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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Reed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Badass.
Badass doesn't manage to clinch there - Reed circles away.
No luck for Reed with that takedown attempt.
Badass moves into range and clinches up with Reed.
Reed has picked Badass up - he's going for a ride! Reed dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Badass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Badass trying to control but Reed postures up.
Badass tries to get to full guard but Reed has control of the leg.
Badass manages to get to full guard.
Badass seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Badass is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass wants to control but Reed passes easily into half guard.
Reed wants to take a breather but Badass is having none of it.
Badass is holding on to half guard well.
Badass trying to control from the bottom.
Reed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badass keeps working.
Badass trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Reed manages to pass to mount!
Badass tries to hold on but Reed postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed throws some wild stikes that Badass manages to avoid easily.
Reed throwing strikes here but Badass is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Badass is in a horrible position here. Reed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reed wants to control the pace but Badass is squirming around nicely.
That's two 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.
Badass flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Reed lands a nice shot to the head.
Reed wants to control the pace but Badass is squirming around nicely.
Badass sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Reed trying to control the action but Badass is working from the bottom.
Badass wants to control but Reed is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reed connects with a nice short shot to Badass's temple.
Reed wants to pass the guard but Badass is defending well.
Reed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to control the action in half guard but Badass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reed blocks the strikes from Badass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badass as he avoids it easily.
Reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Reed.
Nice takedown defense from Badass. No joy for Reed on that attempt.
Erik Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badass counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Erik Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Badass.
Reed looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reed misses with a combination
and Badass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badass is looking to clinch.
Badass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Badass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Left hook, right uppercut from Badass.
Badass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Badass counters with a series of strikes. Reed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Badass gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badass stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Badass dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed shoots and misses
and Badass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reed's knee momentarily.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badass counters with an outside leg kick.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Crunch! Badass slams his shin into Reed's torso.
Badass moves into the clinch.
Reed fails to pull guard.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Reed.
Badass tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Badass back against the cage.
Reed being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass lands with a left to the head.
Badass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Badass seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Badass misses with a body punch.
Badass stalling in the clinch but Reed improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Badass counters with a three punch combo that has Reed backing up. Reed nods at Badass to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
Badass moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Reed with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badass counters with a series of strikes. Reed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Badass connects with a solid leg kick.
Badass cracks the inside of Reed's front leg.
A punch combination from Badass misses.
Reed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Badass wants to clinch.
Badass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Badass tries to clinch but Reed moves out of range.
Badass moves into the clinch.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Badass.
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reed's sensitive parts.
Badass throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badass tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
Reed shoots in but Badass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Badass working a defensive guard here.
Badass is really struggling to control Reed but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badass trying to control the position here.
Badass controls Reed momentarily but Reed frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reed misses with a body shot
and Badass counters with a good low kick that Reed was not able to check.
A combination from Reed does no damage.
Badass tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reed misses with a takedown
and Badass counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Badass dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reed throws a right hand that Badass ducks under and follows up with a left that Badass also avoids with ease.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Badass misses.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Badass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed shoots for a takedown but Badass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Badass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reed backs up against the cage.
Reed misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reed's head.
Reed dives in and grabs Badass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badass pushes down on Reed's head and hops out.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Reed.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badass avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Badass tries to avoid it but Reed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Badass to the ground. Badass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reed fails with the takedown
and Badass counters with a big head kick but Reed shrugs it off.
Badass lands with a kick to the temple. Reed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Badass counters by clinching up.
Badass tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
Badass is working Reed over against the cage.
Dean Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reed up against the cage.
Badass lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reed.
Badass stalls.
Badass tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Badass back against the cage.
Reed letting Badass take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badass wants to clinch.
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badass tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Badass won't be happy with that.
Reed in side control, throwing shots but Badass defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to buck Reed off but Reed is having none of it.
Erik Badass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badass gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Reed content to control rather than advance.
Badass is trying to maintain the position but Reed is very close to passing his half guard.
Reed seems to be looking for submissions.
Badass taking some punishment here, with Reed in his half guard.
Reed throwing shots but Badass is blocking nicely.
Badass trying to hold on to Reed's head to control him but Reed postures up.
Badass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Erik Badass.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badass, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Badass!
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energy
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