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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Reign (ranked 984 p4p, 123 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 1206 p4p, 142 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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235 lbs
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256 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reign. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John tries a quick counter leg kick but Reign is wise to it.
Reign throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reign.
Reign drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reign avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reign throws a quick counter kick to the body but John avoids it.
John with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Reign's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reign throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reign darts in and clinches John up against the cage.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Reign has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Reign gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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.
John wants to get back to his feet.
Reign trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
Reign is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reign is looking for a kimura but John is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reign to get the leverage.
John moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reign wants to pass the guard but John is keeping the position.
Reign trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
John is trying to keep Reign in close.
Reign trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John has his hands on Reign's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John keeping full guard, as Reign tries to pass.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John wants to stand up but Reign is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reign misses with a wild body shot.
John looks to throw the jab but Reign is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Reign. Beautiful body shot.
John jabs Reign to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John tries to land a leg kick but Reign saw it coming and moves away.
John throws a lazy right hand but Reign sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Reign coming out on top.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reign moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John moves to clinch but Reign breaks away
and Reign counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reign getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reign takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
John pushes Reign off and gets back to his feet.
Reign misses with a hook to the body
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Reign misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott John will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
John throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reign counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reign scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Reign off balance momentarily.
Reign lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reign looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John misses with a body kick.
John wants to slow Reign down by chopping away at his legs.
Reign is looking to counter punch.
Reign misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from John finds it's target.
John scores with a jab to the body.
Reign throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by John. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John.
John lands with an overhand left.
John lands with a shot to the body.
Reign swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reign tries to counter with a takedown but John is quick to defend against it.
Reign avoids the body shot from John.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scott John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Reign. That snapped John's head back.
Reign throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice takedown defense from John. No joy for Reign on that attempt.
John with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John lands with a straight right. Reign didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign misses with a left hand
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reign thinking.
Reign throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from John misses.
Reign's hands are dropping dangerously low here and John connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reign scrambles back to his feet.
Reign misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reign takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reign manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John moves into range and clinches up with Reign.
Reign wants to stall.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reign avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reign tries a body shot but John blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
John lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reign.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reign is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but John is defending well.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reign is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Reign. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Reign leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Reign tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John breaks the clinch.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Reign loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reign. That did some damage!
John throws a sloppy head kick
and Reign counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
Reign misses with a body shot.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reign gets cracked there but stands up to it.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
Reign misses with a leg kick
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reign moves out of range as John strikes.
Reign lands with a nice combination. John backs away looking to recover.
Reign throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John lands a big head kick that sends Reign tumbling to the mat! John takes a step backwards and waves Reign back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Reign is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John lands an uppercut, right on the button! Reign tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott John!
After winning the bout, Scott John thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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