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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 672 p4p, 198 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 98 p4p, 33 weight class). Paul Warror told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 19 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Reich misses its intended target.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Reich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Warror misses with a leg kick.
Warror ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warror looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warror avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warror swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warror.
Reich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Reich's head but Reich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jarred Reich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warror has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reich.
Warror works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reich seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reich defending well as Warror loads up on a big left hand.
Reich misses the shot to the body.
Warror's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reich under the eye.
Reich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Reich. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reich works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich avoids a kick to the body.
Reich ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Reich throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Warror gets tackled into the cage by Reich. Reich maintains the clinch.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Reich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Reich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warror.
A shot in the inside from Warror.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reich tries to throw a body punch but Warror avoids it by throwing Reich back against the cage.
Warror throws a head punch that misses.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warror prevents a body shot from Reich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warror misses with some punches.
Warror lands a left hand.
Warror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reich prevents a body shot from Warror.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Warror working aggressively here.
Warror misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reich tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror tries to throw a body punch but Reich avoids it by throwing Warror back against the cage.
Reich scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Warror lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Warror.
Warror tries to throw a body punch but Reich avoids it by throwing Warror back against the cage.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
Reich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warror is looking to break free of the clinch but Reich has double underhooks.
Warror scores with a hook to the body.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror lands with a left to the head.
Reich cracks Warror with a nice body shot.
Warror blocks a body shot from Reich.
Warror tries to throw a body punch but Reich avoids it by throwing Warror back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reich fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands a nice shot to the body.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Reich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reich.
Warror misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Reich - that landed with a thud.
Warror lands a nice uppercut.
Reich misses with a body punch.
Warror blocks a body shot from Reich.
Warror blocks a body shot from Reich.
Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reich misses with a body punch.
Reich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Warror or not.
Nice body punch from Warror.
Reich tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Warror will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warror connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reich momentarily.
Reich throws a body kick that misses.
Warror looks for the body kick but Reich saw that one coming.
Paul Warror seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror throws a hook but Reich blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Reich misses the target.
Warror throws a head kick that misses.
Reich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Warror cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reich needs to keep his hands up - Warror had a free shot at his head there.
Reich misses with an uppercut.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Reich is just out of range.
Warror tries a low kick but Reich avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich thuds his right hand into Warror's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warror tried to score with a low kick but Reich checks it.
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Reich pushes Warror away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reich will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich slips a jab from Warror.
Reich misses with a hook.
Warror tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warror appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Reich scores with a four punch combination!
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Reich lands the left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Reich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Reich throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick from Warror.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Reich.
Warror moves out of range of the leg kick from Reich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warror.
Reich misses with a kick to the body
and Reich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reich moves out of range as Warror strikes.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reich misses with a body kick.
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Reich tests Warror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reich takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Reich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich scores with a leg kick.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reich.
Reich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warror. Warror obviously looking to wear him down.
Warror throws a wild body kick that Reich sees coming a mile off.
Reich throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Reich throws the kick towards the body but Warror avoids it.
Reich checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Reich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reich misses the target.
The fighters circling - Reich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warror scores with a jab.
Reich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warror on the side of the head.
Reich gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Warror walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Reich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reich throws a body kick that misses
and Warror counters with a nice body kick.
Reich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warror looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Reich. That snapped Warror's head back.
Reich blocks a leg kick.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror moves away from the strike by Reich.
It seemed like Warror was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Reich.
Reich throws a leg kick
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
Warror throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reich misses with a kick to the body.
Reich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Warror lands a jab to Reich's midsection.
Warror lands a jab.
Reich fakes the leg kick and cracks Warror in the body.
Warror throws a low kick but Reich moves out of range easily.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Reich looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Reich is looking to clinch but Warror is avoiding it.
Reich moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror looks for the body kick but Reich saw that one coming.
Warror throws a big shot that misses.
Reich cracks Warror with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror.
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 Jarred Reich will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warror momentarily.
Warror misses with an uppercut. Reich saw that one coming.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror keeps the fight on the outside.
Reich throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Reich blocks the leg kick.
Reich thinks about countering with a head kick.
Reich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reich looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warror misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Warror lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Reich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Warror. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warror.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reich.
A lazy left from Reich finds it's target.
Reich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reich scores with a one two! Warror had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good work by Warror as he checks the leg kick.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror throws the left hand but Reich avoids the punch easily.
Reich takes the fight into the clinch.
Reich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Warror misses with some punches.
Reich tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warror lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reich backwards.
Warror lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reich backwards.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warror tries to work over Reich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reich's elbow.
Paul Warror seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reich misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Warror.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reich's elbow.
Warror makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reich lands a hook that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Warror misses with a body punch.
Reich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warror wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reich working aggressively here.
Reich tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Reich tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich can't find room to land a body shot as Warror controls the action.
Reich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warror's elbow.
Reich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warror escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reich moves out of range of the body kick.
Warror listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warror throws a sloppy head kick and Reich moves out of range easily.
Reich blocks the body kick.
Warror walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Warror throws the left hand but Reich avoids the punch easily.
Reich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Warror scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich throws the kick towards the body but Warror avoids it.
Reich scores with a jab to the body.
Reich misses with a hook
and Warror counters with a nice body kick.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reich moves away.
Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror throws a hook but Reich blocks it.
Reich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Warror moves out of range as Reich strikes.
Reich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warror loads up on a big right hand but Reich slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Reich.
Warror slips under a jab from Reich.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warror counters with a body kick.
Warror throws a front kick that sends Reich stumbling back into the cage.
Warror takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warror tests Reich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reich looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Reich throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarred Reich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reich 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarred Reich!
A relieved looking Jarred Reich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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