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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saager Dhaliwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhaliwal comes into the arena with Swagga Like Us blaring out of the sound system. Reyes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crank Dat. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
7 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saager Dhaliwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhaliwal slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
A punch lands to the side of Reyes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dhaliwal fails with a takedown attempt.
Reyes misses with a double jab.
Reyes lands with an uppercut that bounces Dhaliwal off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Saager Dhaliwal has been cut.
Dhaliwal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reyes on the side of the head.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes thuds his right hand into Dhaliwal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reyes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dhaliwal.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes throws a right hand that Dhaliwal ducks under and follows up with a left that Dhaliwal also avoids with ease.
Dhaliwal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes thows a body kick. Dhaliwal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dhaliwal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reyes pinned against the cage. Reyes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reyes with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with a left and a right that stings Dhaliwal.
Reyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dhaliwal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saager Dhaliwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dhaliwal throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
Reyes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhaliwal.
A nice combination there by Dhaliwal.
It looks like Armando Reyes has been cut.
Dhaliwal misses with a double jab
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dhaliwal throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a good, hard body kick but Dhaliwal shrugs it off.
Dhaliwal is breathing heavily.
Reyes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dhaliwal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reyes!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes tries to hold on but Dhaliwal postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Reyes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dhaliwal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reyes's face.
Dhaliwal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dhaliwal throwing strikes here but Reyes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Reyes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dhaliwal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dhaliwal thowing shots but they're missing.
Dhaliwal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dhaliwal.
The referee warns Reyes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dhaliwal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dhaliwal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dhaliwal 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.
Dhaliwal working the ground and pound effectively.
Dhaliwal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Reyes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dhaliwal.
Reyes can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dhaliwal avoids the attempt from Reyes to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhaliwal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reyes because Dhaliwal loaded up on that one.
Reyes tries to lock up and control but Dhaliwal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dhaliwal looking to ground and pound but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Dhaliwal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reyes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reyes shrugs it off.
Dhaliwal misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dhaliwal unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Saager Dhaliwal will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reyes slips a straight right by Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saager Dhaliwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhaliwal misses with a few strikes there.
Dhaliwal misses with an uppercut. Reyes saw that one coming.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Reyes dodges the punch combination from Dhaliwal.
Reyes punishes Dhaliwal's body with a nice straight punch.
Dhaliwal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dhaliwal on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Dhaliwal misses
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reyes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes looks to land a combination. Dhaliwal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dhaliwal misses the body punch
and Reyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dhaliwal throws a looping overhand right but Reyes ducks down to avoid it.
Dhaliwal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dhaliwal.
A punch lands to the side of Dhaliwal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dhaliwal misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Dhaliwal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reyes.
Reyes drops his hands momentarily and Dhaliwal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reyes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhaliwal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armando Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes slips a straight right by Dhaliwal.
Reyes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dhaliwal's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dhaliwal to score with a decent uppercut.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes looks to land a body kick but Dhaliwal moved away.
Dhaliwal misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reyes!
A jab from Dhaliwal misses.
Dhaliwal closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Dhaliwal pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saager Dhaliwal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dhaliwal blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Dhaliwal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dhaliwal dodges the punch combination from Reyes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a looping right hand.
Reyes lands a two punch combo.
A big left from Dhaliwal misses.
Dhaliwal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reyes scores with a jab. Dhaliwal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes thuds a left hand into Dhaliwal's body.
Reyes lands with a nice combination. Dhaliwal backs away looking to recover.
Nice straight punches there by Reyes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reyes.
Dhaliwal blocks the body kick.
A left and a right from Dhaliwal both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Reyes as he connects with a hook.
Dhaliwal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saager Dhaliwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes stuns Dhaliwal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dhaliwal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armando Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Reyes.
Reyes works the jab nicely.
Reyes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reyes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dhaliwal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reyes takes one to the side of the head.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saager Dhaliwal's cut is getting worse.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dhaliwal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dhaliwal is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
Reyes wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
Dhaliwal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reyes looks to land a right hand but Dhaliwal moved out of range.
Dhaliwal shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook to the body
and Reyes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes slips a jab from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook.
Reyes throws a solid leg kick but Dhaliwal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reyes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dhaliwal lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
Dhaliwal misses the body punch
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Dhaliwal misses
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Dhaliwal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes lands a nice looking body shot.
Reyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Dhaliwal dives in and grabs Reyes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reyes pushes down on Dhaliwal's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saager Dhaliwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhaliwal looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Dhaliwal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reyes is fending him off so far but Dhaliwal persists. Nope, Reyes circles away and we're back to standing.
Reyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reyes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dhaliwal backs up against the cage.
Reyes cracks Dhaliwal with an open hand slap.
Reyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dhaliwal at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dhaliwal throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes punishes Dhaliwal's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Dhaliwal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dhaliwal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dhaliwal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reyes throws and low kick but Dhaliwal moves out of range easily.
Dhaliwal avoids a kick to the body.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Dhaliwal misses with a double jab
and Reyes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dhaliwal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reyes!
Dhaliwal misses with a combination
and Reyes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Dhaliwal takes one on the button.
Reyes jabs Dhaliwal right on the nose. Dhaliwal blinks but takes it well.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal misses with a combination
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dhaliwal throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
Reyes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dhaliwal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reyes scores with a one two! Dhaliwal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Dhaliwal scores with a sloppy right hand. Reyes should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reyes duly obliges.
Dhaliwal misses the body punch
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Dhaliwal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reyes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dhaliwal moves out of range as Reyes throws a body kick.
Dhaliwal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhaliwal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reyes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reyes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Reyes!
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