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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Rayne (ranked 3542 p4p, 355 weight class) and Sylvain Rochette (ranked 4719 p4p, 463 weight class). Rayne comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Eddie Rayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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277 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Rayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvain Rochette!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rochette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rayne throws a low kick but Rochette moves out of range easily.
Rayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Rochette misses.
Rochette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rochette clinches with his opponent.
Rochette throws a punch but it's blocked by Rayne.
Rochette is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rochette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rochette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rochette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rochette has Rayne pressed against the cage, preventing Rayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rochette working aggressively here.
Rochette gets through Rayne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rayne blocks an uppercut.
Rochette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rochette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rayne backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rochette pushes Rayne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rayne has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rochette.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rochette.
Rayne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rayne wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Rayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rochette misses with the head strike.
Rayne blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rochette fails to land.
Rayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rochette has a couple of punches blocked by Rayne.
Rochette swings wildly with an uppercut but Rayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rayne is trying to force a seperation but Rochette has the dominant position.
Rochette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rochette misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochette misses with the head strike.
Rochette lands with a left to the head.
Rochette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rochette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raynes head.
Rochette working aggressively here.
Rochette lands an uppercut.
Rochette working aggressively here.
Rayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rochette scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rayne blocking some punches.
Rochette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rayne backwards.
Rayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rochette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rayne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Eddie Rayne has been cut.
Rochette's coach down at soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rochette's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rochette lands with an uppercut that bounces Rayne off the cage and back into range.
Rayne avoids the head kick by Rochette.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayne drops Rochette with a nice combination! Rayne dives into Rochette's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Sylvain Rochette has been cut.
Rochette is controlling Rayne's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rochette is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rayne is controlling him.
Rayne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rochette's guard.
Rayne is trying to work for a kimura but Rochette is defending well.
Rochette pushes Rayne off, looking to escape but Rayne dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Rochette is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie Rayne!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Rayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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