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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horris Rorbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunner Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Horris Rorbacher!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rorbacher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rorbacher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rorbacher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rorbacher as Reed tries to tie him up.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Rorbacher.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Reed as the two fighters clinch.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rorbacher.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed is trying to break the clinch but Rorbacher has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed wants to get back to striking at distance but Rorbacher won't allow it.
Reed cracks Rorbacher with a nice body shot.
Reed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rorbacher's efforts to push away.
Rorbacher looks gassed!
Reed lands with a light punch inside.
Rorbacher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reed tries to bum rush Rorbacher with a series of wild strikes but Rorbacher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rorbacher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed moves into the clinch.
Reed working aggressively here.
Reed is stalling here.
Reed gets underhooks to prevent Rorbacher's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed tries to break the clinch but Rorbacher is controlling the position.
Rorbacher jumps guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rorbacher is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed postures up in Rorbacher's guard and throws a big left but Rorbacher blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rorbacher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rorbacher working a defensive guard here.
Reed is looking to stand up but Rorbacher won't let him.
Reed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reed is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reed.
Reed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rorbacher blocking some punches.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rorbacher has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Rorbacher blocking some punches.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Rorbacher.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed wants to break free but Rorbacher has control.
Reed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed tries to break free but Rorbacher pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to force a seperation but Rorbacher has the dominant position.
Come on Reed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rorbacher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rorbacher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reed pushes Rorbacher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed lands with a left to the head.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed is trying to break the clinch but Rorbacher is controlling him.
Rorbacher blocks a body shot from Reed.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Reed 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.
Reed throws a left that rocks Rorbacher and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Reed dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Rorbacher regain composure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed tries to get to his feet but Rorbacher is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Reed in his guard.
Rorbacher controls Reed momentarily but Reed frees himself.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Reed would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reed stands up and waves to Rorbacher to follow him.
Reed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rorbacher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rorbacher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rorbacher is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rorbacher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed looks to land a combination but Rorbacher avoids it well.
Rorbacher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reed darts in trying to clinch
and Rorbacher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rorbacher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rorbacher somewhat.
Rorbacher swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Rorbacher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rorbacher keeps the fight on the outside.
Reed wants to clinch
and Rorbacher counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rorbacher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reed tries to clinch but Rorbacher is having none of it.
Rorbacher tries to keep at a distance but Reed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reed lands a nice uppercut.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rorbacher takes a shot to the head.
Reed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Rorbacher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rorbacher.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rorbacher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reed's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Reed - that landed with a thud.
Rorbacher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reed smiles and moves away.
Reed moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed wants to get back to striking at distance but Rorbacher won't allow it.
Reed is looking to break free of the clinch but Rorbacher has double underhooks.
Reed lands with a left to the head.
Reed is stalling here.
Reed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Reed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Rorbacher.
Reed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rorbacher can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Reed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rorbacher blocks a body shot from Reed.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reed wants to stall.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rorbacher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rorbacher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reed gets through Rorbacher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Reed dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Reed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rorbacher counters with a stiff right hand.
Reed tries to clinch there but Rorbacher circles away.
Reed looks to clinch
and Rorbacher counters with a one-two to the body.
Reed tries to clinch but Rorbacher moves out of range.
Rorbacher has a takedown stuffed.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rorbacher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch but Rorbacher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reed drives through and clinches with Rorbacher against the cage.
Rorbacher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rorbacher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Reed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rorbacher.
Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rorbacher connects with a solid leg kick.
Reed wants to clinch up but Rorbacher keeps it at a distance.
Reed forces Rorbacher back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Reed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rorbacher is looking to break free of the clinch but Reed has double underhooks.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Rorbacher avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reed.
Nice body punch from Reed.
Reed is trying to push Rorbacher away but Rorbacher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rorbacher blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed can't break the clinch.
Reed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rorbachers head.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed pushes Rorbacher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed misses with a body punch.
Reed stalling against the cage.
Reed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rorbacher backwards.
Rorbacher has Reed pressed against the cage, preventing Reed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reed working aggressively here.
Rorbacher has Reed pressed against the cage, preventing Reed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Rorbacher has Reed pressed against the cage, preventing Reed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rorbacher being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
A short right from Reed on the inside.
A short left from Reed.
Reed is stalling here.
Reed working aggressively here.
Reed misses with some punches.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed is trying to maintain a safe position but Rorbacher gets an underhook and turns Reed into the cage.
Reed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rorbacher is trying to pull guard but Reed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gunner Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horris Rorbacher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Rorbacher.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed tries to break the clinch but Rorbacher is controlling the position.
Reed pushes Rorbacher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rorbacher backwards.
Gunner Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Reed lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rorbacher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Reed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horris Rorbacher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reed 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Reed!
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