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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blair Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alperen Yilmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alperen Yilmaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blair Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alperen Yilmaz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Yilmaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Reeves misses its target.
Reeves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yilmaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yilmaz clinches.
Reeves slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reeves is trying to work for a kimura but Yilmaz is defending well.
Reeves is working for a kimura but Yilmaz is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yilmaz tries to kick Reeves off but Reeves keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Reeves is trying to work for a kimura but Yilmaz is defending well.
Reeves is looking for a kimura here.
Yilmaz wants to improve his position but Reeves is controlling well.
Yilmaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Reeves.
Yilmaz wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yilmaz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Reeves clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reeves is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yilmaz can't fight it off and eventually Reeves manages to take the fight to the floor. Yilmaz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reeves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yilmaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reeves has managed to get both his arms back between Yilmaz's legs - danger averted.
Reeves stands up over Yilmaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yilmaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reeves is controlling him.
Reeves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yilmaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reeves is one step ahead there.
Reeves 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.
Yilmaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reeves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reeves postures up.
Reeves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reeves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yilmaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Yilmaz, not yet.
Yilmaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reeves with a nice head shot there.
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.
Yilmaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Reeves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reeves is in close to Yilmaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reeves postures up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Yilmaz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Reeves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yilmaz is working for takedown but Reeves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reeves is pressed up against the cage. Yilmaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reeves down to the mat. Reeves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reeves moves into the clinch successfully.
Yilmaz is trying to pull guard but Reeves has him pressed against the cage.
Blair Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alperen Yilmaz.
Reeves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yilmazs head.
Yilmaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reeves is defending well for now.
Reeves has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yilmaz is trying to keep an underhook but Reeves manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blair Reeves will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yilmaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Yilmaz does no damage.
Reeves misses with a left hand
and Yilmaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reeves thinking.
Yilmaz misses with a wild combination.
Reeves is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yilmaz defends it nicely.
Yilmaz misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Yilmaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yilmaz lands with a shot to the body.
Yilmaz misses with a body shot.
Yilmaz has closed the distance and engaged Reeves in a clinch.
A short right from Reeves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Reeves is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yilmaz to the mat. Yilmaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Reeves won't allow Yilmaz to sweep him here.
Reeves stands up over Yilmaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yilmaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yilmaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reeves is aware though and is defending well.
Yilmaz is looking to stand up but Reeves isn't so interested in that idea.
Yilmaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reeves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reeves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reeves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reeves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reeves is working Yilmaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reeves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yilmaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Yilmaz, not yet.
Blair Reeves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yilmaz's head.
Yilmaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Yilmaz, not yet.
Yilmaz is still trying to improve position.
Reeves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yilmaz is trying to keep Reeves in close.
Reeves working some strikes from top position.
Reeves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves lands a couple of elbows.
Reeves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reeves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yilmaz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Reeves rushes Yilmaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alperen Yilmaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yilmaz works Reeves's body with a nice hook.
Reeves looks for the body kick but Yilmaz saw that one coming.
Yilmaz misses with a double jab.
Reeves looking to score a takedown here. Yilmaz is defending well but Reeves drives through and ends up in Yilmaz's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves distracts Yilmaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yilmaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reeves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reeves throwing strikes from guard but Yilmaz blocks nicely.
Reeves scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yilmaz wants to stand up but Reeves is controlling him.
Reeves landing some decent shots from guard.
Reeves landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yilmaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reeves stops Yilmaz from standing up.
Reeves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yilmaz's head.
Reeves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reeves lands a couple of digs.
Yilmaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reeves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves preventing the sweep.
Reeves working some strikes from top position.
Yilmaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Reeves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yilmaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reeves.
Reeves distracts Yilmaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reeves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reeves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reeves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reeves prevents Yilmaz from getting back to his feet.
Reeves connects with a couple of short punches.
Reeves lands a couple of digs.
Reeves preventing the sweep.
Reeves postures up and lands a big shot to Yilmaz's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Reeves dives into side control.
Reeves working away.
Reeves working the ground and pound.
Reeves cracks Yilmaz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reeves swings around for an armbar but Yilmaz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Reeves's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yilmaz trying to control but Reeves is working from the bottom.
Reeves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yilmaz's guard.
Reeves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yilmaz's head.
Yilmaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Yilmaz, not yet.
Yilmaz wants to get back to his feet but Reeves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reeves scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves preventing the sweep.
Reeves stops Yilmaz from standing up.
Yilmaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yilmaz blocks the strikes from Reeves.
Reeves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yilmaz is trying to control. Reeves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair Reeves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reeves 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Reeves!
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RATING
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