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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Reeves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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274 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Barry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab from Reeves.
Barry misses with a takedown attempt - Reeves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barry shoots and misses
and Reeves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barry wants to land a leg kick but Reeves is out of range.
Tim Barry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reeves wants to control but Barry is keeping busy.
Reeves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barry prevents Reeves from getting back to his feet.
Barry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reeves wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reeves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reeves is on top in guard.
Reeves wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Reeves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barry's guard.
Reeves trying to mount his opponent but Barry defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barry is refusing to be controlled, as Reeves sits in half guard.
Reeves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reeves content to control rather than advance.
Reeves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reeves thows a huge punch but Barry dodges it nicely.
Reeves prevents Barry from standing back up.
Reeves wants to take a breather but Barry is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reeves.
Reeves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reeves.
Reeves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reeves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barry defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reeves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barry defending well though.
Reeves controlling the pace.
Reeves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barry is breathing heavily.
Reeves is keen to just control but Barry is a slippery customer.
Barry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reeves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reeves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reeves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Reeves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barry misses the body punch
and Reeves counters with a left to the body.
Reeves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reeves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reeves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barry, pushing him back against the cage.
Reeves landing knees to the body.
Reeves pulls guard effortlessly.
Reeves pulls Barry in to control the position.
Barry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barry throwing strikes but missing.
Barry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barry throws a strike but Reeves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barry wants to stand and escape but Reeves is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reeves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reeves wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Reeves stops Barry from standing up.
Reeves should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reeves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reeves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reeves is looking to work some ground and pound but Barry has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reeves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reeves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reeves postures up in Barry's guard and throws a big left but Barry blocks it.
Reeves wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Barry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barry tries to get out of the position.
Reeves slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is looking to pass Barry's guard but actually Barry recovers to full guard.
Reeves looking to sit in guard and control but Barry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reeves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barry postures up in Reeves's guard and throws a big left but Reeves blocks it.
Reeves wants to stand but Barry is controlling the position.
Reeves wants to sweep here but Barry controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves working a defensive guard here.
Barry throws a big elbow that misses.
Barry is looking to work some ground and pound but Reeves has wrist control.
Barry landing with the ground and pound.
Barry looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reeves is looking to stand up but Barry isn't so interested in that idea.
Barry is looking to work some ground and pound but Reeves has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Reeves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barry.
Barry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reeves counters with a nice body shot.
Barry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Reeves.
Reeves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barry rather than just go for the knockout.
Reeves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reeves lands with a good body shot.
Nathan Reeves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reeves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barry tries for a takedown but Reeves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reeves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves lands a hook that stumbles Barry back into the cage. Reeves follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Barry to the canvas! Reeves pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Barry has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nathan Reeves!
Nathan Reeves is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Nathan Reeves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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