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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 438 p4p, 560 weight class) and Jim Reefer (ranked 66 p4p, 88 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billabong works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Billabong. That snapped Reefer's head back.
Billabong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reefer to the ground. Billabong is now in Reefer's guard.
Billabong looking to sit in guard and control but Reefer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Billabong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reefer defends it easily.
Reefer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Billabong is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Reefer wants to stand and escape but instead Billabong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Billabong lands a couple of elbows.
Billabong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've been hearing that Billabong has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reefer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reefer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Billabong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reefer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Billabong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reefer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Billabong is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billabong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reefer wants to sweep here but Billabong controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reefer defending well as Billabong loads up on a big left hand.
Billabong blocks the body kick.
Billabong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reefer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Billabong tests Reefer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reefer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Billabong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Billabong looking to sit in guard and control but Reefer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong controls Reefer momentarily but Reefer frees himself.
Reefer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Billabong's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billabong working for a triangle but Reefer defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reefer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Billabong.
Reefer misses with a straight left.
Reefer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Billabong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reefer!
Billabong cracks Reefer with a big right hand but Reefer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reefer is not content to let Billabong control the position.
Reefer wants to get back to his feet but Billabong is dominant here and he's now got Reefer's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reefer grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Reefer.
Billabong missing with punches from the back.
Reefer is covering up but some of the strikes from Billabong are getting through and doing damage.
Billabong somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Billabong trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Reefer doesn't escape.
Reefer is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Billabong off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer is trying to get back to his feet but Billabong has full control of the position and if anything, Reefer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Billabong is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Reefer knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Reefer for a finish.
Billabong thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Reefer looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Billabong wants to control but Reefer is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Billabong cracks Reefer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Reefer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Billabong misses with an elbow to the head.
Reefer fending off the submission attempt from Billabong.
Will Billabong go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reefer trying to get back to his feet but Billabong is in full control for now.
Billabong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reefer can do to turn this around?
Billabong trying to control momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billabong is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Reefer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reefer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Billabong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reefer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Billabong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reefer as he jumps to the side.
Billabong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reefer defends well and Billabong ends up having to push Reefer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reefer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reefer throws a punch but it's blocked by Billabong.
Reefer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billabong's elbow.
Reefer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Billabong blocks a body shot from Reefer.
Reefer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reefer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Billabong avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reefer gets through Billabong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reefer blocks an uppercut.
Reefer misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Billabong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Reefer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong misses with the head strike.
Reefer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Billabong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reefer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reefer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Billabong.
A head punch on the inside from Reefer fails to land.
Reefer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Billabong.
Reefer swings wildly with an uppercut but Billabong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reefer lands a good knee to the midsection. Billabong won't want to take too many of those.
Billabong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reefer has a couple of punches blocked by Billabong.
A short right from Billabong.
Billabong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Billabong misses with some punches.
Reefer working aggressively here.
Reefer misses with a body punch.
Billabong blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Billabong.
Billabong has a couple of punches blocked by Reefer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Billabong.
Reefer working Billabong over with knees to the body.
Reefer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Billabong blocks a body shot from Reefer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billabong has a couple of punches blocked by Reefer.
Billabong gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reefer regains guard.
Billabong throws a strike but Reefer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Billabong pulls Reefer in close to prevent any damage.
Billabong is trying to keep Reefer in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer wants to stand but Billabong is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnny Billabong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Billabong trying to keep a closed guard but Reefer is proving a slippery customer.
Jim Reefer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Billabong pulls Reefer in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Reefer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Billabong thuds his right hand into Reefer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reefer throws a body shot but no joy.
Reefer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Billabong is out of range.
Reefer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Reefer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Billabong 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Billabong!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Billabong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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