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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Incheol Wonha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Titan Rain's chin.
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain blocks a jab.
Rain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rain blocks a jab.
Titan Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wonha cracks Rain with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Titan Rain has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Rain. Beautiful body shot.
Wonha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Wonha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wonha wants it to stay on the feet.
Wonha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Rain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rain.
Wonha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain throws a leg kick that misses.
Wonha lunges at Rain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rain's hand.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Wonha moved out of range nicely.
Wonha blocks a leg kick.
Wonha misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wonha.
Incheol Wonha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rain moves forwards but Wonha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain moves out of range of the leg kick from Wonha.
Wonha jabs Rain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rain.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Wonha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wonha throws out the jab.
Wonha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wonha moves away from the strike by Rain.
As Rain tries to get set, Wonha tries to push him back and clinch up but Rain manages to avoid the attempt.
Rain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rain throws a leg kick but Wonha moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rain lands an overhand right.
Wonha doesn't manage to clinch there - Rain circles away.
A leg kick checked by Wonha.
Rain thumps Wonha with a low kick.
Rain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wonha is looking to clinch but Rain is avoiding it.
Rain avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Rain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wonha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Wonha darts in trying to clinch
and Rain counters with a single leg into guard. Wonha didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throwing strikes from guard but Wonha blocks nicely.
Rain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rain pushes down on Wonha's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wonha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rain thows a huge punch but Wonha dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wonha is staying active underneath Rain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wonha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rain lands a nice short elbow.
Rain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rain looks to land a strike but Wonha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rain pushing down on Wonha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rain passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain breaks from Wonha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wonha wants to clinch
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rain scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Rain misses
and Wonha counters by clinching up.
Rain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Rain in his tracks for a moment.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Rain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rain avoids the elbow strike from Wonha, against the cage.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Wonha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wonha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonha is trying to control the position but Rain postures up.
Rain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rain looking to sit in guard and control but Wonha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rain looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wonha passes into side control.
Wonha is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Rain gets back to half guard.
Rain tries to roll over but Wonha keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rain keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Rain.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Titan Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wonha tries to clinch up but Rain circles away and keeps his distance.
Wonha misses with a looping left.
Wonha tries to land a leg kick but Rain saw it coming and moves away.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Wonha.
Rain has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wonha has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain blocks the elbow strike.
Wonha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rain tries to circle away but Wonha has him pinned against the cage.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but Rain blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha.
Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rain's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain is trying to pull guard but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rain.
Rain lands an uppercut.
Wonha working Rain over with knees to the body.
Wonha lands a body shot.
Wonha gets underhooks to prevent Rain's takedown attempt.
Rain throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Rain cracks Wonha with a nice body shot.
Rain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rain fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Titan Rain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain'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. And we move into the final round!
Wonha jabs Rain right on the nose. Rain blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wonha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rain fails with a takedown attempt.
Wonha slips under a jab from Rain.
Rain moves forwards but Wonha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wonha looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain lands with an uppercut that bounces Wonha off the cage and back into range.
Wonha throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Rain scores with a one two! Wonha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rain throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wonha is looking to counter the offense by Rain and move into the clinch.
Rain throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Wonha down.
Wonha walks into a jab.
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wonha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wonha misses the target.
Wonha misses with a straight left.
Wonha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wonha fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wonha's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonha.
Wonha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rain throws a leg kick that misses.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonha.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rain misses with a takedown attempt
and Wonha counters by moving into the clinch.
Incheol Wonha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titan Rain.
Rain tries to break free but Wonha pushes him back against the cage.
Rain has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rain.
Rain decides to pull guard.
Rain looking for a guillotine here but Wonha defends easily.
Rain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wonha is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wonha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wonha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wonha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wonha controlling from the top position.
Incheol Wonha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wonha throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titan 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Rain!
Titan Rain 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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