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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Reynolds (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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220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Reynolds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyrell Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Reynolds.
Harvey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reynolds manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reynolds is trying to keep Harvey in close.
Harvey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harvey cracks Reynolds with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Harvey thows a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harvey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reynolds trying to control but Harvey postures up.
Reynolds is trying to stand.
Reynolds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harvey.
Harvey 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harvey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reynolds does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harvey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reynolds wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Reynolds avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harvey.
Reynolds tries to get to full guard but Harvey has control of the leg.
Harvey controlling the action here.
Reynolds trying to control but Harvey postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Harvey there.
Reynolds tries to get to full guard but Harvey has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reynolds trying to get back to full guard but Harvey takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
BOOM! Harvey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harvey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harvey looking to finish Reynolds with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reynolds!
Harvey breaks from Reynolds's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reynolds is looking to get to half guard.
Harvey avoids the attempt from Reynolds to control.
A nice elbow there by Harvey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrell Harvey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt
so Harvey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Reynolds controls Harvey momentarily but Harvey frees himself.
Reynolds looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harvey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harvey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds working a defensive guard here.
Reynolds wants to sweep here but Harvey controlling him for the moment.
Reynolds is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but instead Harvey has moved into half guard.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but Harvey is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harvey in particular looking to stall.
Reynolds looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reynolds is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harvey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reynolds's guard.
Reynolds 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.
Harvey 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.
Reynolds controls Harvey momentarily but Harvey frees himself.
Harvey preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reynolds wants to control the position but Harvey says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reynolds manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harvey with a nice head shot there.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Harvey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harvey throws and elbow that misses. Reynolds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harvey's guard. Nice move by Reynolds!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Reynolds looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrell Harvey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reynolds doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harvey counters with a single leg into guard. Reynolds didn't expect that.
Reynolds 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 has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harvey has passed into side control.
Reynolds manages to get back to half guard.
Reynolds tries to get to full guard but Harvey has control of the leg.
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. Harvey connects with a nice short shot to Reynolds's temple.
Harvey thows a huge punch but Reynolds dodges it nicely.
Tyrell Harvey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harvey wants to take a breather but Reynolds is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds has hold of Harvey's hands but Harvey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reynolds pushes Harvey off looking to stand but Harvey dives back in and keeps control.
Harvey moves nicely into side control.
Harvey cracks Reynolds with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reynolds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harvey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harvey working away.
Reynolds is looking to reverse the position.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reynolds keeps working.
Harvey working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom here.
Reynolds is looking to reverse the position.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet.
Reynolds is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reynolds seems a little lost for a moment, as Harvey dominates the positioning.
Bobby Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reynolds keeps working.
Reynolds tries to bench press Harvey off him but Harvey keeps the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Reynolds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds clinches but Harvey breaks the clinch
and Harvey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Harvey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Harvey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reynolds gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harvey is trying to drag Reynolds to the mat but Reynolds just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Harvey 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 Tyrell Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds pushes Harvey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Reynolds misses with a double jab.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrell Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harvey, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrell Harvey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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