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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 197 p4p, 1542 weight class) and White Rain (ranked 14 p4p, 109 weight class). Biden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Side to Side. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain looks to score with a jab to the body but Biden is just out of range.
Biden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rain drives through and clinches with Biden against the cage.
Rain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biden misses with a punch to the body.
Rain avoiding damage as Biden throws knees to the body.
Rain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Biden up against the cage.
Rain lands a hook that snaps the head of Biden backwards.
Biden prevents a body shot from Rain.
A head punch on the inside from Biden fails to land.
Biden manages to break the clinch.
Rain throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Biden back to the cage. Rain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good exchange - Biden coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Biden's shoulder, as Biden tries to avoid the shot.
Biden throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biden takes one to the side of the head.
Biden throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Biden staying out of range there.
It looked like Biden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rain blocks a low kick nicely.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Biden thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Biden's hands.
Biden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
An inside leg kick lands from Rain.
Biden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rain lands with a hook. Biden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Biden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rain to score with a decent uppercut.
Rain misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Biden in his tracks.
Rain throws the left hand but Biden avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Biden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biden takes one to the chin there.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Biden throws a big counter combination but Rain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Biden throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like White Rain has been cut.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Biden is looking to clinch but Rain is avoiding it.
Biden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Rain on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biden tries a knee to the head but Rain blocks it.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rain scores with a shot to the side of Biden's head.
Rain lands a body punch.
Rain jumps guard but Biden turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biden.
Biden landing knees to the body.
Rain taking a breather.
Rain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Rain.
Rain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Biden up against the cage.
Biden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Biden after a bit of a struggle.
Biden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Biden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biden working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rain looks winded!
Biden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Biden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden is working Rain over against the cage.
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 blocks a body shot from Biden.
Biden lands with a right to the head.
Biden misses with a knee strike.
Rain tries to work over Biden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Biden.
A hook to the body from Biden.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Biden controls the action.
Rain is struggling to control the position.
Biden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biden.
Rain is looking to control Biden's arms but Biden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rain has his back to the cage.
Biden working Rain over with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but White Rain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on White Rain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rain swings widly with a right hand
and Biden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biden has Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
Rain blocks a body shot from Biden.
Rain misses with a punch on the inside.
Rain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biden's elbow.
Biden misses with some punches.
Rain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Biden can't find room to land a body shot as Rain controls the action.
Biden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Biden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden lands a leg kick that knocks Rain off balance momentarily.
Rain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Biden moves away and avoids it.
Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Biden moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain swats away the attempt to clinch by Biden.
White Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biden swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain throws out a counter right but Biden avoids it with no problem.
Rain works over Biden's head and body with a nice combination.
Biden misses with a body shot.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Biden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rain misses with an uppercut
and Biden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rain misses with a straight right.
Biden moves into the clinch successfully.
Rain blocking some punches.
Biden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rain works on Biden's body with a couple of short punches.
Biden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain misses with a hook
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biden on the side of the head.
White Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rain throws a chopping leg kick but Biden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Rain throws a hook but Biden avoids it easily.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Biden is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Biden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biden is looking to counter punch.
Rain lunges at Biden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Biden's hand.
Rain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rain scores with a jab. Biden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rain throws a jab when Biden was well out of range.
Rain misses with a leg kick.
Rain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Biden misses its target.
An inside leg kick lands from Rain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
Rain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Biden needs to keep his hands up - Rain had a free shot at his head there.
Rain with the inside leg kick.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biden.
Biden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rain's head backwards.
Biden tries to clinch but Rain is having none of it.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rain misses with a leg kick
and Biden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain is rocked!
That has opened up White Rain's cut even more.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biden slips a jab from Rain.
Rain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biden keeps the fight on the outside.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Rain misses
and Biden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rain's knee momentarily.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Rain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick lands for Biden.
Biden is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Rain hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Biden!
A very excited looking Joe Biden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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