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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekis drives through and clinches with Belcher against the cage.
Rekis successfully pulls guard.
Belcher lands a couple of digs.
Rekis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belcher distracts Rekis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rekis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rekis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rekis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rekis is looking for a triangle but Belcher pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Rekis keeps moving.
Belcher won't allow Rekis to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belcher is pushing down on Rekis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rekis is fighting to maintain full guard but Belcher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rekis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Belcher is working for a kimura but Rekis is defending it quite comfortably.
Belcher prevents Rekis from improving his position.
Rekis is looking to control Belcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rekis avoid being mounted?
Belcher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rekis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belcher is thwarting Rekis's attempts to control the position.
Rekis is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belcher.
Rekis gets full guard.
Belcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Rekis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belcher throws an elbow that misses. Rekis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belcher's guard. Nice move by Rekis!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rekis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rekis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rekis lands a couple of elbows.
Rekis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belcher looking for a guillotine here but Rekis defends easily.
Rekis trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rekis defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rekis trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rekis is looking to work some ground and pound but Belcher has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rekis stuffs the takedown.
Rekis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Rekis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Belcher misses with a takedown attempt - Rekis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown but Rekis shows good takedown defense.
Rekis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Belcher.
Rekis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belcher avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belcher shoots in and drives through. Rekis sprawls well.
Belcher fails to land the takedown.
Rekis with the counter takedown but Belcher avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rekis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rekis shoots for a takedown but Belcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belcher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Belcher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rekis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rekis defending against the ground and pound.
Belcher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Belcher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rekis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rekis taking a bit of punishment here - Belcher scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rekis regains half guard.
Belcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rekis is trying to maintain the position but Belcher is very close to passing his half guard.
Belcher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rekis has his hands clasped together around Belcher's back. He's all about the action.
Rekis wants to get back to full guard.
Belcher wants to control but Rekis is keeping him busy.
Rekis trying to control here.
Belcher thows a huge punch but Rekis dodges it nicely.
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.
Belcher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rekis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Belcher landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rekis wants to improve his position but Belcher is controlling well.
Rekis is trying to control but can't.
Rekis tries to get to full guard but Belcher has control of the leg.
Belcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rekis defending well though.
Rekis is defending against the submission attempts here by Belcher.
Belcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rekis keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jake Belcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekis darts in looking for a takedown but Belcher gets double underhooks and turns Rekis into the cage.
Belcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Belcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rekis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Rekis is retaining full guard.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Rekis keeps moving.
Rekis is adopting a defensive guard.
Belcher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher preventing the sweep.
Belcher postures up and lands a big shot to Rekis's brow.
Belcher postures up.
Rekis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rekis stands up over Belcher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rekis can do to turn this around?
Rekis advances to half guard.
Rekis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Belcher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belcher has momentary wrist control but Rekis slips an elbow through the middle.
Belcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Belcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rekis sprawls well. Rekis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Belcher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rekis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Belcher is in Rekis's guard.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Rekis keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rekis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belcher postures up.
Belcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Rekis has wrist control.
Rekis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake Belcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belcher postures up in Rekis's guard and throws a big left but Rekis blocks it.
Rekis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
Rekis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belcher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rekis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rekis keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Rekis is pulling down on Belcher's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rekis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jake Belcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rekis tries to clinch but Belcher moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rekis but Rekis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rekis feints the counter takedown.
Belcher fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rekis! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rekis or perhaps it was just good defense by Belcher, which made it look bad.
Belcher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belcher lands in his opponent's guard.
Rekis trying to keep a closed guard but Belcher is proving a slippery customer.
Rekis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher trying to control but Rekis is working from the bottom.
Belcher stopping the sweep attempt from Rekis.
Rekis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
Belcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rekis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rekis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rekis tries to clinch but Belcher is having none of it.
Rekis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rekis gets underhooks to prevent Belcher's takedown attempt.
Belcher is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis has hold of one of Belcher's legs. Belcher is fighting the takedown attempt but Rekis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rekis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rekis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rekis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Belcher looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Belcher looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Belcher!
Belcher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Belcher wants to control but Rekis is keeping him busy.
Belcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rekis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rekis is not content to let Belcher control the position.
Check out the look on Belcher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Belcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belcher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Belcher!
A very excited looking Jake Belcher 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.
The defeated John Rekis had this to say: 'I'll be back!!!'.
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hype
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