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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem has chosen Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem lands with a straight right. Flagg didn't see that one coming.
Reem defending well as Flagg loads up on a big left hand.
Reem throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
Reem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flagg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flagg 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 is looking to land body kicks.
Flagg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reem throws a lazy right hand but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flagg jabs Reem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reem scores with a jab. Flagg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reem throws a jab but it's blocked by Flagg.
Reem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reem throws a series of punches but Flagg avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Reem.
Flagg looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
Reem tries to land a front kick but Flagg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Flagg digs a good hook to Reem's body.
Flagg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flagg slips a jab from Reem.
Flagg is looking to clinch.
Flagg scores with a jab to the body.
Flagg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reem throws a big shot that misses.
Reem has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Reem looks to land a body kick but Flagg moved away.
Flagg forces Reem back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Flagg as the two fighters clinch.
Reem looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flagg breaks from the clinch.
Flagg cracks Reem with an open hand slap.
It looks like Melvin Reem has been cut.
Reem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reem misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Flagg.
Melvin Reem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reem throws out a loose jab but Flagg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flagg closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg working aggressively here.
I was talking to Flagg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reem.
Reem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flagg as Reem tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Reem.
Flagg lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flagg.
Reem is stalling here.
Flagg breaks the clinch.
Flagg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reem is looking to land body kicks.
Flagg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Flagg as he connects with a hook.
Reem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reem jabs Flagg right on the nose. Flagg blinks but takes it well.
Flagg tries to bum rush Reem with a series of wild strikes but Reem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Reem misses.
Flagg connects with a single shot there.
Flagg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Flagg does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flagg slips a jab and a cross from Reem.
Flagg clinches.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Flagg controls his hands.
Flagg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flagg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reem misses with a body shot
and Flagg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reem throws a lazy right hand but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reem walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem throws a looping overhand right but Flagg ducks down to avoid it.
Flagg punishes Reem's body with a nice straight punch.
Flagg throws the left hand but Reem avoids the punch easily.
Flagg moves out of range of the strikes.
Reem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flagg tests Reem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flagg wants to clinch up but Reem keeps it at a distance.
Reem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flagg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters circling a little - Reem finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Flagg lands a jab to the nose.
Reem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flagg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flagg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Flagg.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Reem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Reem's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reem scoring well with a low kick there.
Flagg 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.
Flagg moves out of range of the leg kick from Reem.
Flagg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Flagg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reem.
Reem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Flagg.
Reem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reem delivers a nice body kick.
Reem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flagg blocks a jab.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Reem circles away.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Reem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reem swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Flagg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flagg.
Reem jabs at Flagg's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reem.
Reem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randall Flagg is winning the standup battle so far.
Flagg throws the left hand but Reem avoids the punch easily.
Reem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reem feints and then cracks Flagg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flagg down.
Reem lands a jab to the nose.
Reem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reem swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Flagg moves in looking to clinch but Reem pushes him off.
Reem lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flagg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reem.
Reem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Flagg stuns Reem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flagg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reem circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reem.
Flagg looks to land a combination. Reem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg clobbers Reem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Flagg throws a jab but it's blocked by Reem.
Reem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Flagg misses.
Flagg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flagg throws a combination. Reem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flagg.
Reem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flagg's head.
Reem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Flagg is out of range.
Reem throws a looping overhand right but Flagg ducks down to avoid it.
Flagg stuns Reem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flagg wants to clinch.
Reem misses with a hook to the body
and Flagg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flagg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flagg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tries to bum rush Reem with a series of wild strikes but Reem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flagg checks the leg kick.
Reem walks into a left hand.
Flagg throws a lazy right hand but Reem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flagg throws a hook but Reem avoids it easily.
A big right from Reem misses.
Reem misses the jab.
Flagg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reem there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flagg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
Flagg misses with a series of wild punches.
Reem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flagg misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Reem misses its intended target.
Flagg throws a right and a left that Reem avoids nicely.
A jab from Flagg misses.
Flagg catches Reem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem dips to his left and cracks Flagg with an uppercut!
Reem punishes Flagg's body with a nice straight punch.
Reem throws a hook to the side of Flagg's head but Flagg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flagg misses the jab.
Flagg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reem counters with a series of strikes. Flagg will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flagg is looking to clinch but Reem is avoiding it.
Flagg misses with an uppercut.
Flagg avoids the body shot from Reem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Flagg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Flagg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reem, as that shot connected.
Reem lands a body shot.
Reem scores with a head kick. Flagg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Reem's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reem throws a shot from downtown. Flagg moves away and avoids it.
Reem throws the left hand but Flagg avoids the punch easily.
Flagg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Flagg avoids the head kick by Reem.
Reem scores with a jab.
Reem throws a leg kick that misses.
Flagg slips a jab and a cross from Reem.
Reem misses with a head kick.
Reem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reem misses with a hook
and Flagg counters with a three punch combo that has Reem backing up. Reem nods at Flagg to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Reem.
Flagg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reem momentarily.
Flagg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flagg. Reem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reem throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flagg avoids the body shot from Reem.
Reem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reem throws an overhand right that lands on Flagg's shoulder, as Flagg tries to avoid the shot.
Reem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
Flagg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flagg clinches up against the cage.
Reem stalling.
Flagg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reem misses with an uppercut. Flagg saw that one coming.
Reem tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flagg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Flagg.
That has opened up Melvin Reem's cut even more.
Flagg throws a body punch but Reem moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flagg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randall Flagg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem throws a body shot but no joy.
Flagg connects with a body shot.
Reem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flagg moves out of range of the body kick from Reem.
Reem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flagg.
Reem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reem blocks a jab.
Flagg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flagg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reem.
Flagg misses with a looping right.
Flagg misses with a few strikes there.
Flagg throws out a powerful jab.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
Melvin Reem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg is looking to clinch but Reem is avoiding it.
Flagg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flagg is able to avoid easily.
Flagg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Flagg.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem throws a hook but Flagg blocks it.
Reem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reem needs to keep his hands up - Flagg had a free shot at his head there.
Flagg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flagg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reem counters with a leg kick.
Reem misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flagg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flagg catches Reem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tries to clinch up.
Reem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flagg finds it's way round the side to connect with Reem's head.
Flagg moves into range and clinches up with Reem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flagg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reem throws a body kick that misses.
Reem throws a body shot but no joy.
Reem lands a nice looking body shot.
Reem needs to keep his hands up - Flagg had a free shot at his head there.
Reem takes a swing at Flagg's ribcage but misses.
Flagg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reem scores with a hook.
Reem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flagg moves away.
Flagg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good exchange - Flagg coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randall Flagg.
Well Flagg 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Flagg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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