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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 140 p4p, 297 weight class) and Bradley Rainey (ranked 22 p4p, 44 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Rainey!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rainey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rainey lands a nice uppercut.
Rainey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rose is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
We've been hearing reports that Rose has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rose is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rainey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rainey backwards.
Rainey working aggressively here.
Rainey prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rainey lands with a left to the head.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rainey or not.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rainey swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rainey backwards.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rainey prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Rainey controls the action.
Rainey misses with the head strike.
Rainey throws a head punch that misses.
Rainey goes for a takedown attempt but Rose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Rainey.
Rainey lands a head shot.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rainey. Rainey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
Rose stuns Rainey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose lands with a hook. Rainey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rainey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rainey shoots in but no luck this time.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rainey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rainey drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rainey lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rainey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rainey throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rainey throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose gets a clinch.
Rose gets underhooks to prevent Rainey's takedown attempt.
Rose tries a body shot but Rainey blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rainey backwards.
Rainey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rainey backwards.
Rainey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rainey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Rainey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rainey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rainey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rainey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Rainey's ribcage. Rainey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose cracks Rainey with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rainey.
Rainey looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rainey tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Rainey back against the cage.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rainey tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rainey fails to land.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rainey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rainey or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rainey throws an elbow but misses.
Rainey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rose can't fight it off and eventually Rainey manages to take the fight to the floor. Rose looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rainey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rainey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rainey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rainey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose is pulling down on Rainey's head to control his posture.
Rainey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rose holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose trying to control the position.
Rose is pulling down on Rainey's head. It's preventing any offense from Rainey, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rose slips under a jab from Rainey.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rainey tries to clinch up.
Rainey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rainey manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rainey throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Rainey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Rainey persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
Rainey has managed to clinch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rainey tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rainey.
Rose pushes Rainey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rainey backwards.
Rainey throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Rainey controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Rainey controls the action.
Rainey misses with some punches.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rainey scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rainey can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rainey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Rainey.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rainey backwards.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Rainey controls the action.
Rose stops a takedown attempt from Rainey.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rainey looking for a takedown.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rainey is breathing heavily.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rainey throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rainey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rainey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rainey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rainey is rocked!
Rose measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Rainey! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Adrian Rose!
A very excited looking Adrian Rose 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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mgr
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RATING
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