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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Dimitri (ranked 3774 p4p, 5000 weight class) and Marcus Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 471 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Dimitri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dimitri is breathing heavily.
Dimitri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reynolds doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dimitri to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds drops his hands momentarily and Dimitri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimitri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds misses with a body kick.
Dimitri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dimitri defends well and Reynolds ends up having to push Dimitri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dimitri looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Dimitri looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitri misses the shot to the body.
Dimitri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reynolds at a distance.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimitri swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dimitri cracks a nice hook into Reynolds's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Dimitri there.
Reynolds ducks right into an uppercut from Dimitri.
Reynolds walks into a stiff left hand from Dimitri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds walks into a straight right hand from Dimitri.
Reynolds is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dimitri lands a body shot.
Dimitri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dimitri lands a right hook to the body.
Reynolds throws a right hand that Dimitri ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimitri also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds has his takedown stuffed
enabling Dimitri to counter with a crisp jab.
Marco Dimitri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Reynolds.
Dimitri lands a jab to Reynolds's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Dimitri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reynolds doesn't seem phased though.
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimitri circles away.
Dimitri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reynolds's head backwards.
Dimitri connects with a nice looking jab.
Dimitri lands with a shot to the body.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds takes one to the side of the head.
Dimitri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reynolds fails with the takedown.
Dimitri scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dimitri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Dimitri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dimitri misses with a straight left.
Marcus Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Dimitri.
Dimitri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reynolds.
Dimitri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimitri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds shoots in but no luck this time.
Dimitri throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Reynolds releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Reynolds might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dimitri has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitri scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimitri throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Dimitri lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Dimitri there.
Reynolds fails with the takedown
and Dimitri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marco Dimitri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Reynolds.
Dimitri blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Good exchange - Dimitri coming out on top.
Good exchange - Dimitri coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimitri is just out of range.
Reynolds fails with the takedown
enabling Dimitri to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt - Dimitri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reynolds takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimitri catches Reynolds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marco Dimitri is winning the standup battle so far.
Reynolds dives in and grabs Dimitri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dimitri pushes down on Reynolds's head and hops out.
Dimitri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Dimitri catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Dimitri finds it's way through Reynolds's defenses.
Dimitri misses with a wild body shot.
Dimitri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dimitri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimitri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimitri moves out of range as Reynolds throws a body kick.
Dimitri is looking to counter punch.
Dimitri takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Dimitri lands a jab to Reynolds's midsection.
Reynolds misses with a double jab
and Dimitri counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dimitri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reynolds.
Dimitri throwing a counter right hand but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Dimitri lands a really nice looking cross but Reynolds seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dimitri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Dimitri's cut.
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!
Reynolds gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dimitri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimitri throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitri connects with a crisp jab.
Reynolds ducks right into an uppercut from Dimitri.
Reynolds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Dimitri - just one landing.
Reynolds throws a combination that misses
and Dimitri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to bum rush Dimitri with a series of wild strikes but Dimitri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dimitri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reynolds can do to turn this around?
Reynolds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dimitri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reynolds.
Dimitri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reynoldss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reynolds.
Dimitri is looking to counter punch.
Marco Dimitri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Reynolds.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reynolds or perhaps it was just good defense by Dimitri, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds takes one to the chin there.
Dimitri scores with a jab. Reynolds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reynolds takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reynolds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reynolds has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dimitri moves out of range of the leg kick from Reynolds.
Dimitri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dimitri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimitri was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Dimitri moves out of range.
Dimitri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dimitri to score with a decent uppercut.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt.
Reynolds tries for a takedown but Dimitri circles away easily
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dimitri is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Reynolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reynolds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dimitri.
Dimitri lands an overhand right.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Dimitri.
Dimitri throws a poor cross that misses
and Reynolds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimitri thinking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimitri as he avoids it easily.
Dimitri throwing a counter right hand but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Reynolds tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dimitri swivels and escapes.
Marcus Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds slips a straight right by Dimitri.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Dimitri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dimitri 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Dimitri!
After the fight, Marco Dimitri was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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