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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gio Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Rain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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141 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gio Jazz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Rain! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jazz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jazz stalks Rain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rain's face. Rain staggers backwards, shaken. Jazz scores with a sloppy right hand. Rain should have avoided that one. Jazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Jazz. Jazz lands a jab-cross combination. Jazz swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Jazz misses the shot to the body. Jazz misses with a wild body shot. Jazz walks into a jab. Jazz thows a left - swing and a miss! Rain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jazz.
Jazz with a jab. Jazz lands a glancing blow to the side of Rain's head. Jazz misses with a double jab.
Jazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Jazz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Jazz lands a jab-cross combination. Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jazz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rain circles away quickly and effectively. Jazz 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rain tries to clinch but Jazz moves out of range. Rain tries to clinch up. Rain tries to close the distance and clinch but Jazz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jazz works Rain's body with a nice hook. Jazz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jazz lands a with a good body shot. Rain darts in and clinches Jazz up against the cage. Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Jazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rain landing knees to the head.
Jazz can't break the clinch.
Rain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gio Jazz has been cut. A knee to the head by Rain.
Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jazz takes a knee to the side of the body. Rain landing knees to the head.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jazz wants to break free but Rain has control.
Jazz wants to break free but Rain has control.
Rain lands a good knee to the midsection. Jazz won't want to take too many of those. Rain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rain lands an elbow inside. Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Jazz can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jazz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rain has double underhooks. Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jazz tries to circle away but Rain has him pinned against the cage. Jazz takes an elbow to the forehead. Rain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Jazz is breathing heavily. Jazz takes an elbow to the forehead. Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Gio Jazz's cut is getting worse. Rain lands a good knee to the midsection. Jazz won't want to take too many of those. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jazz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Rain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Rain landing knees to the head.
Rain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jazz's defenses. Rain crunches a lovely knee into Jazz's ribcage. Rain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jazz wants to break free but Rain has control.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jazz wants to break free but Rain has control.
Jazz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jazz working hard to break the clinch. Rain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Rain.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rain obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rain lands a knee to the head.
Rain tries a knee to the head but Jazz blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Rain trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain is controlling him. Jazz tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position. Rain lands a knee to the head.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Rain lands an elbow inside. Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Jazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Jazz can't break the clinch.
Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Jazz has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment. Rain lands a knee to the body.
Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Rain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jazz's efforts to push away. Jazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jazz working hard to break the clinch. Jazz can't break the clinch.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but Jazz blocks with his arms.
Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jazz is trying to break free. Rain misses with a knee to the head. Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Rain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jazz's efforts to push away. Jazz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rain with a knee to the head.
Jazz is trying to force a seperation but Rain has the dominant position. Rain landing knees to the head.
Rain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jazz's efforts to push away. Rain keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rain dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gio Jazz's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Rain is looking to clinch but Jazz is avoiding it.
Jazz looks to land a combination but Rain avoids it well. Rain darts in and clinches Jazz up against the cage. Knees to the body from Rain.
Rain lands an elbow inside. Rain lands a knee to the head.
Rain landing knees to the body.
Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rain landing knees to the head.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rain in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Jazz is trying to break free. Rain scores with a knee to the head.
Rain keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jazz wants to break free but Rain has control.
Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain is controlling him. Jazz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Rain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Rain tries a knee to the head but Jazz blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Rain. Jazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Jazz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jazz blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Rain keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rain trying to land knees to the body.
Jazz tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position. Jazz working hard to break the clinch. Rain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jazz blocks it with crossed arms. Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Jazz is trying to break free. Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
A knee to the head by Rain.
Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain is controlling him. Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rain tries a knee to the head but Jazz blocks it.
Rain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jazz is defending well for now. Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Rain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Jazz has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment. Jazz has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment. Jazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Jazz is trying to break free. Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Rain keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jazz wants to break free but Rain has control.
Rain keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rain lands a nice elbow. Jazz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Rain landing knees to the head.
Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rain misses with a knee strike.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jazz working hard to break the clinch. Rain scores with a knee to the head.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jazz is trying to break free. Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rain crunches a lovely knee into Jazz's ribcage. Rain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jazz's efforts to push away. Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rain with a knee to the head.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Rain prevents Jazz from breaking the clinch. Jazz takes an elbow to the temple. Rain lands an elbow inside that Jazz shrugs off. Jazz tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position. Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position. Rain keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rain scores with a knee to the head.
Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rain prevents Jazz from breaking the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rain obliges. Jazz is trying to force a seperation but Rain has the dominant position. Knees to the body from Rain.
Jazz can't break the clinch.
Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rain crunches a lovely knee into Jazz's ribcage. Jazz tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Jazz tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position. Rain lands an elbow inside that Jazz shrugs off. Knees to the body from Rain.
Rain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jazz blocks it with crossed arms. Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Rain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jazz's efforts to push away. Jazz can't break the clinch.
Rain working Jazz over with knees to the body. Rain lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Rain lands a knee to the body.
Rain lands a good knee to the midsection. Jazz won't want to take too many of those. Jazz wants to break free but Rain has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain is controlling him. Rain lands a damaging elbow. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rain lands a knee to the head.
Jazz wants to break free but Rain has control.
Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Gio Jazz's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rain fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Rain 's head but he takes it in his stride. Rain fails in his attempt to clinch. Jazz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jazz lands with a hook. Rain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Jazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range. Rain moves into the clinch successfully.
Rain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
Jazz takes an elbow to the forehead. Jazz has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment. Rain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Rain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Rain prevents Jazz from breaking the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rain keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rain prevents Jazz from breaking the clinch. Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jazz tries to circle away but Rain has him pinned against the cage. Rain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Jazz takes an elbow to the temple. Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rain with a knee to the head.
Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jazz's efforts to push away. Rain landing knees to the body.
Jazz tries to circle away but Rain has him pinned against the cage. Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Jazz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rain prevents Jazz from breaking the clinch. Jazz is trying to force a seperation but Rain has the dominant position. Rain scores with a knee to the head.
Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jazz has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment. Rain keeps control of Jazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rain with a knee to the head.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Jazz is blocking nicely.
Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gio Jazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jazz working hard to break the clinch. Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment. Rain lands a nice knee to the body. Jazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jazz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rain has double underhooks. Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Rain scores with a knee to the head.
Jazz tries to circle away but Rain has him pinned against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Rain lands a knee to the head.
Jazz working hard to break the clinch. Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Jazz tries to circle away but Rain has him pinned against the cage. Rain lands a knee to the head.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Rain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jazz can't break the clinch.
Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A knee to the head by Rain.
Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jazz takes a knee to the side of the body. Knees to the body from Rain.
Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rain lands a nice knee to the body. Jazz is trying to break free. Jazz is trying to break free. Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Rain looks to throw an elbow but misses. Jazz is trying to break free. Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jazz has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment. Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain is controlling him. Rain lands an elbow inside that Jazz shrugs off. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rain obliges. Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Rain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Jazz tries to circle away but Rain has him pinned against the cage. Andy Rain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Nice elbow from Rain.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Jazz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rain has double underhooks. Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain is controlling him. A knee to the head by Rain.
Jazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Rain with a knee to the head.
Rain connects with a knee to the head.
Jazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rain lands an elbow inside. Jazz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rain has double underhooks. Jazz tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage. Rain lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage. Jazz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rain has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rain lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Rain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rain scores with a knee to the head.
Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jazz's face.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Andy Rain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Jazz is blocking nicely.
Jazz is looking to break free of the clinch but Rain has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight! Andy Rain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Rain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rain!
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