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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyoshi Kazuhide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuhide has chosen 'Samurai' by Shurik'n as his entrance music. Christopher Reefer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miyoshi Kazuhide!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reefer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kazuhide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reefer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kazuhide working a defensive guard but Reefer passes into half guard.
Reefer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kazuhide gets back to full guard.
Kazuhide is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reefer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kazuhide striking off his back but it's not causing Reefer any problems.
Reefer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazuhide looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazuhide, not yet.
Kazuhide trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kazuhide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reefer looking to sit in guard and control but Kazuhide gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer trying to strike off his back.
Kazuhide preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kazuhide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazuhide.
Reefer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kazuhide is able to avoid easily.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot.
A combination from Reefer does no damage.
Kazuhide takes a swing at Reefer's ribcage but misses.
Kazuhide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazuhide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reefer.
Kazuhide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kazuhide shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reefer counters with a single leg into guard. Kazuhide didn't expect that.
Kazuhide with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Reefer can't handle though.
Kazuhide is striking but Reefer is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kazuhide is looking to improve his position.
Reefer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reefer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazuhide is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reefer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kazuhide tries to get to full guard but Reefer has control of the leg.
Kazuhide is pressing down on Reefer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reefer postures up in Kazuhide's guard and throws a big left but Kazuhide blocks it.
Reefer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide is looking to sweep but instead, Reefer has passed into half guard.
Kazuhide trying to control but Reefer postures up.
Kazuhide is looking for a sweep. Reefer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reefer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reefer is looking for a kimura but Kazuhide is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reefer to get the leverage.
Kazuhide regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kazuhide trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kazuhide is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reefer scoring with some ground and pound.
Kazuhide manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kazuhide raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kazuhide. What's that going to do exactly?
Kazuhide landing shots from mount.
Reefer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Reefer is trying to get back to full guard.
Reefer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reefer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reefer prevents Kazuhide from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Reefer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Reefer has his takedown stuffed
and Kazuhide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reefer thinking.
Kazuhide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reefer rather than just go for the knockout.
Kazuhide misses with a wild body shot.
Reefer forces Kazuhide back against the ropes and clinches.
Kazuhide breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reefer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reefer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuhide swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reefer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kazuhide throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazuhide throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Reefer landing with the ground and pound.
Christopher Reefer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazuhide is pulling down on Reefer's head. It's preventing any offense from Reefer, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhide wants to sweep here but Reefer controlling him for the moment.
Reefer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazuhide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reefer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazuhide is keeping the position for now.
Reefer throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kazuhide throws a sloppy body shot
and Reefer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reefer working Kazuhide over with strikes.
Reefer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kazuhide defending well though.
Kazuhide trying to hold on to Reefer's head to control him but Reefer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kazuhide.
Kazuhide wants to sweep but no luck.
Kazuhide trying to keep a closed guard but Reefer is proving a slippery customer.
Kazuhide wants to sweep here but Reefer controlling him for the moment.
Kazuhide striking off his back but it's not causing Reefer any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reefer scores a takedown into full mount!
Kazuhide is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kazuhide defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reefer.
Kazuhide has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kazuhide is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kazuhide hang on?
Kazuhide gets back to half guard.
Reefer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kazuhide trying to control from the bottom.
Reefer is looking to take a break and control but Kazuhide is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reefer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazuhide is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Reefer prevents Kazuhide from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide wants to control but Reefer is having none of it.
Reefer raining down shots from the mount!
Reefer landing punches.
Kazuhide manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Reefer moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Kazuhide.
Reefer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kazuhide keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reefer scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Reefer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Reefer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reefer with a poor takedown
and Kazuhide makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kazuhide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reefer moves away.
Kazuhide takes a swing at Reefer's ribcage but misses.
Reefer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuhide.
Kazuhide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kazuhide's guard.
Reefer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazuhide is keeping the position for now.
Reefer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reefer lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reefer preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reefer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazuhide working a defensive guard here.
Kazuhide throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reefer is chipping away with strikes.
Reefer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kazuhide is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kazuhide missing with punches from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Reefer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reefer connects with a nice short shot to Kazuhide's temple.
Reefer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kazuhide wants to control but Reefer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kazuhide is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reefer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kazuhide manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reefer trying to control but Kazuhide is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazuhide is on top in guard.
Kazuhide is working Reefer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miyoshi Kazuhide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuhide is pushing down on Reefer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reefer is fighting to maintain full guard but Kazuhide has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reefer is looking for a sweep. Kazuhide is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reefer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reefer.
Reefer trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide trying to control the position from guard on top but Reefer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reefer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazuhide manages to get himself to full guard.
Kazuhide tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christopher Reefer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reefer tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazuhide is retaining full guard.
Reefer looking to sit in guard and control but Kazuhide gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kazuhide postures up in Reefer's guard and throws a big left but Reefer blocks it.
Reefer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kazuhide thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reefer 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.
Kazuhide landing some decent shots from guard.
Reefer controls Kazuhide momentarily but Kazuhide frees himself.
Kazuhide thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reefer is trying to control the position but Kazuhide postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reefer.
Kazuhide swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reefer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miyoshi Kazuhide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reefer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kazuhide!
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Reefer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reefer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Reefer!
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hype
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