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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ant Thrax (ranked 2832 p4p, 2607 weight class) and Roman Reyes (ranked 365 p4p, 338 weight class). Reyes has chosen Zack Hemsey - Vengeance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ant Thrax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a series of punches but Thrax moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thrax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thrax throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrax slips under a jab from Reyes.
Thrax connects with a body shot that sends Reyes's belly button to the back.
Reyes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes moves out of range as Thrax strikes.
Thrax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes is looking for the big counter here.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Thrax.
A nice side step and Reyes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice shot lands for Thrax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thrax throws a series of punches but Reyes avoids them all with ease.
Reyes lands a nice shot that snaps Thrax's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Reyes decides to pull guard.
Reyes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thrax defends it easily.
Reyes pulls Thrax in close to prevent any damage.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reyes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reyes managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reyes's guard.
Reyes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thrax misses with a hook. Reyes ducked under it nicely.
Thrax throws a looping overhand right but Reyes ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Thrax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thrax is looking for a counter combo.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
Thrax lands a glancing blow to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ant Thrax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrax swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes throws a counter combo.
Thrax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thrax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reyes.
Reyes throws a counter combo.
Thrax scores with a nice head shot.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrax throws out the jab.
Thrax is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reyes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thrax tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reyes lunges at Thrax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thrax's hand.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Reyes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thrax fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thrax lands a jab to the head.
Thrax is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thrax fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thrax misses with a hook
and Reyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Thrax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrax.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reyes 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 Thrax has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrax and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thrax lands a really nice looking cross but Reyes seems unphased.
Thrax scores with a hook to the body. Reyes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Reyes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reyes slips under a jab from Thrax.
A big left from Thrax misses.
Thrax misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.
Thrax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Thrax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thrax scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrax throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reyes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thrax closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
Thrax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Thrax scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thrax lands with a right to the head.
Reyes jumps guard but Thrax turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrax lands a right hand.
Reyes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thrax smiles and moves away.
Thrax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thrax defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Thrax.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thrax scores with a hook to the body. Reyes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thrax gets a clinch.
Thrax digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrax pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrax tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrax has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Thrax swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Thrax.
Thrax lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrax takes an elbow to the temple.
Reyes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thrax just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ant Thrax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Reyes.
Reyes decides to pull guard.
Reyes trying to keep a closed guard but Thrax is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is pulling down on Thrax's head. It's preventing any offense from Thrax, at least for the moment.
Thrax is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrax wants to stand but Reyes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thrax has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thrax is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reyes wants to hit a sweep here but Thrax passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Reyes there!
Reyes is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Reyes tries to hold on but Thrax postures up.
Thrax takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reyes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thrax is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thrax trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ant Thrax dominated that second round.
That's time! Thrax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thrax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reyes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thrax connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reyes scrambles back to his feet.
Thrax has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thrax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thrax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thrax.
Thrax misses with the head strike.
Thrax avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrax lands with a light punch inside.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrax lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrax misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reyes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thrax just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Thrax.
Reyes is rocked!
Thrax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Thrax finish him?
Thrax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thrax misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrax creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Reyes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Reyes drops to his knees and Thrax pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ant Thrax!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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