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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Von has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Von !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Von closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rain to the mat! Rain manages to get full guard.
Rain looking to control.
Rain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rain wants to sweep here but Von controlling him for the moment.
Rain wants to stand but Von is controlling the position.
Von decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rain, up you get!
Von tries to clinch up.
Von circles away from the clinch attempt
and Von counters with a single leg into guard. Rain didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von prevents Rain from getting back to his feet.
Von trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von gets to his feet. Rain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Von tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rain counters with a head kick.
Rain clinches but Von breaks the clinch
and Von counters with a series of strikes. Rain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rain is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von .
Von shoots for a double leg takedown but Rain sprawls well. He's pushed Von 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Von shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Von . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von looks to land a combination but Rain avoids it well.
Rain wants to clinch
and Von counters with a three punch combo that has Rain backing up. Rain nods at Von to acknowledge the strikes.
Andy Rain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Von showed some decent athleticism there.
Von is breathing heavily.
Rain is trying to stand.
Rain moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Von is looking to work some ground and pound but Rain has wrist control.
Rain throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain wants to stand and escape but Von is having none of it.
Von 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.
Rain throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Von keeps the fight on the outside.
Von misses with the combination.
Rain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von counters with a three punch combo that has Rain backing up. Rain nods at Von to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Von .
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.
Von tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rain swivels and escapes.
Von shoots and misses
and Rain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rain lands a knee to the body.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Von tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Von drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Von is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Von really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Von wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Rain misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rain throws an elbow but misses.
Von tries to pull guard but Rain holds him up against the cage and eventually Von drops back down to his feet.
Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von tries for a takedown but Rain manages to get underhooks.
Rain trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Von dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Von circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rain doesn't manage to clinch there - Von circles away.
Von scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rain tries to get to full guard but Von has control of the leg.
Rain is defending against the submission attempts here by Von .
Nice strikes from Von there.
Von tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Von sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rain defending well though.
Von seems to be working for a kimura but Rain defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rain is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Von misses with a left hand
and Rain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Max Von is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rain.
Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rain with a knee to the head.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Von is blocking nicely.
Von wants to break free but Rain has control.
Rain tries a knee to the head but Von blocks it.
Rain lands an elbow just above Von 's eye.
Rain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Rain crunches a lovely knee into Von 's ribcage.
Rain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
Von avoiding damage as Rain throws knees to the body.
Von wants to break free but Rain has control.
Rain misses with a knee strike.
Von has had enough of the clinch but Rain keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a nice elbow.
Rain misses with a knee to the head.
Rain tries a knee to the head but Von blocks it.
Rain scores a nice knee to the body.
Rain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Von 's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
Rain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rain tries a knee to the head but Von blocks it.
Von wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rain misses with a knee strike.
Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Von 's face.
Von takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rain keeps control of Von as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Rain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von .
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rain tries to land knees in the clinch but Von avoids the damage to the body.
Von tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rain just stands there and leans against the cage.
Von wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Rain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Von is blocking nicely.
Von fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von goes for a takedown attempt but Rain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Von . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von misses with a wild combination.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rain doesn't manage to clinch there - Von circles away.
Rain wants to clinch up but Von keeps it at a distance.
Rain tries to clinch but Von moves out of range.
Von gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Von is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von managing to block the knees to the body from Rain.
Rain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Max Von seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von throws a lazy head kick
and Rain counters by moving into the clinch.
Von wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von is trying to break free.
Von tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rain smiles and moves away.
Rain has Von up against the cage in a clinch.
Von wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Von on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rain just stands there and leans against the cage.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Von fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Von fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von shoots in but Rain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rain taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Von is blocking nicely.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rain scores a nice knee to the body.
Rain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Von tries to pull guard but Rain won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Von . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but Von blocks with his arms.
Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position.
Rain misses with a knee to the head.
Von takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rain lands a nice knee to the body.
Rain landing knees to the body.
Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Von is blocking nicely.
Rain scores with a knee to the head.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but Von is blocking nicely.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but Von blocks with his arms.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Rain.
Von tries to pull guard but Rain holds him up against the cage and eventually Von drops back down to his feet.
Rain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von tries to pull guard but Rain won't allow it.
Von has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Von wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Rain scores a nice knee to the body.
Rain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Von tries to break the clinch but Rain is controlling the position.
Von avoids the elbow strike from Rain, against the cage.
Von wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain missing with knees to the body.
Von goes for a takedown attempt but Rain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Von counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rain is on top in guard.
Von has a closed guard, preventing Rain from standing up.
Rain stays in close to Von 's body and controls the position.
Rain wants to control from the top but Von keeps moving.
Rain wanted to stand there but Von had control of the position.
Rain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Von avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Von throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Von looking for a sweep but Rain has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Von working to try and regain half guard.
Von is working hard here to advance position.
Von is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Max Von overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von is squirming around, avoiding Rain's attempts to control the action.
Von really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Von gets back to half guard.
Rain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Von does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Von is looking to escape.
Rain controlling the action here.
Von on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Von tries to get out of the position.
Von wants to get back to full guard.
Rain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rain is trying to control the action in half guard but Von is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rain decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rain tries to clinch up
and Von counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andy Rain.
I think Rain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rain!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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