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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fails to land with a series of punches.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foreman throws out the jab.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Foreman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reynolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Foreman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foreman misses with a double jab.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Foreman looks to land a combination. Reynolds sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but Reynolds shows good takedown defense.
Foreman walks into a jab.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reynolds throws an overhand right that lands on Foreman's shoulder, as Foreman tries to avoid the shot.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body. Reynolds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reynolds prevents Foreman from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is keen to just control but Foreman is a slippery customer.
Well, if Reynolds is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Foreman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reynolds scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reynolds passes to side control.
Foreman defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Reynolds are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Foreman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reynolds is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Foreman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Foreman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Foreman is trying to control Reynolds's posture but Reynolds avoids it.
Foreman tries to bench press Reynolds off him but Reynolds keeps the position.
Reynolds throws a strike aimed at the side of Foreman's head but Foreman avoids it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Foreman.
Foreman slips a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Foreman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Foreman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reynolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reynolds falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foreman counters with a shoot takedown. Reynolds fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreman preventing the sweep.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Foreman trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Reynolds is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Foreman trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Foreman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Reynolds looking for a guillotine here but Foreman defends easily.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Foreman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reynolds has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Foreman has managed to get both his arms back between Reynolds's legs - danger averted.
Foreman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds is looking for a triangle but Foreman pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noah Foreman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reynolds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Foreman misses with a shot to the body
and Reynolds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reynolds passes Foreman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reynolds seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foreman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Foreman wants to improve his position but Reynolds is controlling well.
Reynolds performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Reynolds is working for a kimura but Foreman is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is taking a breather. Foreman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Foreman trying to hold on to Reynolds's head to control him but Reynolds postures up.
Ground and pound from Reynolds.
Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reynolds is trying to control the action in half guard but Foreman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foreman defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Foreman!
Reynolds lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Foreman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Foreman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reynolds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reynolds fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Foreman working to try and regain half guard.
Reynolds scoring with strikes but Foreman is staying in there.
Reynolds looking to control but Foreman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reynolds goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Foreman is on top in guard.
Reynolds looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Foreman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reynolds is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Foreman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Foreman's back!
Reynolds has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reynolds scores with strikes from the back.
Reynolds looking for the RNC.
Reynolds doesn't have the hooks in and Foreman manages to turn into his guard.
Foreman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Reynolds throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Foreman looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foreman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reynolds had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Foreman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Reynolds Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Foreman's back instead.
Reynolds patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Reynolds struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Reynolds dominated that second 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.
Reynolds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reynolds takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reynolds drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reynolds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reynolds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reynolds postures up in Foreman's guard and throws a big left but Foreman blocks it.
Reynolds postures up in Foreman's guard and throws a big left but Foreman blocks it.
Reynolds looking to sit in guard and control but Foreman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reynolds trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reynolds doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Foreman scores with a body shot.
Foreman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reynolds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foreman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reynolds sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foreman somewhat.
Reynolds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Foreman pulls Reynolds in close to his closed guard and prevents Reynolds from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but Foreman blocks nicely.
Foreman wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
Foreman has momentary wrist control but Reynolds slips an elbow through the middle.
Reynolds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foreman keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Reynoldsis looking to pass into half guard but Foreman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Foreman is in guard.
Reynolds is looking for a triangle but Foreman pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman stopping the sweep attempt from Reynolds.
Steve Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynolds is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reynolds looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Foreman has picked Reynolds up and slammed him! Reynolds can't keep hold of the triangle and Foreman manages to pass to side control!
Foreman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foreman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Foreman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Foreman missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foreman.
Steve Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds gets the takedown into side control.
Foreman tries to bench press Reynolds off him but Reynolds keeps the position.
Reynolds cracks Foreman with a big elbow.
Foreman is not content to let Reynolds control the position.
Foreman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Foreman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reynolds looks up at the clock and then as Foreman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reynolds smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Reynolds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foreman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
An elbow from Reynolds crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Steve Reynolds did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Foreman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reynolds to the mat! Reynolds manages to get full guard.
Foreman stopping the sweep attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds trying to strike off his back.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Foreman is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds is looking for a triangle but Foreman pushes his legs off easily.
Reynolds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foreman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foreman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Foreman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reynolds scores with a three punch combo!
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Foreman fails to land with a series of punches.
Reynolds lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Foreman both land. Nice combination.
Foreman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reynolds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reynolds is in close to Foreman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Foreman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but Foreman blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reynolds trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman kicks Reynolds off and gets to his feet.
Foreman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reynolds rather than just go for the knockout.
Reynolds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Reynolds's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reynolds lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Foreman is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a couple of short elbows.
Foreman is looking to reverse the position.
Reynolds content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Reynolds working the body and head with strikes.
Foreman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foreman wants to control but Reynolds postures up.
Foreman taking a bit of punishment here - Reynolds scoring with strikes.
Reynolds works to advance to full mount. Foreman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a big elbow.
Reynolds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reynolds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Foreman's face.
A nice elbow there by Reynolds.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reynolds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reynolds is landing with some decent strikes but Foreman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reynolds working the ground and pound effectively.
Reynolds lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foreman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reynolds fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Foreman tries to lock up and control but Reynolds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Reynolds had his way with Noah Foreman in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reynolds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foreman thuds his right hand into Reynolds's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynolds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foreman manages to avoid it.
Noah Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reynolds cracks Foreman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reynolds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Foreman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws an overhand right that lands on Foreman's shoulder, as Foreman tries to avoid the shot.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Foreman avoids them all with ease.
Foreman misses with a double jab
and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reynolds is working Foreman over against the cage.
Foreman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds cracks Foreman with a nice body shot.
Reynolds avoiding damage.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but Foreman holds him up against the cage and eventually Reynolds drops back down to his feet.
Foreman wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Reynolds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foreman smiles and moves away.
Foreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Foreman tries to bum rush Reynolds with a series of wild strikes but Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reynolds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Foreman tries to bum rush Reynolds with a series of wild strikes but Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reynolds scores a takedown into full mount!
Reynolds working Foreman over with strikes here.
Reynolds is going olschool here, as he tries to force Foreman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Foreman shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reynolds cracks Foreman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Foreman taking shots to the head.
Reynolds landing punches.
Reynolds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Foreman looks a forlorn figure.
Reynolds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foreman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Reynolds tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Foreman is desperately trying to improve his position but Reynolds has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reynolds landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reynolds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reynolds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reynolds connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Foreman is in a horrible position here. Reynolds smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Foreman tries to hold on but Reynolds pushes him away.
Reynolds is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Foreman is surviving well by controlling Reynolds's body position as best he can.
Reynolds goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Foreman is on top in guard.
Steve Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Noah Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Reynolds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foreman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foreman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Foreman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reynolds 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Reynolds!
Steve Reynolds is the new welterweight champion!
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