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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company - Holy Water. Rei is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alice in Chains - No Excuses. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a right hand that Rei ducks under and follows up with a left that Rei also avoids with ease.
Saint lands a leg kick that knocks Rei off balance momentarily.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Rei gets a clinch.
Rei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Saint lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rei lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Rei misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Saint.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Rei saw that one coming.
That kick from Saint tenderised Rei's leg. Rei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei scores with a leg kick.
Jensen Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Saint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint.
Saint lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint looks for a takedown but Rei sprawls well.
Rei lands with a nice body punch.
Saint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rei. That's going to slow Saint down.
Saint throws a leg kick but Rei moved away.
Jab, jab by Rei - just one landing.
Saint misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Rei has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint throws a nice head kick!
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
Rei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a looping right.
Rei throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
Saint tries a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei misses with a kick to the body
and Saint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rei is not content to let Saint control the position.
Saint lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rei regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saint.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rei looking to control.
Saint working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rei keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Rei blocks nicely.
Saint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rei's head.
Saint postures up.
Rei pulls Saint in to control the position.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei trying to control the position here.
Rei looking for a sweep. Not yet Rei, not yet.
Rei pulls Saint in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Budo Rei was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saint feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saint connects with a solid leg kick.
Rei throws a leg kick but Saint sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rei throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Saint counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rei trying to keep a closed guard but Saint is proving a slippery customer.
Rei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saint throws a wild body kick that Rei sees coming a mile off.
Rei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rei thuds a left hand into Saint's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rei.
Rei misses with a double jab.
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
Saint tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rei is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint fails with a takedown attempt.
Rei cracks Saint with an open hand slap.
Rei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rei throws a good cross that connects.
Saint avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saint jabs Rei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Saint throws a hook but Rei blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Saint 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rei finds it's way round the side to connect with Saint's head.
Rei lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint misses the target.
Rei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rei scores with a punch to the head.
Budo Rei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Rei.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rei moves away.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Rei throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint catches Rei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Rei - just one landing.
Saint throws a series of punches but Rei moves out of range.
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Rei throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint.
Rei moves out of range as Saint strikes.
Rei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Rei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint shoots for a takedown but Rei saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Rei lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rei connects with a high kick.
Rei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
A low kick from Saint is predictable there
and Rei counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint dodges an elbow strike from Rei.
Rei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint tries to pull guard but Rei holds him up against the cage and eventually Saint drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jensen Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint avoids a wild elbow strike from Rei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saint getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Budo Rei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rei misses with a straight left.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Rei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rei throws a wild body kick that Saint sees coming a mile off.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Rei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown. Rei tries to sprawl out of it but Saint keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rei throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Rei moves away and avoids it.
Rei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rei lands a leg kick that knocks Saint off balance momentarily.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
Rei avoids the head kick by Saint.
Saint misses with a right hand
and Rei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
Saint thuds his right hand into Rei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint is out of range and Rei settles back down.
Saint darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saint tries to land a leg kick but Rei saw it coming and moves away.
Rei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rei lands a nice looking body shot.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint lands a leg kick that knocks Rei off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saint somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint tries to land a front kick but Rei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Rei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rei thuds his shin into the meat of Saint's side.
Rei misses with a few strikes there.
Rei thumps Saint with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Rei misses.
Rei is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Rei checks a leg kick.
Saint attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rei.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint tried to score with a low kick but Rei checks it.
Nice shot lands for Rei.
Rei lands a nice looking body shot.
Rei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saint on the side of the head.
Rei lands a slapping body shot.
Rei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei misses with a body kick.
Rei looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint. Saint obviously looking to wear him down.
Rei throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Rei.
Rei throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
A jab from Saint finds it's way through Rei's defenses.
Rei swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Rei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rei circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rei.
Saint closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rei scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rei. That did some damage!
Rei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saint.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Rei moves away and avoids it.
Saint tries to score with a low kick but Rei moves his leg out of the way.
Saint misses with a leg kick
and Rei counters with a straight right hand.
Saint scores with a head kick.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Rei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rei tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Saint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Rei is controlling the position.
Saint throws a head punch that misses.
Saint misses with the head strike.
Saint gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saint is working away from the top position though.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rei defending well though.
Saint is thwarting Rei's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint prevents Rei from improving his position.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rei defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rei keeps working.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint wants to free his trapped foot but Rei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saint is working hard here to advance position.
Rei is pressing down on Saint's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Saint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a big elbow that misses.
Saint is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint is one step ahead there.
Saint postures up in Rei's guard and throws a big left but Rei blocks it.
Saint is working Rei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rei is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rei is controlling Saint's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint wants to control from the top but Rei keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jensen Saint will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rei avoids the body shot from Saint.
Rei throws the kick towards the body but Saint avoids it.
Rei sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saint drives through with a takedown into Rei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Saint trying to control but Rei is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rei is controlling Saint's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei looking to control.
Saint throws a strike but Rei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saint wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint keeping moving, preventing Rei from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Budo Rei wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Saint tenderised Rei's leg. Rei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rei tries to clinch up.
Rei throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rei tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rei checks it well.
Rei gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saint decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rei's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saint wants to control from the top but Rei keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rei avoids the body shot from Saint.
Rei lands a big head kick that sends Saint tumbling to the mat! Rei takes a step backwards and waves Saint back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Saint is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Rei throws a wild body kick that Saint sees coming a mile off.
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint throws a leg kick that misses.
Rei lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Saint is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rei with a jab.
Rei throws a jab when Saint was well out of range.
Saint with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Rei moves out of range easily.
Saint seems to have got his legs back now.
Rei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Rei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Budo Rei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budo Rei!
A very excited looking Budo Rei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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