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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell has chosen J. Cole - Blow Up as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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164 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
12 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Reinhardt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shelton Harrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell throws a right hand that misses
letting Reinhardt counter with a right hand.
Reinhardt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reinhardt misses with a takedown attempt - Harrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harrell throws an off balance right hand
and Reinhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reinhardt thows a leg kick but Harrell checks it
and Harrell counters with a left to the body.
Reinhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reinhardt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrell swings for the body but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Harrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reinhardt counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrell misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reinhardt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrell misses with a hook
and Reinhardt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrell misses with a hook
and Reinhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reinhardt looks for a takedown but Harrell sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throws an overhand right that lands on Reinhardt's shoulder, as Reinhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Harrell throws a predictable looking body shot
so Reinhardt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harrell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reinhardt throwing strikes but missing.
Reinhardt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt distracts Harrell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrell wants to sweep here but Reinhardt controlling him for the moment.
Reinhardt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Reinhardt throws a strike but Harrell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harrell wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reinhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinhardt shoots in but Harrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinhardt misses with a double jab
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Reinhardt's head.
Harrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrell thows a leg kick but Reinhardt checks it
and Reinhardt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harrell really felt that one!
Harrell throws a right hand that misses
and Reinhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot.
Harrell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reinhardt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Harrell. Those never looked like landing.
Harrell takes a swing at Reinhardt's ribcage but misses.
Reinhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinhardt scores with a takedown into Harrell's guard.
Reinhardt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reinhardt postures up and lands a big shot to Harrell's brow.
Reinhardt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reinhardt works over Harrell with some ground and pound from guard.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Harrell keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Harrell keeps moving.
Reinhardt advances position into side control!
Reinhardt is looking to take a break and control but Harrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reinhardt working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reinhardt tries to move to mount but Harrell blocks the move with his legs.
Reinhardt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harrell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrell throws a lazy uppercut
and Reinhardt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reinhardt looking to sit in guard and control but Harrell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrell tries to free his leg and advance position but Reinhardt is retaining full guard.
Harrell preventing the sweep.
Reinhardt controls Harrell momentarily but Harrell frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reinhardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harrell trying to control but Reinhardt is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shelton Harrell.
Harrell lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reinhardt throws a big shot that misses.
Harrell throws a combination that misses
and Reinhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrell sprawls well. Harrell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrell throws a lazy right hand but Reinhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Harrell is predictable there
and Reinhardt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Harrell misses.
Harrell misses with a body shot
and Reinhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Harrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Reinhardt counters with a right hand to the body.
Harrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reinhardt.
A shot to the body from Harrell misses
and Reinhardt counters with a thumping low kick.
Reinhardt defending well as Harrell loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reinhardt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrell misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Reinhardt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reinhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinhardt.
Harrell throws a poor cross that misses
and Reinhardt counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell misses with a shot to the body
and Reinhardt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell misses with an uppercut
and Reinhardt counters with a nice body shot.
Harrell throws an overhand right that lands on Reinhardt's shoulder, as Reinhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Reinhardt moves in looking to clinch but Harrell pushes him off.
Harrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Harrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell misses with a looping right.
Harrell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reinhardt at a distance.
Harrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Reinhardt counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrell throws an overhand right that lands on Reinhardt's shoulder, as Reinhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Reinhardt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrell as he avoids it easily.
Harrell misses with a hook. Reinhardt ducked under it nicely.
Reinhardt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reinhardt misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrell.
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.
Nice body kick there by Reinhardt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harrell!
Victor Reinhardt is winning the standup battle so far.
Reinhardt misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrell misses with the body kick
and Reinhardt counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Victor Reinhardt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harrell misses with a double jab
and Reinhardt counters with an outside leg kick.
Harrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harrell misses the body punch
and Reinhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Reinhardt misses with a shot to the body
and Harrell counters with a nice body shot.
Reinhardt wants to clinch up but Harrell keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Harrell throws a lazy uppercut
and Reinhardt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harrell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt prevents Harrell from improving his position.
Reinhardt is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Harrell reverses the position - he's now on top in Reinhardt's guard.
Harrell lying in Reinhardt's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Reinhardt decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Harrell taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Reinhardt!
Victor Reinhardt is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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