to mount.
Rain is trying to get back to full guard.
Rain moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillashaw wants to stand but Rain is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillashaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dillashaw has managed to get both his arms back between Rain's legs - danger averted.
Rain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dillashaw!
Dillashaw is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dillashaw blocking the ground and pound.
Rain lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw is bucking up trying to escape but Rain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rain controlling from mount.
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!
Rain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dillashaw is looking to escape.
Rain controlling from mount.
Rain thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dillashaw is looking to escape.
Dillashaw taking shots to the head.
Rain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rain with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rain looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dillashaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rain to score with a decent uppercut.
Titan Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Rain misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillashaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rain cracks a nice hook into Dillashaw's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillashaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dillashaw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain is trying to control the position but Dillashaw postures up.
Dillashaw controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rain keeping moving, preventing Dillashaw from controlling successfully.
Rain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rain looking for a guillotine here but Dillashaw defends easily.
Dillashaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillashaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dillashaw defends it easily.
Rain working for a triangle but Dillashaw defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain looking for a sweep. Not yet Rain, not yet.
Dillashaw lands a couple of elbows.
Dillashaw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dillashaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking for a sweep. Not yet Rain, not yet.
Dillashaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillashaw won't allow Rain to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dillashaw misses with a takedown
and Rain counters with a single leg into guard. Dillashaw didn't expect that.
Rain is fighting to break Dillashaw's control of his arms but Dillashaw is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rain sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillashaw wants to stand up but Rain is controlling him.
Rain wants to pass the guard but Dillashaw is keeping the position.
Dillashaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dillashaw fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rain.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rain.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw manages to avoid it.
Titan Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Rain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillashaw.
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw.
Rain dives in for a single leg takedown but Dillashaw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rain has a couple of punches blocked by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Titan Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Dillashaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dillashaw is working for takedown but Rain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw blocks a head kick by Rain.
Dillashaw misses with a takedown attempt - Rain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Rain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dillashaw doesn't seem phased though.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillashaw.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dillashaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rain duly obliges.
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillashaw can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain scores with a decent looking hook.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Dillashaw ducks down to avoid it.
Rain shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dillashaw's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rain is looking to work some ground and pound but Dillashaw has wrist control.
Rain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillashaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Titan Rain.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
TJ Dillashaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rain stuffs the takedown attempt from Dillashaw. Dillashaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Dillashaw blocks a leg kick.
Dillashaw walks into a left hand.
Rain lands a nice shot to the body.
Rain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dillashaw counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rain!
Dillashaw is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dillashaw is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain is looking for a sweep.
Dillashaw is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
TJ Dillashaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain manages to get back to half guard.
Rain tries to roll over but Dillashaw keeps him under control.
Rain is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillashaw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rain is just riding it out for now. Dillashaw eventually gives up the hold.
Rain taking some punishment here, with Dillashaw in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titan Rain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rain 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Rain!
Titan Rain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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