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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reico Huust (ranked 1779 p4p, 2645 weight class) and Horley Gore (ranked 159 p4p, 225 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reico Huust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horley Gore!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huust throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gore looks to throw the jab but Huust is out of range.
Huust was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huust throws a lazy uppercut
and Gore counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick from Huust, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huust lands an overhand right.
Gore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Huust takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gore throws a poor cross that misses
letting Huust counter with a right hand.
Huust is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huust misses with a low kick.
Gore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Huust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reico Huust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huust swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huust.
Gore is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huust fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gore closes the distance and pushes Huust back into the cage.
Huust swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gore gets through Huust's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huust really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huust tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Huust back against the cage.
Huust scores with a shoulder strike.
Gore is looking for a takedown.
Huust misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gore lands a left hand.
Huust misses with some punches.
Huust breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huust tests Gore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huust misses with a hook
and Gore counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore moves into range and clinches up with Huust.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gore has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A left hand lands to the body for Huust.
Huust lands a shot to the body.
Huust definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Huust lands with a left to the head.
Huust misses with a punch to the body.
Gore blocking some punches.
Huust misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore prevents a body shot from Huust.
Gore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Huust prevents it.
Reico Huust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horley Gore.
Huust pushes Gore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huust cracks Gore with a nice body shot.
Gore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huust is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huust pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gore tries to throw a body punch but Huust avoids it by throwing Gore back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore tries to work over Huust's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gore tries to score a body lock takedown but Huust shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huust tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gore's elbow.
Gore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Huust gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Huust escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huust looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
Gore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Huust throws a shot to the body.
Gore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huust circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huust misses with a shot to the body
and Huust takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huust buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huust lands a lovely overhand right.
Huust looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Huust.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huust scoring well with a low kick there.
Huust with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huust as he avoids it easily.
As Gore looks to move away, Huust throws a big counter combo but Gore just gets out of the way.
Gore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huust fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huust buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huust scores with a nice head shot.
Huust tries to bum rush Gore with a series of wild strikes but Gore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gore moves out of range as Huust strikes.
Gore feints the counter takedown.
Huust throws a hook but Gore blocks it.
Gore checks the leg kick.
Gore tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reico Huust dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Huust drives through and clinches with Gore against the cage.
Gore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huust's elbow.
Huust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gore can do to turn this around?
Gore blocking some punches.
Huust digs a right hand underneath Gore's ribcage. Gore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Huust blocks a body shot from Gore.
Gore has clasped his hands together around Huust's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gore throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gore sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huust is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Gore are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Huust parries the strikes from Gore easily there. Gore is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Huust to escape.
Gore misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore with the ground and pound but Huust regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gore is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Huust reverses the position - he's now on top in Gore's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Huust off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Huust is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Huust swings widly with a right hand
and Gore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huust misses with a shot to the body
and Gore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huust lands a glancing blow to the side of Gore's head.
Gore checks a low kick from Huust.
Huust darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Huust lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huust pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gore is out of range and Huust settles back down.
Huust misses with the body kick
and Gore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Gore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Horley Gore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huust is keeping the position for now.
Gore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gore postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore cracks Huust with a solid left hand.
Gore throws a big right hand that misses.
Gore throwing strikes but missing.
Gore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huust works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gore.
Gore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gore trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gore lands a really nice looking cross but Huust seems unphased.
Gore ducks under a wild hook from Huust.
Huust lands a jab to the head.
Gore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huust misses with a low kick.
Huust ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huust tries to sprawl but Gore drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gore lands strikes from half guard.
Gore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huust regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gore.
Gore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huust swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gore throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Gore trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gore is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gore.
Gore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huust controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Huust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gore! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horley Gore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Huust misses the shot to the body.
Gore misses the shot to the body.
Gore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huust.
Huust scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gore misses with a hook. Huust ducked under it nicely.
Huust staying out of range there.
Huust digs a good hook to Gore's body.
Gore misses with a body shot.
Huust went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gore goes for a double leg but Huust avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Huust continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huust.
Gore is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Huust.
Some wild striking there from Huust.
Gore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust throws a solid leg kick but Gore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Huust.
Huust misses with a straight right.
Gore lands a nice shot to the body.
Huust scores with a leg kick.
Huust lands with a kick to the ribs.
Huust thows a leg kick but Gore checks it
and Gore decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huust's guard.
Gore trying to move into half guard but instead Huust has managed to sweep!
Gore is looking to stand back up but Huust counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gore.
Huust wants to take a breather but Gore is having none of it.
Huust prevents Gore from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Huust seems content to control.
Gore looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reico Huust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huust lands a leg kick that knocks Gore off balance momentarily.
Huust scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huust moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gore counters with a straight right hand.
Gore scores with a hook to the body. Huust takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Huust staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Huust misses the target.
Huust scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Huust.
Gore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Huust's half guard.
Huust blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gore.
Gore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huust on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gore lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gore thows a huge punch but Huust dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huust trying to control here.
Gore throwing shots but Huust is blocking nicely.
Gore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gore wants to control but Huust is keeping him busy.
Gore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huust's head.
Nice strikes from Gore there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Huust with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Huust is rocked!
Gore moves nicely into side control.
Oh Huust is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gore misses with the ground and pound.
Gore lands a few punches from side control.
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 Reico Huust.
I think Huust has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reico Huust!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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