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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Reynolds (ranked 3101 p4p, 4394 weight class) and Senju Abarai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by The Nightman Cometh. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Senju Abarai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fails with the takedown
and Abarai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abarai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Abarai controls the action.
Abarai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds tries to break the clinch but Abarai is controlling the position.
Reynolds is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Abarai lands an elbow that stopped Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Abarai lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai lands an elbow just above Reynolds 's eye.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Abarai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abarai.
Abarai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abarai.
A head punch on the inside from Abarai fails to land.
Abarai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abarai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Abarai has him pressed against the cage.
Abarai throws an elbow but it misses.
Abarai lands a nice elbow.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Abarai lands a left hand.
Abarai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abarai lands a damaging elbow.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abarai.
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Abarai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abarai moves into range and clinches up with Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abarai blocks it with crossed arms.
Abarai misses with an elbow over the top.
Abarai manages to break the clinch.
Abarai throws a right hand that Reynolds ducks under and follows up with a left that Reynolds also avoids with ease.
Dennis Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abarai moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abarai.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Abarai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abarai breaks from the clinch.
Senju Abarai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt
and Abarai counters with a straight right hand.
Abarai clinches with his opponent.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abarai.
Abarai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abarai closes the distance and pushes Reynolds back into the cage.
Abarai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reynolds's defenses.
Abarai breaks the clinch.
Abarai misses with a series of wild punches.
Reynolds gets tackled into the cage by Abarai. Abarai maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Abarai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abarai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abarai swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai lands an elbow inside.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Abarai.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Abarai avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Abarai.
Abarai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abarai clinches up with Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abarai manages to break the clinch.
Abarai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reynolds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abarai counters with a two punch combo.
Abarai has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abarai lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Senju Abarai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abarai has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Abarai.
Abarai throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Abarai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Abarai.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai lands a nice elbow.
Abarai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynolds is trying to push Abarai away but Abarai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Abarai avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abarai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abarai has Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Abarai.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Reynolds is trying to push Abarai away but Abarai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds dodges an elbow strike from Abarai.
Abarai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abarai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Abarai moves away
and Abarai counters with a left and a right that stings Reynolds.
No joy there for Abarai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reynolds gets tackled into the cage by Abarai. Abarai maintains the clinch.
Abarai scores with a shoulder strike.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Abarai breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abarai moves into the clinch successfully.
Abarai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Abarai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy left from Reynolds finds it's target.
Abarai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abarai is defending well for now.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abarai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abarai throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai lands a damaging elbow.
Reynolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abarai lands an elbow inside that Reynolds shrugs off.
Senju Abarai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reynolds's defenses.
Abarai lands with a light punch inside.
Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from Abarai, against the cage.
Abarai lands an elbow inside that Reynolds shrugs off.
Abarai lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abarai.
Abarai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abarai.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Abarai lands an elbow that stopped Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Abarai lands an elbow inside.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Abarai lands a damaging elbow.
Reynolds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abarai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Abarai prevents Reynolds from breaking the clinch.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abarai lands an elbow inside.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
Abarai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reynolds is looking to control Abarai's arms but Abarai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.
Abarai lands a nice elbow.
Abarai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abarai rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Abarai won't allow it.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abarai avoids it.
Abarai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reynolds's defenses.
Reynolds tries to break free but Abarai pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Senju Abarai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reynolds gets tackled into the cage by Abarai. Abarai maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abarai.
Reynolds is looking to break free of the clinch but Abarai has double underhooks.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Abarai has him pressed against the cage.
Abarai throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Abarai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abarai swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai lands an elbow that stopped Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Abarai keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abarai.
A short left from Abarai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abarai is defending well for now.
Abarai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reynolds's defenses.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Abarai has him pressed against the cage.
Abarai keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abarai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abarai lands an elbow inside that Reynolds shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abarai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reynolds's brow.
Abarai breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds looks to clinch
and Abarai counters with a one-two to the body.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Abarai is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Abarai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reynolds shoots in for a double leg but Abarai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Despite the aggression on Abarai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Abarai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abarai looks to land a combination. Reynolds sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abarai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reynolds back to the cage. Abarai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Abarai has Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Abarai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abarai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abarai lands an elbow that stopped Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Abarai lands an elbow inside.
Abarai throws an elbow but it misses.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Abarai prevents Reynolds from breaking the clinch.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai pushes off an throws an elbow but Reynolds leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abarai.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Abarai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Abarai lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Abarai.
Reynolds tries to circle away but Abarai has him pinned against the cage.
Abarai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abarai moves into the clinch.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch but Abarai keeps him there for the moment.
Abarai pushes off an throws an elbow but Reynolds leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Abarai lands an elbow that stopped Reynolds in his tracks for a moment.
Reynolds tries to circle away but Abarai has him pinned against the cage.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
Reynolds tries to circle away but Abarai has him pinned against the cage.
Abarai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Abarai avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abarai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Abarai manages to break the clinch.
Abarai rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dennis Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abarai lands a nice elbow.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Abarai has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds tries to stall but Abarai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Abarai breaks the clinch.
Abarai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Senju Abarai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abarai lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Senju Abarai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abarai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senju Abarai!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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