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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Nath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Reaper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Nath!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nath counters with a shoot takedown. Reaper fights it but they end up in guard.
Nath showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Nath might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Nath throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reaper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nath lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nath distracts Reaper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been hearing good reports from Reaper's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Reaper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nath.
Reaper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nath stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reaper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nath drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Nath seems to have locked his on tight now - Reaper screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Nath, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Paul Nath!
An out of breath Paul Nath thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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