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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Poisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Poisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Reis!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poisson throws a wild body kick that Reis sees coming a mile off.
Reis throws a head kick that misses.
Poisson jabs at Reis's body.
Poisson blocks a head kick by Reis.
Poisson closes the distance and clinches.
Reis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reis avoids a wild elbow strike from Poisson.
A right hand to the body from Poisson.
Poisson has Reis pressed against the cage.
Poisson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poisson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poisson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poisson.
Reis wants to stall.
Poisson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis tries a head kick but it misses.
Reis looks to throw a body kick
and Poisson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis slips a jab and a cross from Poisson.
Poisson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poisson's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis throws a head kick that Poisson semi-blocks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reis.
Reis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reis wants to clinch but Poisson slips to the side
and Poisson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poisson.
Poisson digs a right hand underneath Reis's ribcage. Reis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reis looks gassed!
Reis lands a nice shot to the body.
Poisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reis missing with knees to the body.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poisson.
Poisson manages to break the clinch.
Poisson avoids a kick to the body.
Reis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poisson thows a leg kick but Reis checks it
and Reis counters with an outside leg kick.
Poisson misses the body punch
and Reis counters with a good low kick that Poisson was not able to check.
Poisson is looking to slow Reis down with leg kicks.
Poisson fails to land the takedown.
Poisson thuds his right hand into Reis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Reis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poisson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reis can't break the clinch.
Poisson manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Reis misses
and Poisson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poisson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reis can't break the clinch.
Reis trying to land knees to the body.
Poisson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poisson manages to break the clinch.
Poisson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reis, pushing him back against the cage.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poisson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reis avoiding damage as Poisson throws knees to the body.
Poisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poisson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reis's calf.
Reis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poisson throws a wild body kick that Reis sees coming a mile off.
Poisson lands a jab to Reis's midsection.
Poisson tries to land a front kick but Reis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Poisson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poisson has closed the distance and engaged Reis in a clinch.
Poisson managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Poisson breaks from the clinch.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Reis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poisson lands a jab to Reis's midsection.
Poisson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reis has time to react.
Poisson is looking to wear down Reis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poisson misses with a body shot.
Poisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reis.
Reis throws a leg kick
and Poisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poisson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reis is rocked!
Good leg kick by Poisson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poisson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reis is still on wobbly legs! Can Poisson finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poisson closes the distance and pushes Reis back into the cage.
Reis seems to have recovered his senses.
Poisson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poisson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poisson misses with a body kick.
Poisson fakes the leg kick and cracks Reis in the body.
Reis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poisson counters with a body kick.
Poisson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ricardo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poisson looks to land a body kick but Reis moved away.
Poisson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reis circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reis.
Poisson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poisson takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Poisson scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Poisson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reis tries to clinch
and Poisson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Poisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.
Reis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poisson misses with a body kick.
Poisson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reis tries to clinch
and Poisson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reis moves out of range of the body kick from Poisson.
Poisson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Josh Poisson is winning the standup battle so far.
Poisson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reis at a distance.
Reis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poisson gets the takedown into side control.
Poisson decides to stand back up. Poisson steps back and let's Reis get back to his feet.
Poisson takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Reis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Poisson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poisson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poisson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reis pinned against the cage. Reis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poisson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reis misses with a double jab
and Poisson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reis's guard now.
Poisson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Poisson gets to his feet. Reis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poisson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poisson lands a jab to the nose.
Poisson rushes Reis and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Poisson.
Poisson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poisson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poisson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poisson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poisson.
Come on Poisson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reis avoids a wild elbow strike from Poisson.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike.
Poisson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poisson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reis if he has to take too many more of those.
Poisson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poisson works Reis's body with a nice hook.
Reis walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Reis is just out of range.
Reis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poisson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reis counters with a head kick.
Poisson lands a glancing blow to the side of Reis's head.
Reis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poisson forces Reis back against the cage and clinches.
Poisson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reis being controlled against the cage.
Poisson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reis can do to turn this around?
Poisson pushes Reis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Poisson lands with a light punch inside.
Poisson breaks from the clinch.
Poisson connects with a body shot.
Poisson lands with an uppercut that bounces Reis off the cage and back into rage.
Poisson moves into the clinch.
Poisson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis scores a nice knee to the body.
Poisson slowing the pace effectively.
Poisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis tries to land a body kick
and Poisson counters with a body kick.
Poisson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poisson looks for the body kick but Reis saw that one coming.
Reis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poisson.
Reis walks into a stiff left hand from Poisson.
Poisson blocks a low kick nicely.
Reis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poisson checks it well.
Poisson with a nice cross.
Reis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poisson is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poisson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poisson throws some wild stikes that Reis manages to avoid easily.
Poisson 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.
Poisson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Poisson dominated that second round.
That's time! Poisson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Poisson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Poisson takes the fight into the clinch.
Poisson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poisson.
Poisson looking to throw knees to the head but Reis is blocking nicely.
Reis misses with a knee to the head.
Poisson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reis blocks a head kick by Poisson.
Reis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poisson counters with a takedown into side control.
Poisson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Reis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poisson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Reis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poisson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reis is being controlled here.
Poisson laying and praying for a moment but Reis takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two 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.
Poisson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Poisson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Poisson wants to pass the guard but Reis is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Poisson seems to be looking for submissions.
Poisson is looking to advance position but Reis won't allow it.
Poisson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reis keeps working.
Reis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poisson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poisson rushes Reis and presses him up against the cage.
Reis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Reis.
Poisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poisson has him pressed against the cage.
Poisson misses with an elbow over the top.
Poisson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poisson throws an elbow but misses.
Poisson managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Reis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Poisson.
Reis missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Poisson as the two fighters clinch.
Ricardo Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poisson cracks Reis with a nice body shot.
Poisson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Poisson does no damage.
Josh Poisson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Poisson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poisson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Poisson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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