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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Reaper (ranked 1894 p4p, 2783 weight class) and Lingo Rex (ranked 245 p4p, 331 weight class). Jake Reaper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 15 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Jake Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lingo Rex!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper throws the kick towards the body but Rex avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Rex on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rex. That's going to slow Reaper down.
Rex has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Reaper has managed to clinch.
Rex taking a breather.
Reaper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rex's elbow.
Reaper lands a nice shot to the body.
Reaper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rex's efforts to push away.
Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reaper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rex counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reaper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reaper throws a head kick but Rex moves out of range.
Reaper is looking to clinch.
Rex looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reaper throws a body punch but Rex moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Reaper.
Reaper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Reaper.
Reaper backing away here, and Rex unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reaper darts in and clinches Rex up against the cage.
Reaper scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reaper.
Rex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rex.
A hook to the body from Reaper.
Rex tries to break the clinch but Reaper is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Rex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reaper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper digs a good body shot into Rex's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Reaper.
Rex throws a leg kick but Reaper moved away.
We've been told by Reaper's head coaches at Deathsquad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Reaper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reaper throws a head kick but Rex moves out of range.
Rex only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reaper throws a head kick that misses
and Rex counters with a nice body shot.
Rex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reaper throws a sloppy head kick and Rex moves out of range easily.
Reaper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reaper.
Reaper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rex swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Reaper blocks the low kick.
It looked like Reaper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a shot from downtown. Rex moves away and avoids it.
Reaper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rex looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Reaper.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Rex finds it's target.
Rex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reaper throws a right hand that Rex ducks under and follows up with a left that Rex also avoids with ease.
Reaper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reaper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reaper clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reaper darts in trying to clinch
and Rex counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Reaper lands a high kick!
Jake Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex digs a good body shot into Reaper's ribs.
Rex looks to land a right hand but Reaper moved out of range.
Reaper darts in and clinches Rex up against the cage.
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Rex controls his hands.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rexs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reaper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reaper.
Reaper tries to work over Rex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reaper prevents Rex from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reaper.
Rex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Reaper dominated that round.
That's time! Reaper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jake Reaper is winning the standup battle so far.
Reaper throws a head kick that misses.
Reaper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reaper wants to clinch.
Rex feints a counter leg kick.
Rex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper ducks under a wild hook from Rex.
Reaper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rex misses with a double jab.
Rex slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
It seemed like Rex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reaper throws a big shot that misses.
Reaper backing away here, and Rex unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex avoids the head kick by Reaper.
Reaper misses with a head kick.
Reaper works Rex's body with a nice hook.
Reaper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reaper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reaper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reaper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reaper throws out the jab.
Rex pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Reaper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rex misses with a hook. Reaper ducked under it nicely.
Reaper feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rex.
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reaper tries a head kick but it misses.
Reaper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rex can do to turn this around?
Rex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is looking to clinch.
Reaper staying out of range there.
Reaper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rex is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reaper with a body shot.
Reaper closes the distance and pushes Rex back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reaper is working Rex over against the cage.
Rex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jake Reaper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reaper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Reaper can't find room to land a body shot as Rex controls the action.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Reaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reaper tries a body shot but Rex blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Rex misses with some punches.
Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reaper lands a hook that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Reaper scores with a hook to the body.
Reaper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reaper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reaper throws out a powerful jab.
Reaper throws a lazy head kick
enabling Rex to counter with a crisp jab.
Rex tries to keep at a distance but Reaper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reaper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rex working aggressively here.
Reaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reaper throws a head kick that misses.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rex counters with a body kick.
Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Reaper.
A head kick misses from Reaper.
Rex walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reaper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reaper misses with a double jab
and Rex counters with a right hand to the body.
Reaper misses with a wild combination.
Reaper scores with a jab. Rex acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rex lands an overhand right.
Reaper throws a head kick that misses
and Rex counters with a good, hard body kick but Reaper shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for Rex.
Reaper throws a head kick but Rex moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Reaper 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!
Rex throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reaper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rex counters with a head kick.
Reaper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Reaper does no damage.
Rex scores with a three punch combo!
Rex bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reaper's head.
Reaper misses with a head kick.
Rex looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Rex takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rex moves out of range of the body kick from Reaper.
Rex was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex scores with a sloppy right hand. Reaper should have avoided that one.
Reaper misses with a head kick.
Lingo Rex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reaper throws a wild body kick that Rex sees coming a mile off.
Rex lands a jab to Reaper's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rex counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reaper's knee momentarily.
Reaper throws a low kick, looking for Rex's leg but Rex calmly moves out of range.
Reaper has Rex up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reaper.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Rex wants to get back to striking at distance but Reaper won't allow it.
Rex tries to work over Reaper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rex is trying to force a seperation but Reaper has the dominant position.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Rex.
Reaper misses with a body punch.
Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Rex controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rex avoids the body shot from Reaper.
Rex tries a quick counter leg kick but Reaper is wise to it.
Rex cracks a nice hook into Reaper's ribs.
Reaper takes the fight into the clinch.
Rex tries to circle away but Reaper has him pinned against the cage.
Reaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Rex on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Reaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reapers head.
Reaper tries a body shot but Rex blocks it.
Rex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rex appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reaper tries to clinch up but Rex circles away and keeps his distance.
Rex circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Reaper thows a leg kick but Rex checks it
and Rex counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reaper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Rex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Rex moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from Rex.
Rex keeps Reaper at a distance using the push kick.
Reaper moves to clinch but Rex breaks away
and Rex counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reaper misses with a body shot.
Rex let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rex throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rex throws a body punch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rex.
Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rex blocks the body kick.
Rex does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reaper darts in trying to clinch
and Rex counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
enabling Rex to counter with a crisp jab.
Reaper tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lingo Rex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reaper 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Reaper!
A victorious Jake Reaper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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