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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Rainey (ranked 816 p4p, 847 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 112 p4p, 114 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Rainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro throws a nice looking combination but Rainey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradley Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Karokaro does no damage.
Karokaro checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rainey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karokaro walks into a straight right hand from Rainey.
Rainey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rainey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rainey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rainey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karokaro at a distance.
Rainey lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rainey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karokaro momentarily.
Karokaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rainey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Rainey.
Karokaro checks a leg kick.
Rainey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rainey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rainey lands with an uppercut that bounces Karokaro off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rainey.
Rainey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karokaro dodges the ground and pound from Rainey.
Rainey throws an elbow but Karokaro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karokaro throws Rainey to one side and escapes!
Rainey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karokaro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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 cracks Karokaro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Karokaro sneaks out the side door and pushes Rainey away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Karokaro tries to land a front kick but Rainey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rainey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karokaro counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Rainey. That snapped Karokaro's head back.
Rainey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karokaro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rainey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karokaro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Karokaro checks a low kick from Rainey.
Rainey cracks Karokaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rainey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karokaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey throws a push kick but Karokaro slaps the foot to one side.
Rainey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karokaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Rainey misses its intended target.
Rainey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karokaro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rainey somewhat.
Karokaro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Karokaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Karokaro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Karokaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Karokaro.
Karokaro slips under a jab.
A big left from Karokaro misses.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Karokaro does it's job there.
Rainey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karokaro throws a hook but Rainey avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro misses with a leg kick.
Rainey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karokaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karokaro throws out a counter right but Rainey avoids it with no problem.
Rainey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karokaro, as that shot connected.
Karokaro ducks under a wild hook from Rainey.
Rainey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rainey misses with a looping right.
Rainey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karokaro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rainey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karokaro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karokaro trying to control the position here.
Rainey preventing the sweep.
Karokaro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karokaro looking to control.
Rainey postures up in Karokaro's guard and throws a big left but Karokaro blocks it.
Karokaro is adopting a defensive guard.
Rainey trying to control the position from guard on top but Karokaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karokaro is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rainey tries to throw a body punch but Karokaro avoids it by throwing Rainey back against the cage.
Rainey gets through Karokaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rainey struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karokaro breaks from the clinch.
Rainey lands a jab to the nose.
Karokaro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Karokaro as Rainey shoots in.
Karokaro is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bradley Rainey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rainey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rainey misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karokaro! But no joy.
Karokaro with the inside leg kick.
Rainey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rainey misses with a hook. Karokaro ducked under it nicely.
Rainey shoots in but Karokaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karokaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rainey looks to throw the jab but Karokaro is out of range.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rainey circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Rainey. Those never looked like landing.
Karokaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rainey loads up on a big right hand but Karokaro slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainey shoots in looking for a takedown. Karokaro tries to sprawl out of it but Rainey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karokaro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Karokaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey tries to land a front kick but Karokaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rainey connects with a body shot.
Rainey stuns Karokaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rainey's corner calls for a 1-2. Rainey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karokaro feints a jab promting Rainey to slip. Karokaro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rainey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Karokaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rainey.
Rainey throws a right hand that misses
letting Karokaro counter with a right hand.
Rainey throws a hook but Karokaro avoids it easily.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karokaro slips under a jab from Rainey.
Karokaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rainey slips a jab and a cross from Karokaro.
Karokaro blocks the body kick.
Rainey digs a good hook to Karokaro's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that Rainey avoids nicely.
Karokaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rainey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karokaro as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Rainey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karokaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Rainey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rainey throws a jab but it's blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rainey.
Rainey misses with a body shot
and Karokaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rainey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karokaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karokaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rainey. That's going to slow Karokaro down.
Rainey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rainey misses with a left hand
letting Karokaro counter with a right hand.
Rainey shoots in for a double leg but Karokaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey throws a leg kick
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
Rainey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karokaro on the side of the head.
Karokaro ducks under a wild hook from Rainey.
Rainey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karokaro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karokaro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rainey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Karokaro tries to kick Rainey off but Rainey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rainey thows a huge punch but Karokaro dodges it nicely.
Rainey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberto Karokaro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karokaro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rainey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rainey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rainey lands a nice short elbow.
Rainey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karokaro is trying to maintain the position but Rainey is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Rainey there.
Karokaro controlling the position for now.
Rainey is looking to take a break and control but Karokaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rainey throwing shots but Karokaro is blocking nicely.
Rainey thows a huge punch but Karokaro dodges it nicely.
Karokaro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karokaro wants to get back to his feet but Rainey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rainey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karokaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rainey trying to control the position from guard on top but Karokaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rainey postures up and lands a big shot to Karokaro's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Rainey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karokaro slips under a jab from Rainey.
The fighters circling - Rainey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rainey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karokaro moves away.
Karokaro throws out a counter right but Rainey avoids it with no problem.
Rainey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley Rainey is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Rainey misses.
It seemed like Karokaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karokaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rainey.
Karokaro scores with the left hand. Rainey knows he should have avoided that one.
Karokaro takes one on the button.
Rainey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Karokaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karokaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rainey.
Karokaro misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainey catches Karokaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karokaro lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a series of punches but Rainey avoids them all with ease.
Rainey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rainey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rainey tries to bum rush Karokaro with a series of wild strikes but Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karokaro was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Karokaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rainey misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rainey.
Karokaro misses with a hook. Rainey ducked under it nicely.
Karokaro takes one to the chin there.
Rainey throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Rainey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karokaro. Karokaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rainey or perhaps it was just good defense by Karokaro, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Karokaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bradley Rainey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rainey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rainey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rainey throws a body shot but no joy.
Rainey with a poor takedown
and Karokaro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Rainey misses its intended target.
Karokaro appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karokaro throws a sloppy head kick and Rainey moves out of range easily.
Rainey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rainey throws a leg kick
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Rainey misses.
Rainey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Karokaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rainey misses with a shot to the body
and Karokaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karokaro avoids a kick to the body.
Karokaro throws a jab when Rainey was well out of range.
Karokaro misses with a looping left.
Rainey looks to land a right hand but Karokaro moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rainey misses.
Karokaro throws a nice looking combination but Rainey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karokaro moves out of range of the body kick from Rainey.
Karokaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rainey misses with an uppercut.
Rainey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karokaro.
Rainey throws a looping overhand right but Karokaro ducks down to avoid it.
Karokaro misses the shot to the body.
Rainey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Rainey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Rainey misses the target.
Karokaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karokaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rainey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karokaro. Karokaro obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Karokaro.
Karokaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberto Karokaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karokaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rainey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Rainey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rainey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Rainey.
Karokaro tries to move into range but Rainey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rainey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karokaro 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!
Karokaro throws a leg kick but Rainey checks it.
Rainey avoids the body shot from Karokaro.
Karokaro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rainey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rainey misses with a looping right.
Karokaro misses with a straight right.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left and a right from Rainey both land. Nice combination.
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 Bradley Rainey.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rainey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Rainey!
Bradley Rainey decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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