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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy James!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes walks into a jab.
Reyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
James scoring well with a low kick there.
Reyes checks a low kick from James.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reyes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reyes lands a head shot.
Reyes connects with a single shot there.
James misses the shot to the body.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Freddy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Reyes lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes falls off balance throwing a combination
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James connects with a right hand. Reyes shakes it off.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reyes connects with the punch.
James pushes Reyes away with a front kick.
Reyes throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Nice uppercut there from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a combination
and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from James.
James has Reyes pressed against the cage, preventing Reyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James breaks from the clinch.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reyes misses with a hook
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reyes rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for James. That snapped Reyes's head back.
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reyes under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids a kick to the body.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
James ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
James dodges the punch combination from Reyes.
Some wild striking there from James.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James is looking to land body kicks.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James is looking to land body kicks.
James avoids the body shot from Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from James.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
James works the jab nicely.
It looks like Christopher Reyes has been cut.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
James tries to bum rush Reyes with a series of wild strikes but Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reyes takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
A cross from James lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reyes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from James - the referee stops the clock and Reyes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says James. Reyes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reyes cracks James with an open hand slap.
James punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Reyes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reyes avoids the body shot from James.
Reyes digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
James takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
James misses with a head kick.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
James scores with a hook to the body. Reyes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christopher Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
Reyes throws a hook but James blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reyes counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Reyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
James dips to his left and cracks Reyes with an uppercut!
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to stall.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Reyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James lands a nice uppercut.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with some punches.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reyes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by James.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
Reyes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Reyes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reyes throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James darts in trying to clinch
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes walks forward, straight into a front kick from James.
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James wants to stall.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freddy James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Reyes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James throws a right and a left that Reyes avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
Donk. Reyes catches James right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christopher Reyes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James wants to clinch.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by James.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
Reyes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reyes doesn't seem bothered though.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Reyes misses.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes misses with a series of wild punches.
James punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James moves into the clinch.
James pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
James throws a jab when Reyes was well out of range.
Christopher Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James with a hook.
James looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from James.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James lands a body punch.
Reyes lands a body punch.
James manages to break the clinch.
James is looking to clinch.
Reyes throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
James wants to clinch.
Reyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reyes backs up against the cage.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy James!
Freddy James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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