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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daley McReynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Nobody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobody has chosen Red - Same Disease as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daley McReynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody throws a poor cross that misses
and McReynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Nobody.
Nobody gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McReynolds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McReynolds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McReynolds trying to control but Nobody is working from the bottom.
Nobody is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McReynolds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McReynolds with a flurry of punches that miss.
McReynolds content to stall in guard here.
McReynolds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nobody's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McReynolds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nobody keeping moving, preventing McReynolds from controlling successfully.
McReynolds cracks Nobody with a solid left hand.
McReynolds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McReynolds is working Nobody over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Nobody has momentary wrist control but McReynolds slips an elbow through the middle.
McReynolds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nobody working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McReynolds.
McReynolds sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nobody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nobody keeps McReynolds at a distance using the push kick.
McReynolds gets the takedown into side control.
McReynolds lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McReynolds looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nobody is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds is looking to take a break and control but Nobody is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McReynolds works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nobody is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nobody manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds wants to get back to full guard.
Nobody throws a strike but McReynolds avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nobody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McReynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Nobody postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McReynolds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nobody tries to free his leg and advance position but McReynolds is retaining full guard.
McReynolds is controlling Nobody's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nobody lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daley McReynolds dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nobody takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McReynolds tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nobody defends well and McReynolds ends up having to push Nobody into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nobody looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McReynolds takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McReynolds throws the left hand but Nobody avoids the punch easily.
Nobody looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Good leg kick by Nobody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McReynolds stuns Nobody with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nobody shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McReynolds manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McReynolds kicks Nobody off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McReynolds digs a good body shot into Nobody's ribs.
Nobody takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McReynolds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nobody.
McReynolds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nobodys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy body kick from Nobody
and McReynolds counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nobody!
Nobody is looking to regain half guard here but McReynolds keeps moving and retains side control.
Nobody regains half guard.
Nobody is staying active underneath McReynolds, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McReynolds stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody tries to get to full guard but McReynolds has control of the leg.
McReynolds is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Daley McReynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nobody flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McReynolds controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McReynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nobody can do to turn this around?
McReynolds changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nobody tries to avoid it but McReynolds manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nobody to the ground. Nobody escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McReynolds throws out a loose jab but Nobody uses good head movement to avoid it.
McReynolds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nobody counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daley McReynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Nobody.
Nobody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nobody moves away from the strike by McReynolds.
Nobody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nobody appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McReynolds seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McReynolds connects with a body shot that sends Nobody's belly button to the back.
McReynolds connects with a body shot that sends Nobody's belly button to the back.
McReynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobody keeps McReynolds at a distance using the push kick.
Nobody lands a glancing blow to the side of McReynolds's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobody looks for the body kick but McReynolds saw that one coming.
It looked like McReynolds was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nobody.
Nobody keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nobody fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McReynolds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nobody throws a nice head kick!
McReynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nobody.
Nobody keeps McReynolds at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daley McReynolds will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nobody thuds a left hand into McReynolds's body.
Nobody leaves McReynolds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nobody chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Nobody.
McReynolds shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nobody wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobody regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McReynolds distracts Nobody with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McReynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Nobody.
McReynolds lands a couple of elbows.
Nobody looking for a guillotine here but McReynolds defends easily.
McReynolds wants to control from the top but Nobody keeps moving.
McReynolds landing with the ground and pound.
Nigel Nobody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daley McReynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
McReynolds stays in close to Nobody's body and controls the position.
McReynolds's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nobody working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McReynolds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McReynolds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nobody has his foot on McReynolds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McReynolds works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody connects with a jab.
Nobody connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McReynolds momentarily.
A good leg kick by Nobody.
Nobody misses with a body shot.
McReynolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nobody counters with an inside leg kick.
Nobody thumps McReynolds with a low kick.
Nobody lands with a shot to the body.
McReynolds swings for the body but Nobody moves out of range.
Nobody just misses with a punch to the body.
McReynolds wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nobody on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nobody feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McReynolds's calf.
McReynolds will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McReynolds fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nobody sprawls well initially but McReynolds persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McReynolds trying to control from half guard but Nobody is working away.
Nobody manages to get to full guard.
McReynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Nobody.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Nobody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McReynolds 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daley McReynolds!
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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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