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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donall Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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193 cm
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199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanner Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donall Reid!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Reid is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rojas with a body shot.
Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Rojas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
Rojas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rojas is staying active underneath Reid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rojas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reid.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Reid prevents Rojas from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reid.
Reid controlling the action here.
Reid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rojas wants to control the action here but instead Reid manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rojas wants to hold on but Reid pushes him away.
Reid gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Reid manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rojas on his heels. He'll look to pass Rojas's guard now, I'm sure.
Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reid won't allow Rojas to get back to his feet.
Rojas can't keep his opponent in guard - Reid advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rojas looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid is keen to just control but Rojas is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like Reid is going to stand back up.
Rojas is trying to stand up here but Reid is controlling him well.
Rojas is not content to let Reid control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reid wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
Reid looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rojas controlling the position.
Rojas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reid defends well.
Rojas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reid is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reid throws a strike but Rojas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donall Reid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reid wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Rojas wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Reid releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rojas throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Reid wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Donall Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reid wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid tries to free his leg and advance position but Rojas is retaining full guard.
Reid stops Rojas from standing up.
Rojas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas has his hands on Reid's head, controlling the position.
Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reid wants to stand but Rojas is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rojas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reid manages to get himself to full guard.
Reid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reid trying to keep a closed guard but Rojas is proving a slippery customer.
Rojas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rojas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reid. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rojas to the ground. Reid is now in Rojas's guard.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Rojas is trying to control the position but Reid postures up.
Reid throws a strike but Rojas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reid is trying to keep Rojas in close.
Rojas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rojas scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas tries to stand but Reid is controlling from the bottom.
Rojas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rojas scoring with some ground and pound.
Reid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rojas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Reid is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rojas, into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donall Reid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rojas clinches with his opponent.
Rojas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rojas looking for a guillotine here but Reid defends easily.
Rojas controlling Reid's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid trying to control but Rojas is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rojas managing to control the position.
Reid prevents Rojas from getting back to his feet.
Reid trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rojas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rojas is trying to push Reid away but Reid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reid is trying to push Rojas away but Rojas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rojas manages to break the clinch.
Rojas throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
Reid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rojas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Reid working away.
Reid decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reid closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rojas did well to prevent Reid getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas gets back to full guard.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reid wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
Reid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rojas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rojas has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Reid is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid jumps guard and drags Rojas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rojas stays in close to Reid's body and controls the position.
Reid working a defensive guard here.
Reid looking to control but Rojas passes into half guard.
Rojas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reid sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donall Reid.
I've got Reid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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