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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die for Metal. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music. Shogun Iron Tyson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Titan Rain's chin.
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149 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rain looks to land a body kick but Iron Tyson moved away.
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Rain has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Rain moves forwards but Iron Tyson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Iron Tyson blocks a head kick by Rain.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Iron Tyson slips the punch.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain feinted with a counter takedown.
Rain takes one to the chin there.
Rain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range and Rain settles back down.
Rain lands with an overhand left.
Rain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rain throws a front kick that sends Iron Tyson stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson walks into a straight right hand from Rain.
Rain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Titan Rain has been cut.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Rain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Iron Tyson avoids it.
A combination from Iron Tyson does no damage.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Iron Tyson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Titan Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Iron Tyson avoids it.
Iron Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rain feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
Rain lands a glancing blow to the side of Iron Tyson's head.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Rain's head but Rain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rain dives in for a single leg takedown but Iron Tyson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Iron Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Rain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron Tyson moves into the clinch.
Iron Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Rain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson pushes Rain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson pushes Rain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iron Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Rain lands a left hand.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rain or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rain.
Rain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
Rain misses with an uppercut. Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Rain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Rain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iron Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Iron Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Rain lands a nice shot that snaps Iron Tyson's head back.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
Iron Tyson feints the counter takedown.
Iron Tyson looks to land a combination but Rain avoids it well.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
A jab from Rain misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain keeps Iron Tyson at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Rain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Iron Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rain tries to land a leg kick but Iron Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iron Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Rain lands a jab to the head.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rain counters with a takedown into side control.
Iron Tyson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain throws a leg kick which misses Iron Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron Tyson tries to avoid it.
Iron Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Rain is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rain throws a front kick aimed at Iron Tyson's knee but Iron Tyson avoids it well.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron Tyson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Rain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
A jab from Rain does it's job there.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titan Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Rain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Iron Tyson gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain has a couple of punches blocked by Iron Tyson.
Still in the clinch, Rain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Iron Tyson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rain seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Iron Tyson can turn it around.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
Iron Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rain finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron Tyson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson cracks Rain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Rain is out of range.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iron Tyson's sensitive parts.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Iron Tyson blocks the low kick.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.
Rain lands with a nice body kick.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Iron Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Rain.
Iron Tyson looks to land a combination but Rain avoids it well.
Iron Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain walks into a jab.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Rain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain misses with an uppercut
and Iron Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
A jab from Rain finds it's way through Iron Tyson's defenses.
Iron Tyson throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Rain scores with a takedown into Iron Tyson's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iron Tyson keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Rain stopping the sweep attempt from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rain won't allow Iron Tyson to sweep him here.
Rain cracks Iron Tyson with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iron Tyson has his hands on Rain's head, controlling the position.
Rain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iron Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Rain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Iron Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Iron Tyson wants to stand up but Rain is controlling him.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Iron Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rain misses with a looping right.
Rain scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Iron Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rain stands up over Iron Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titan Rain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Iron Tyson wants to stand and escape but Rain is having none of it.
Rain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Rain misses with a body kick.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Rain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rain misses with the body kick
letting Iron Tyson counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Iron Tyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Iron Tyson.
Nice uppercut lands for Rain. That snapped Iron Tyson's head back.
Rain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iron Tyson backs up against the cage.
Rain scores with a hook.
Rain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Rain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rain misses with the body kick
and Iron Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron Tyson connects with the punch.
Iron Tyson defending well as Rain loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Rain - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Rain throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Rain.
Iron Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rain.
Iron Tyson lands with a nice combination. Rain backs away looking to recover.
Rain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sloppy strikes from Iron Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Rain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Iron Tyson scores with a four punch combination!
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iron Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Rain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iron Tyson throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Rain.
Iron Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Rain digs a good hook to Iron Tyson's body.
Rain misses with an uppercut. Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Rain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iron Tyson in his tracks.
Rain throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Iron Tyson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rain is in Iron Tyson's guard.
Iron Tyson looking to control.
Rain wants to control from the top but Iron Tyson keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Iron Tyson wants to stand but Rain is controlling the position.
Iron Tyson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Iron Tyson holds on and takes a little breather.
Iron Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rain.
Rain wants to pass the guard but Iron Tyson is keeping the position.
Rain throws a big right hand that misses.
Iron Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rain looking to sit in guard and control but Iron Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Iron Tyson wants to control from the top but Rain keeps moving.
Rain is trying to keep Iron Tyson in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Rain.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Iron Tyson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rain misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Titan Rain did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain throws a jab when Iron Tyson was well out of range.
Rain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rain scores with a sloppy right hand. Iron Tyson should have avoided that one.
Rain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rain misses with a takedown attempt
and Iron Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Rain throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain drops his hands momentarily and Iron Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rain shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain fakes the leg kick and cracks Iron Tyson in the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Iron Tyson moves out of range easily.
Rain scores with a spinning back kick!
Rain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iron Tyson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rain.
Iron Tyson rushes Rain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rain fakes the leg kick and cracks Iron Tyson in the body.
Rain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Rain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Iron Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rain moves out of range as Iron Tyson strikes.
Rain drops down looking for a counter takedown but Iron Tyson sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
Rain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iron Tyson's waist but Iron Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rain off to one side.
Rain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Iron Tyson is trying is best to control the position here.
Iron Tyson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Iron Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Iron Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Iron Tyson connects with a jab.
Iron Tyson sizes up Rain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rain throws a low kick but Iron Tyson moves out of range easily.
Iron Tyson clinches up against the cage.
Iron Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Rain's head.
Iron Tyson tries to circle away but Rain has him pinned against the cage.
Rain lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iron Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Rain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rain breaks the clinch.
Rain fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Iron Tyson! But no joy.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Iron Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iron Tyson clinches up against the cage.
Rain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iron Tyson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rain is working for takedown but Iron Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rain blocking some punches.
Iron Tyson lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iron Tyson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rain manages to break the clinch.
Rain tries to land a body kick
and Iron Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
That's time! Rain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rain.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Rain lands with an uppercut that bounces Iron Tyson off the cage and back into range.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to Rain's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Rain lunges at Iron Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iron Tyson's hand.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain shoots in but Iron Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Iron Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Iron Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rain keeps the fight on the outside.
Rain is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rain is looking to chop away at Iron Tyson's legs.
Rain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Rain works the jab nicely.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Rain misses.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iron Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson looks to land a combination but Rain avoids it well.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Iron Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
Rain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Iron Tyson misses with a left hand
and Rain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
Iron Tyson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rain to score with a decent uppercut.
Rain connects with a leg kick. Iron Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iron Tyson thuds a left hand into Rain's body.
Iron Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Iron Tyson will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that Rain avoids nicely.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
Rain connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain scores with a head kick.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Iron Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain shoots in and drives through. Iron Tyson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Rain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Rain checks a low kick from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson tries to sprawl but Rain drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Iron Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
Iron Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain looks to land a strike but Iron Tyson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Iron Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Iron Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Titan Rain.
I think Rain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Rain!
Titan Rain retains his bantamweight title!
Titan Rain decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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