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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 928 p4p, 1369 weight class) and Jim Reefer (ranked 133 p4p, 192 weight class). Jim Reefer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 41 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reefer avoids the body shot from Chugman.
Chugman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reefer avoids the body shot from Chugman.
Chugman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chugman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reefer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chugman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chugman throws a head punch that misses.
Reefer lands a left hand.
Chugman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reefer regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reefer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reefer has escaped and now he's on top!
Chugman is looking for a triangle but Reefer pushes his legs off easily.
Reefer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reefer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chugman pulls Reefer in close to his closed guard and prevents Reefer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chugman has his foot on Reefer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reefer works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reefer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chugman working for a triangle but Reefer defends it easily.
Reefer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman working a defensive guard here.
Reefer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chugman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chugman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chugman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Reefer keeps moving.
Reefer wants to sweep but no luck.
Reefer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chugman.
Reefer is adopting a defensive guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reefer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chugman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that round.
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.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chugman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Chugman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chugman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reefer is trying to control Chugman's posture but Chugman avoids it.
Chugman is trying to ground and pound but Reefer uses the momentary lack of control by Chugman to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reefer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer is looking to improve his position.
Chugman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reefer can do to turn this around?
Chugman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chugman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Reefer wants to control but Chugman is keeping busy.
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Reefer is refusing to be controlled, as Chugman sits in half guard.
Reefer is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reefer is looking to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chugman is trying to control the action in half guard but Reefer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reefer fails to land with a series of punches.
Chugman misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Reefer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reefer throws the left hand but Chugman avoids the punch easily.
Reefer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chugman gets a clinch.
Reefer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reefer is pressed up against the cage. Chugman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reefer down to the mat. Reefer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reefer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chugman was well out of range. Poor timing from Reefer.
Chugman clinches up with Reefer and pushes him back against the cage.
Chugman jumps guard but Reefer stands there with Chugman around his waist. Chugman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman throws a head punch that misses.
Chugman throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer struggles to land a body shot inside as Chugman controls his hands.
Chugman looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chugman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reefer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab by Reefer.
Chugman misses with an uppercut. Reefer saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Reefer.
A jab from Reefer misses.
Reefer throws a jab when Chugman was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Reefer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reefer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reefer throws a looping overhand right but Chugman ducks down to avoid it.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chugman fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chugman.
Chugman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reefer misses with a double jab.
Reefer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klaus Chugman is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reefer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chugman misses with a hook.
Reefer is looking for the big counter here.
Reefer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reefer wants it to stay on the feet.
Reefer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reefer connects with a nice looking jab.
Chugman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chugman misses the shot to the body.
Reefer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chugman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chugman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reefer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Reefer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that second round.
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!
Reefer slips a jab from Chugman.
Chugman clinches with his opponent.
Chugman breaks the clinch.
Chugman doesn't manage to clinch there - Reefer circles away.
Reefer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chugman throws a poor cross that misses
and Reefer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reefer tries to keep at a distance but Chugman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reefer lands with a light punch inside.
Reefer is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Chugman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reefer up against the cage.
Reefer blocks a body shot from Chugman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chugman gets a clinch.
Chugman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chugman jumps guard but Reefer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reefer lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chugman's elbow.
Reefer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chugman backwards.
Chugman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reefer backwards.
Reefer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Reefer.
Reefer lands with a left to the head.
Reefer tries to throw a body punch but Chugman avoids it by throwing Reefer back against the cage.
Reefer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chugman is looking for a takedown.
Chugman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chugman slows down the pace here.
Chugman throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefer.
Chugman taking a breather.
Reefer digs a right hand underneath Chugman's ribcage. Chugman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Reefer holds him up against the cage and eventually Chugman drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chugman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reefer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jim Reefer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reefer on the inside.
Reefer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chugman or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chugman is trying to break the clinch but Reefer has him pressed against the cage.
Reefer lands with a short shot to the head.
Chugman jumps guard but Reefer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reefer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chugman's elbow.
Chugman jumps guard.
Reefer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reefer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Let's hope that Reefer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman controls Reefer momentarily but Reefer frees himself.
Reefer is looking to pass into half guard but Chugman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chugman is in guard.
Reefer is pulling down on Chugman's head. It's preventing any offense from Chugman, at least for the moment.
Chugman passes Reefer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Reefer tries to get to full guard but Chugman has control of the leg.
Reefer is staying active underneath Chugman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reefer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chugman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reefer is staying active underneath Chugman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reefer is trying to get back to full guard.
Chugman working Reefer over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Reefer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chugman 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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