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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Numb/Encore as his entrance music. Oberyn Martell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Martell tenderised Reynolds's leg. Reynolds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Martell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Martell jumps back.
Reynolds throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reynolds feints a jab promting Martell to slip. Reynolds then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martell wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Martell avoids a kick to the body.
As Reynolds backs away, Martell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Martell's legs.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Martell.
Martell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Martell moves out of range easily.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Martell ducks down to avoid it.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martell manages to avoid it.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reynolds checks the leg kick.
Martell checks a leg kick.
Martell is looking to counter with a body kick.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Martell's legs.
Martell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds wants to counter the offense by Martell and move into the clinch position.
Martell tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds instigates a clinch.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Martell lands with a light punch inside.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Martell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
A short right from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martell can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
A body shot lands from Reynolds.
Martell throws an elbow but it misses.
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Martell.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martell tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Martell.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Martell blocks with his arms.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martell is breathing heavily.
Martell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Martell avoids the damage to the body.
Martell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martell's face.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Reynolds dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reynolds scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the body.
Martell throws a body kick that misses.
Martell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martell is rocked!
Nice body kick there by Reynolds.
Reynolds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reynolds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reynolds closes the distance and pushes Martell back into the cage.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds working Martell over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martells head.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Martell blocks with his arms.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Travis Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martell has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reynolds digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martell avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Reynolds.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds cracks Martell with a nice body shot.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds working Martell over with knees to the body.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Martell blocks with his arms.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Reynolds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martell or not.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Martell takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reynolds's brow.
A short body shot lands from Reynolds as the two fighters clinch.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with Martell.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martell takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reynolds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds throws a front kick aimed at Martell's knee but Martell avoids it well.
Martell throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to counter by closing the distance.
Travis Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Reynolds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Martell.
Martell connects with a solid leg kick.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martell checks a low kick from Reynolds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell dips to his left and cracks Reynolds with an uppercut!
Reynolds connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martell misses with a body shot.
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Martell avoids it.
Martell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Reynolds throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reynolds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reynolds wants to counter the offense by Martell and move into the clinch position.
Reynolds takes the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds working Martell over with knees to the body.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Oh Martell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Martell seems to have got his legs back now.
Martell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reynolds digs a right hand into Martell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martell's gas tank.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martell blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martells head.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Reynolds.
Travis Reynolds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Martell's head.
Reynolds drops Martell with a big knee straight up the middle! Martell is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
Reynolds closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martell.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Martell landing knees to the body.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Martell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds walks into a jab.
Reynolds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds lands a high kick!
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martell has time to react.
Martell misses with a jab to the body
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reynolds has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Reynolds!
A victorious Travis Reynolds thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Oberyn Martell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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energy
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hype
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