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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Yrnek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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180 cm
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188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Yrnek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yrnek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yrnek is out of range.
Yrnek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yrnek misses with a low kick.
Reem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Reem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yrnek.
Reem misses with a kick to the body.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yrnek.
Reem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yrnek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yrnek wants to clinch but Reem slips to the side
and Reem counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Reem.
Reem is looking to land body kicks.
Yrnek throws a solid leg kick but Reem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yrnek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrnek throws a solid leg kick but Reem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yrnek.
Reem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yrnek.
Reem misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yrnek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A leg kick checked by Reem.
Reem throws a head kick but Yrnek moves out of range.
Yrnek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yrnek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reem.
Reem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yrnek blocks a leg kick.
Yrnek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reem pushes Yrnek away with a front kick.
Reem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reem throws a leg kick
and Yrnek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Yrnek. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Yrnek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yrnek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reem moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yrnek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yrnek throws a chopping leg kick but Reem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Reem.
Yrnek swings for the body but Reem moves out of range.
Yrnek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reem.
Yrnek misses with a lunging right hand
and Reem counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reem is looking to land body kicks.
Reem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yrnek throws out the jab.
Reem connects with a crisp jab.
Reem throws a leg kick but Yrnek moved away.
Reem gets tackled into the cage by Yrnek. Yrnek maintains the clinch.
Reem managing to block the knees to the body from Yrnek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reem is leaning against Yrnek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yrnek prevents a body shot from Reem.
Reem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yrnek can't find room to land a body shot as Reem controls the action.
Yrnek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Yrnek avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
Yrnek lands with a left to the head.
Reem avoids a wild elbow strike from Yrnek.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yrnek.
Yrnek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reem's efforts to push away.
Reem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Yrnek.
Yrnek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reem tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yrnek misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yrnek misses with a body shot.
Yrnek misses with a low kick.
Reem lands a body shot.
Reem jabs Yrnek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reem scores with a jab to the body.
Yrnek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Yrnek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yrnek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Reem.
Whack! Reem lands a heavy head kick that drops Yrnek. The ref tackles Reem to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Yrnek was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Melvin Reem!
After the fight, Melvin Reem was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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