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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grecko (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. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Titan Rain was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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139 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grecko.
Rain throws a body punch but Grecko moves out of range.
Grecko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grecko moves away.
Grecko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rain jabs Grecko right on the nose. Grecko blinks but takes it well.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain throws a leg kick but Grecko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rain lands the left hand.
Rain misses with a hook. Grecko ducked under it nicely.
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grecko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain throws a series of punches but Grecko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain throws a nice looking combination but Grecko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grecko staying out of range there.
Crunch! Grecko slams his shin into Rain's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grecko rushes Rain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Grecko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a head punch that misses.
Rain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grecko has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
Grecko throws a punch but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain manages to break the clinch.
Grecko misses with a straight right.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grecko.
Titan Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grecko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grecko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Decent striking displayed by Rain there.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rain shoots in for a double leg but Grecko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grecko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Grecko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rain is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice jab there from Grecko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Rain tenderised Grecko's leg. Grecko is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rain's corner calls for a 1-2. Rain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grecko.
Grecko throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Grecko misses.
Grecko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grecko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Titan Rain has been cut.
Rain slips a straight right by Grecko.
Grecko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Rain.
Rain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grecko is out of range and Rain settles back down.
Rain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grecko lands with a nice combination. Rain backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Rain.
Grecko lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko tried to score with a low kick but Rain checks it.
Nice cross by Rain.
Grecko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grecko - that will leave a mark!
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Grecko's shoulder, as Grecko tries to avoid the shot.
Rain fails with the takedown.
Tony Grecko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titan Rain.
Rain misses with a body shot
and Grecko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Grecko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grecko.
Rain connects with the punch.
Grecko missing with a left hand there. Rain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Grecko blocks the low kick.
Grecko is looking to counter the offense by Rain and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain connects with a right hand. Grecko shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain throws an off balance right hand
and Grecko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grecko.
Grecko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grecko.
Grecko misses with a shot to the body
and Rain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grecko thinking.
Grecko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Grecko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greckos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Rain.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain swings for the body but Grecko moves out of range.
Rain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grecko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Grecko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Titan Rain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grecko connects with a looping right hand.
Rain throws a hook but Grecko blocks it.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grecko.
The fighters circling - Grecko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain missing with a left hand there. Grecko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grecko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rain throws a lazy head kick
and Grecko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rain won't be happy with that.
Grecko is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rain taking a bit of punishment here - Grecko scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grecko taking a break here but Rain is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain trying to control from the bottom.
Rain tries to roll over but Grecko keeps him under control.
Grecko throwing shots but Rain is blocking nicely.
Grecko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rain is concentrating on defense, preventing Grecko from advancing position.
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 is looking for a sweep. Grecko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grecko throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain tries to work over Grecko's front leg with a kick but Grecko checks it.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Grecko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grecko misses the shot to the body.
Rain scoring well with a low kick there.
Grecko throws a front kick that sends Rain stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rain.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Titan Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grecko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grecko moves into the clinch.
Grecko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grecko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rain wants to get back to striking at distance but Grecko won't allow it.
Grecko lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain breaks the clinch.
Rain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grecko clinches up against the cage.
Rain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rain jumps into guard, dragging Grecko to the mat.
Grecko works over Rain with some ground and pound from guard.
Grecko trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Rain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Grecko has his hands clasped together but Rain extends and breaks Grecko's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rain.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Titan Rain!
A very excited looking Titan Rain 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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