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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kolliver Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolliver Reign has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kolliver Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshiro Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Reign misses.
Reign misses with a few strikes there.
Mifune tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reign manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mifune wants to clinch.
Reign misses with a few strikes there.
Reign thows a body shot but no joy.
Reign rushes Mifune and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reign changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mifune fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mifune tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reign manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reign misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune tries to close the distance and clinch but Reign swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reign moves into the clinch successfully.
Reign tries to pull guard but Mifune holds him up against the cage and eventually Reign drops back down to his feet.
Reign goes for a takedown attempt but Mifune pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolliver Reign. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reign throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mifune's waist but Mifune gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reign off to one side.
Mifune ducks under a wild hook from Reign.
Mifune moves in looking to clinch but Reign pushes him off.
Mifune tries to clinch there but Reign circles away.
Reign fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mifune avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign misses with a looping left.
Mifune on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reign rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mifune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mifune gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reign.
Mifune slips a straight right by Reign.
Reign swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mifune.
Reign tries to bum rush Mifune with a series of wild strikes but Mifune uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign loads up on a big right hand but Mifune slips the punch.
Reign has closed the distance and engaged Mifune in a clinch.
Reign drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mifune gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mifune prevents it.
Mifune gets underhooks to prevent Reign's takedown attempt.
Reign tries to score a body lock takedown but Mifune shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reign has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mifune after a bit of a struggle.
Mifune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mifune stops a takedown attempt from Reign.
Reign goes for a takedown attempt but Mifune pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reign leaves Mifune with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reign changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mifune fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mifune on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reign. Mifune does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolliver Reign 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.
Reign fails with a takedown attempt.
Mifune takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mifune closes the distance and clinches.
Reign tries to pull guard but Mifune forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mifune stalling the fight.
Reign changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mifune fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolliver Reign. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mifune tries to clinch but Reign moves out of range.
Reign swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mifune counters with a shoot takedown. Reign fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reign looking for a sweep. Not yet Reign, not yet.
Reign looking for a guillotine here but Mifune defends easily.
Mifune drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mifune jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mifune wants to pass the guard but Reign is keeping the position.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Mifune from controlling successfully.
Reign is looking for a triangle but Mifune pushes his legs off easily.
Reign will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reign isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mifune stacks Reign on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mifune!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reign has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mifune is looking to take a break and control but Reign is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reign pushes Mifune away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mifune gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reign prevents Mifune from moving into mount.
Reign is trying to control Mifune's posture but Mifune avoids it.
Reign sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reign knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reign is staying active underneath Mifune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reign is trying to control but can't.
Mifune is trying to control. Reign wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reign is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reign manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reign controls Mifune momentarily but Mifune frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mifune controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reign is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mifune defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kolliver Reign overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reign looking to control.
Reign can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mifune controls the pace.
Reign looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Mifune from controlling successfully.
Reign throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kolliver Reign will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mifune is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reign's half guard.
Mifune is working for a kimura but Reign is defending it quite comfortably.
Mifune is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reign is looking to improve his position.
Reign has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mifune is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reign is staying active underneath Mifune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mifune in particular looking to stall.
Reign wants to control but Mifune is keeping busy.
Mifune is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reign is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mifune pulls his head out easily.
Reign looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign wants to control but Mifune is keeping busy.
Mifune has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mifune wants to control the action but instead Reign gets a body lock and reverses into Mifune's guard! Nice work!
Reign stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mifune swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reign trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign stands and throws Mifune's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mifune is pushing Reign's head away, looking to escape. Reign manages to hold on to the position though.
Sloppy strikes there by Reign.
Reign wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mifune, who protects the arm well.
Reign tries to score with some ground and pound. Mifune controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reign thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mifune knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reign is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mifune knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Toshiro Mifune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mifune wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kolliver Reign showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reign has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolliver Reign!
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energy
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hype
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