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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Reem (ranked 603 p4p, 26 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 332 p4p, 22 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoyce manages to break the clinch.
Reem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoyce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reem scrambles back to his feet.
Reem tries to clinch but Hoyce is having none of it.
Hoyce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Reem as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Hennan Hoyce has been cut.
Hoyce throws a hook to the side of Reem's head but Reem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reem seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoyce in his tracks.
Hoyce avoids a kick to the body.
Reem is looking to clinch.
Reem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoyce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoyce tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoyce has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Hoyce.
Hoyce throws a nice looking combination but Reem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoyce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reem.
Hoyce misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoyce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hoyce with a jab.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Hoyce.
Reem scores with a jab. Hoyce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reem looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Some wild striking there from Reem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoyce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reem on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem connects with a solid leg kick.
Reem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoyce, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoyce as Reem tries to tie him up.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Hoyce.
Hoyce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoyce moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoyce throws a lazy right hand but Reem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reem throws an overhand right that lands on Hoyce's shoulder, as Hoyce tries to avoid the shot.
Reem tries to bum rush Hoyce with a series of wild strikes but Hoyce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoyce cracks Reem with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce lands a big right hand that sends Reem crashing to the mat! Hoyce stays standing though and waves Reem back to his feet!
Reem is rocked!
Hoyce swings for the body but Reem moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoyce, as that shot connected.
Oh Reem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reem tries to clinch up but Hoyce circles away and keeps his distance.
Reem seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoyce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoyce throws a solid leg kick but Reem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoyce.
Reem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoyces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Hoyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reem.
Hoyce throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reem counters with a leg kick.
Reem misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Hoyce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Umberto Reem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce blocks a leg kick.
Reem swings for the body but Hoyce moves out of range.
Hoyce unleashes a big counter combination but Reem bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hoyce checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Hoyce does no damage.
Reem takes a swing at Hoyce's ribcage but misses.
Hoyce only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reem.
Reem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Hoyce misses.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyce throws a shot from downtown. Reem moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Reem coming out on top.
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 Umberto Reem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hennan Hoyce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reem misses with a straight right.
Reem doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoyce circles away.
Reem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoyce. That did some damage!
Reem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reem moves away from the strike by Hoyce.
Reem defending well as Hoyce loads up on a big left hand.
Reem throws a low kick but Hoyce avoids it.
Reem is looking to clinch but Hoyce is avoiding it.
Hoyce throws out a counter right but Reem avoids it with no problem.
Reem misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyce misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoyce circles away.
Hoyce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reem wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoyce throws a lazy right hand but Reem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoyce is out of range and Reem settles back down.
Hoyce scores with a jab. Reem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Reem blocks the low kick.
Reem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoyce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reem scrambles back to his feet.
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reem takes a swing at Hoyce's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hoyce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reem moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem stalling against the cage.
Hoyce pushes Reem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Reem.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
Hoyce being controlled against the cage.
Hoyce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reem lands a left hand.
Reem stalling in the clinch but Hoyce improves position.
Hoyce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Reem has Hoyce pressed against the cage.
Hoyce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoyce up against the cage.
Reem wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Umberto Reem.
A left and a right from Reem both land. Nice combination.
Reem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reem is looking to clinch but Hoyce is avoiding it.
Hoyce blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoyce throws out a counter right but Reem avoids it with no problem.
Reem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoyce.
Reem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoyce.
Hoyce misses with a head kick.
Hoyce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reem thuds a left hand into Hoyce's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem misses the shot to the body.
Reem misses with a head kick.
Hoyce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoyce blocks a jab.
Reem forces Hoyce back against the cage and clinches.
Reem is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoyce.
Reem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoyces head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoyce is trying to force a seperation but Reem has the dominant position.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoyce is keeping busy.
Hoyce lands with a light punch inside.
Hoyce blocks a body shot from Reem.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reem looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
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 Umberto Reem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hennan Hoyce's cut.
That's time! Reem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hoyce misses with a hook. Reem ducked under it nicely.
Reem connects with an inside leg kick.
Reem darts in trying to clinch
and Hoyce counters with a straight right hand.
Reem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Umberto Reem is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoyce takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoyce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Hoyce misses.
Reem lands a jab to Hoyce's midsection.
Good shot there by Reem.
Hoyce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reem.
Reem is looking to clinch.
Reem wants to clinch up but Hoyce keeps it at a distance.
Hoyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reem takes a swing at Hoyce's ribcage but misses.
Hoyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reem.
Reem connects with a right hand. Hoyce shakes it off.
Hoyce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Reem.
Reem tries a low kick but Hoyce avoids it.
Hoyce looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reem cracks Hoyce with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Reem has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hoyce to stand back up!
Hoyce is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoyce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoyce is still on wobbly legs! Can Reem finish him?
Reem misses with a hook. Hoyce ducked under it nicely.
Reem has closed the distance and engaged Hoyce in a clinch.
Hoyce seems to have recovered his senses.
Reem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reem is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoyce gets an underhook and turns Reem into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reem fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoyce.
Hoyce has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
Hoyce throws a punch but it's blocked by Reem.
Hoyce struggles to land a body shot inside as Reem controls his hands.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
Hoyce misses with some punches.
Reem misses with the head strike.
Hoyce throws a head punch that misses.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Reem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reem is looking to control Hoyce's arms but Hoyce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reem has his back to the cage.
Hoyce is trying to stall.
Reem's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Hoyce avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
Hoyce tries to stall but Reem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reem misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Reem looking to stall.
Reem blocking some punches.
Hoyce lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Reem.
Hoyce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reem takes one on the button.
Hoyce's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reem connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoyce scrambles back to his feet.
Reem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoyce drops his hands momentarily and Reem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hennan Hoyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umberto Reem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoyce.
Hoyce throws a shot from downtown. Reem moves away and avoids it.
Reem moves into the clinch.
Umberto Reem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Reem.
A nice left hand lands by Hoyce.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Reem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reem 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Reem!
Umberto Reem made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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