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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pippen Wellingsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellingsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Hawthorne Heights - Ohio Is For Lovers. Joao Reis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pippen Wellingsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Reis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellingsworth throws a nice looking combination but Reis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wellingsworth misses with a body shot.
Reis cracks Wellingsworth with a big right hand and Wellingsworth goes down!
Wellingsworth is rocked!
It looks like Pippen Wellingsworth has been cut.
Reis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oh Wellingsworth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wellingsworth's guard.
Reis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wellingsworth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reis.
Reis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wellingsworth.
Wellingsworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Reis trying to control from half guard but Wellingsworth is working away.
Wellingsworth missing with punches from the bottom.
Wellingsworth tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellingsworth is looking to improve his position.
Wellingsworth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wellingsworth tries to get out of the position.
Reis decides to stand and escape the position.
Wellingsworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wellingsworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wellingsworth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wellingsworth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wellingsworth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reis looks gassed!
Reis throws a shot from downtown. Wellingsworth moves away and avoids it.
Wellingsworth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reis's waist but Reis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wellingsworth off to one side.
Reis looks to land a left hand but Wellingsworth moved out of range nicely.
Reis avoids the body shot from Wellingsworth.
Wellingsworth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pippen Wellingsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellingsworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reis circles away quickly and effectively.
Wellingsworth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wellingsworth.
Reis misses the body punch
and Wellingsworth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellingsworth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reis swinging wilding here.
Wellingsworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wellingsworth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joao Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellingsworth counters with a series of strikes. Reis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reis loads up on a big right hand but Wellingsworth slips the punch.
Wellingsworth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wellingsworth works Reis's body with a nice hook.
Wellingsworth shoots in but Reis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wellingsworth is looking to wear down Reis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellingsworth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wellingsworth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wellingsworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wellingsworth trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom.
Wellingsworth stops Reis from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wellingsworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wellingsworth looking to pass the guard.
Wellingsworth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Wellingsworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wellingsworth.
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis throws a hook but Wellingsworth blocks it.
Wellingsworth throws a shot from downtown. Reis moves away and avoids it.
Wellingsworth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reis counters with a left to the body.
Reis stalks Wellingsworth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wellingsworth's face. Wellingsworth staggers backwards, shaken.
Reis misses with a shot to the body
and Wellingsworth counters with a series of strikes. Reis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reis throws a nice looking combination but Wellingsworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joao Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellingsworth lands a slapping body shot.
Reis misses with a looping right.
Reis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wellingsworth dips to his left and cracks Reis with an uppercut!
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 Pippen Wellingsworth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pippen Wellingsworth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wellingsworth lunges at Reis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reis's hand.
Pippen Wellingsworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wellingsworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reis throws a hook but Wellingsworth blocks it.
Wellingsworth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wellingsworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wellingsworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wellingsworth slips a jab and a cross from Reis.
The fighters circling - Reis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the body from Reis misses
and Wellingsworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wellingsworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Reis misses the shot to the body.
Reis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellingsworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Wellingsworth lands a body shot.
Wellingsworth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellingsworth preventing the sweep.
Reis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wellingsworth.
Reis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wellingsworth working to try and regain half guard.
Reis wants to take his opponent's back but Wellingsworth doesn't allow it.
Wellingsworth's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Reis wants to control the pace but Wellingsworth is squirming around nicely.
Wellingsworth flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reis wants to stand but Wellingsworth is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Wellingsworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wellingsworth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wellingsworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reis wants to control the pace but Wellingsworth is squirming around nicely.
Wellingsworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reis stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Reis throws a hook but Wellingsworth blocks it.
Reis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellingsworth counters with a two punch combo.
Reis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wellingsworth's corner calls for a 1-2. Wellingsworth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wellingsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wellingsworth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wellingsworth scores with a one two! Reis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reis misses with a double jab
and Wellingsworth counters with a series of strikes. Reis will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellingsworth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reis thows a body shot but no joy.
Wellingsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Reis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wellingsworth defending well as Reis loads up on a big left hand.
Wellingsworth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reis throws a series of strikes that have Wellingsworth backpedaling.
The fighters circling - Reis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reis misses with a hook to the body
and Wellingsworth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellingsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reis.
Horrible takedown by Wellingsworth or perhaps it was just good defense by Reis which made him look bad.
Reis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wellingsworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reis throws a hook but Wellingsworth avoids it easily.
Wellingsworth staying out of range there.
Wellingsworth is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellingsworth manages to avoid it.
Wellingsworth stalks Reis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reis's face. Reis staggers backwards, shaken.
Wellingsworth fails with the takedown
and Reis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wellingsworth.
Wellingsworth tries to clinch up.
Wellingsworth slips under a jab from Reis.
Wellingsworth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reis throws a combination that misses
and Wellingsworth counters with a straight right hand.
Wellingsworth pushes Reis up against the cage in a clinch.
Wellingsworth breaks from the clinch.
Wellingsworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wellingsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wellingsworth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reis.
Reis scores with a hook to the body. Wellingsworth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wellingsworth doesn't manage to clinch there - Reis circles away.
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 Pippen Wellingsworth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pippen Wellingsworth's cut.
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. This is the final round!
No joy there for Reis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reis misses with a hook.
Reis looks to throw the jab but Wellingsworth is out of range.
Wellingsworth cracks Reis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wellingsworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wellingsworth throws a good cross that connects.
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.
Wellingsworth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis lands a nice shot that snaps Wellingsworth's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wellingsworth moves away.
Reis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wellingsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wellingsworth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Reis.
Wellingsworth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wellingsworth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Reis misses.
Wellingsworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reis misses the body punch
and Wellingsworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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.
Wellingsworth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Reis misses the target.
Reis loads up on a big right hand but Wellingsworth slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellingsworth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reis backs up against the cage.
Wellingsworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellingsworth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellingsworth lands with a hook. Reis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reis misses with a straight right.
Reis throws a shot from downtown. Wellingsworth moves away and avoids it.
Reis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wellingsworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wellingsworth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wellingsworth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reis.
Pippen Wellingsworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Reis misses with a body punch
and Wellingsworth counters with a straight right hand.
Wellingsworth throws a shot from downtown. Reis moves away and avoids it.
Wellingsworth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reis to score with a decent uppercut.
Reis misses with a looping right.
Wellingsworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Reis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wellingsworth lands a with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses with a jab to the body
and Wellingsworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wellingsworth connects with a nice looking jab.
Reis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wellingsworth closes the distance and pushes Reis back into the cage.
Wellingsworth is trying to break the clinch but Reis has him pressed against the cage.
Reis prevents Wellingsworth from breaking the clinch.
Reis wants to break free but Wellingsworth has control.
Reis wants to break free but Wellingsworth has control.
Wellingsworth is trying to break free.
Reis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wellingsworth looking to stall.
Reis tries to break the clinch but Wellingsworth is controlling the position.
Wellingsworth is trying to break free.
Reis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reis wants to break free but Wellingsworth has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reis is trying to break the clinch but Wellingsworth has him pressed against the cage.
Wellingsworth stalling.
Reis is pressed up against the cage. Wellingsworth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reis down to the mat. Reis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pippen Wellingsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellingsworth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joao Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reis needs to keep his hands up - Wellingsworth had a free shot at his head there.
Reis scores with a one two! Wellingsworth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wellingsworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reis.
Reis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wellingsworth throws a right hand that Reis ducks under and follows up with a left that Reis also avoids with ease.
Reis misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wellingsworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reis looks to land a combination but Wellingsworth avoids it well.
Pippen Wellingsworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wellingsworth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wellingsworth lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pippen Wellingsworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wellingsworth 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pippen Wellingsworth!
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energy
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hype
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