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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Rayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliche Clinchmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Rayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cliche Clinchmaster!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayne rushes Clinchmaster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rayne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clinchmaster walks away with a smile on his face. Rayne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Rayne misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rayne.
Cliche Clinchmaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayne shoots in for a takedown but Clinchmaster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clinchmaster.
Rayne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Rayne.
Clinchmaster tries to clinch but Rayne is having none of it.
Rayne clinches.
Clinchmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster tries a knee to the head but Rayne blocks it.
Rayne is working for takedown but Clinchmaster is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee strike.
Rayne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clinchmaster smiles and moves away.
Clinchmaster stuffs the takedown attempt from Rayne. Rayne gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne pushes Clinchmaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Clinchmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clinchmaster pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rayne is trying to push Clinchmaster away but Clinchmaster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Clinchmaster.
Clinchmaster lands an elbow just above Rayne 's eye.
It looks like Jim Rayne has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clinchmaster throws an elbow but misses.
Clinchmaster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee strike.
Rayne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clinchmaster smiles and moves away.
Rayne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayne takes the fight into the clinch.
Clinchmaster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rayne is trying to break the clinch but Clinchmaster is controlling him.
Clinchmaster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rayne's efforts to push away.
Rayne tries to break the clinch but Clinchmaster is controlling the position.
Clinchmaster looking to throw knees to the head but Rayne is blocking nicely.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee strike.
Rayne stalling in the clinch but Clinchmaster improves position.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinchmaster missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rayne's defenses.
A knee to the head by Clinchmaster.
Clinchmaster stops a takedown attempt from Rayne.
Clinchmaster tries to land knees in the clinch but Rayne avoids the damage to the body.
Clinchmaster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Clinchmaster prevents Rayne from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clinchmaster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rayne's brow.
Clinchmaster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rayne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clinchmaster just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rayne tries to pull guard but Clinchmaster won't allow it.
Clinchmaster looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clinchmaster blocking some punches.
Clinchmaster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Clinchmaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayne has had enough of the clinch but Clinchmaster keeps him there for the moment.
Rayne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clinchmaster is keeping busy.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clinchmaster lands a knee to the head.
Rayne has Clinchmaster pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clinchmaster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clinchmaster is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rayne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Clinchmaster avoids the damage to the body.
Clinchmaster keeps control of Rayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rayne is trying to force a seperation but Clinchmaster has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Clinchmaster.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clinchmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cliche Clinchmaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Rayne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clinchmaster tries to clinch there but Rayne circles away.
Rayne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clinchmaster staying out of range there.
Clinchmaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rayne circles away.
Rayne looks for a takedown but Clinchmaster sprawls well.
Clinchmaster is looking to clinch but Rayne is avoiding it.
Clinchmaster wants to clinch up but Rayne keeps it at a distance.
Rayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Clinchmaster.
Clinchmaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rayne.
Clinchmaster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Rayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clinchmaster looking to throw knees to the head but Rayne is blocking nicely.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clinchmaster pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clinchmaster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rayne up against the cage.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rayne misses with a punch to the body.
Rayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rayne stalling in the clinch but Clinchmaster improves position.
Clinchmaster manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clinchmaster has Rayne pressed against the cage, preventing Rayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee to the head.
Rayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clinchmaster is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster tries to clinch but Rayne moves out of range.
Rayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clinchmaster as he jumps to the side.
Rayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rayne gets a clinch.
Clinchmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster tries to land knees in the clinch but Rayne avoids the damage to the body.
Clinchmaster stalls.
Rayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Clinchmaster has double underhooks.
Rayne tries a body shot but Clinchmaster blocks it.
Clinchmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rayne's efforts to push away.
Clinchmaster lands a knee to the head.
Clinchmaster tries a knee to the head but Rayne blocks it.
Clinchmaster prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clinchmaster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rayne is defending well for now.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rayne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Rayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rayne avoiding damage as Clinchmaster throws knees to the body.
Rayne blocks an elbow strike from Clinchmaster.
Rayne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rayne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clinchmaster just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayne decides to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Clinchmaster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rayne trying to keep a closed guard but Clinchmaster is proving a slippery customer.
Rayne wants to stand and escape but Clinchmaster is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rayne is trying to control the position but Clinchmaster postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Rayne.
Rayne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clinchmaster circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Clinchmaster.
Clinchmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cliche Clinchmaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jim Rayne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Clinchmaster clinches.
Rayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinchmaster.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rayne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clinchmaster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rayne avoids the elbow strike from Clinchmaster, against the cage.
Cliche Clinchmaster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rayne tries to score a body lock takedown but Clinchmaster shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clinchmaster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rayne tries to pull guard but Clinchmaster forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee strike.
Clinchmaster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rayne is defending well for now.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but Rayne blocks with his arms.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but Rayne blocks with his arms.
Clinchmaster looking to throw knees to the head but Rayne is blocking nicely.
Clinchmaster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clinchmaster prevents Rayne from breaking the clinch.
Rayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Clinchmaster has double underhooks.
Clinchmaster prevents the takedown attempt.
Rayne is looking to control Clinchmaster's arms but Clinchmaster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rayne has his back to the cage.
Clinchmaster dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Clinchmaster won't allow it.
Clinchmaster looking to throw knees to the head but Rayne is blocking nicely.
Clinchmaster keeps control of Rayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee strike.
Clinchmaster looking to throw knees to the head but Rayne is blocking nicely.
Rayne jumps guard but Clinchmaster stands there with Rayne around his waist. Rayne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rayne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clinchmaster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clinchmaster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clinchmaster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Rayne pulls Clinchmaster into guard.
Rayne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clinchmaster won't allow Rayne to get back to his feet.
Rayne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Rayne.
Clinchmaster avoids the body shot from Rayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster tries to keep at a distance but Rayne has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clinchmaster is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rayne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clinchmaster prevents it.
Rayne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clinchmaster smiles and moves away.
Rayne loads up on a big right hand but Clinchmaster slips the punch.
Rayne throws a right and a left that Clinchmaster avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clinchmaster tries to keep at a distance but Rayne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Clinchmaster - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clinchmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rayne tries to pull guard but Clinchmaster won't allow it.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but Rayne blocks with his arms.
Rayne jumps into guard, dragging Clinchmaster to the mat.
Rayne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rayne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clinchmaster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rayne wants to stand up but Clinchmaster is controlling him.
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 Jim Rayne.
I think Clinchmaster 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cliche Clinchmaster!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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