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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Korey Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Weres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hatebreed - In Ashes They Shall Reap. Korey Reid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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177 cm
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korey Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Weres!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weres scores with a spinning back kick!
Reid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weres fails to land with a series of punches.
Reid looks to land a combination but Weres avoids it well.
Weres moves into the clinch.
Weres keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Weres obliges.
Weres wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
Weres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Weres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korey Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Reid lands a right hook to the body.
Reid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weres counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reid throws a series of punches but Weres avoids them all with ease.
Reid looks to land a combination. Weres sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Weres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid with a jab.
Reid throws a right hand that Weres ducks under and follows up with a left that Weres also avoids with ease.
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Reid misses with a combination
and Weres counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reid is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reid's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reid duly obliges.
Reid scores with a three punch combo!
Weres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid lands a body shot.
Weres tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.
Weres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weres misses with a double jab
and Reid counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weres misses with a combination
and Reid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Reid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reid is working the combinations to good effect here.
Weres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weres lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Reid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reid.
Reid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weres looks gassed!
Reid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weres counters with a big head kick but Reid shrugs it off.
Weres slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Reid lunges at Weres with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weres's hand.
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left and a right from Reid both land. Nice combination.
Reid is looking to wear down Weres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weres circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reid scores with a three punch combo!
Reid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Weres wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
Weres takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Weres slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Reid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reid.
Weres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Weres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reid jabs Weres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reid looks to land a combination. Weres sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reid scores with a body shot.
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reid lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Reid scores with a four punch combination!
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Weres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid misses with a few strikes there.
Weres tries to clinch up
and Reid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reid misses with a two punch combination.
Reid throws a one two combo.
Weres looks to clinch
and Reid counters with a straight right hand.
Reid scores with a one two! Weres had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Weres is rocked!
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weres is still on wobbly legs! Can Reid finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weres seems to have recovered his senses.
Reid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weres.
Reid scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korey Reid dominated that 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.
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reid scores with a jab.
Korey Reid is winning the standup battle so far.
Weres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reid throws a series of strikes that have Weres backpedaling.
Weres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Weres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reid throws a combination. Weres tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reid fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Reid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reid!
Reid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Weres is breathing heavily.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weres dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Weres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reid counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Reid.
A left and a right from Reid both land. Nice combination.
Reid stalks Weres and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Weres's face. Weres staggers backwards, shaken.
Reid looks to land a combination. Weres sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weres with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reid to score with a decent uppercut.
Reid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reid misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Reid.
Nice body punch from Reid.
Weres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reid throws a one two combo.
Reid thuds a left hand into Weres's body.
Reid throws a right and a left that Weres avoids nicely.
Reid lands with a cross.
Weres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weres circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Reid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weres is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reid.
Weres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reid scores with a one two! Weres had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Reid does it's job there.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weres circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Reid.
Reid scores with a three punch combo!
Reid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reid.
Reid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reid connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reid.
Reid throws a one two combo.
Reid scores with a body shot.
Reid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weres is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reid.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weres.
Reid throws a series of punches but Weres moves out of range.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Weres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Reid as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reid throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Reid.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Reid throws a series of strikes that have Weres backpedaling.
Reid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weres counters with a head kick. That will keep Reid thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weres can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weres prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Weres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weres has him pressed against the cage.
Reid tries to circle away but Weres has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korey Reid dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Reid.
Reid throws a right hand that Weres ducks under and follows up with a left that Weres also avoids with ease.
Reid dips to his left and cracks Weres with an uppercut!
Weres lands a high kick!
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weres throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Weres wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Weres.
Weres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weres tries to score with a low kick but Reid moves his leg out of the way.
Korey Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reid works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reid jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Reid scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Reid throws a combination. Weres tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Reid.
Reid stuns Weres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid scores with a one two! Weres had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Weres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reid misses with a double jab
and Weres counters by moving into the clinch.
Weres wants to break free but Reid has control.
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weres prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Weres prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Reid wants to break free but Weres has control.
Reid tries to stall but Weres uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reid's brow.
Weres breaks from the clinch.
Reid throws a series of punches but Weres avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Reid does no damage.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Weres slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Reid throws a series of strikes that have Weres backpedaling.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Reid stalks Weres and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Weres's face. Weres staggers backwards, shaken.
Weres fails to land with a series of punches.
Weres misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Reid lands with a hook. Weres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reid works over Weres's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick from Weres misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Korey Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reid.
Reid looks to land a combination. Weres sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reid's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reid duly obliges.
Weres drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reid's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reid duly obliges.
Reid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Reid does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reid!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid with a nice cross.
Reid digs a good body shot into Weres's ribs.
James Weres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reid tries to bum rush Weres with a series of wild strikes but Weres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korey Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reid, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korey Reid!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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