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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Reignhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Reignhard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reignhard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reignhard tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Reignhard takes one to the side of the head.
Reignhard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Reignhard shoots in.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Reignhard.
Reignhard shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reignhard shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Reignhard on that attempt.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Reignhard or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Harry Reignhard has been cut.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reignhard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reignhard looks gassed!
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reignhard shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reignhard counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith wants to break free but Reignhard has control.
Smith is trying to break free.
Reignhard lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Reignhard won't allow it.
Reignhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Reignhard jumps guard.
Reignhard wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith stands and steps away. Reignhard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reignhard fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Reignhard moves out of range.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith punishes Reignhard's body with a nice straight punch.
Reignhard shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith misses with a combination
so Reignhard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith pushes Reignhard off and gets back to his feet.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reignhard fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reignhard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reignhard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Reignhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Reignhard on that attempt.
Reignhard with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith throws a right and a left that Reignhard avoids nicely.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reignhard tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reignhard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reignhard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reignhard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Reignhard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith lands a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Reignhard shoots in.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Reignhard rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Reignhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reignhard wants a takedown but no success here.
Reignhard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Reignhard has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reignhard lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Reignhard missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Reignhard keeps him there for the moment.
Reignhard tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Reignhard.
Smith wants to break free but Reignhard has control.
Reignhard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reignhard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Reignhard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
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.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith takes a swing at Reignhard's ribcage but misses.
Reignhard is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Reignhard. Reignhard gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith tests Reignhard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith scores with a jab. Reignhard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reignhard manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reignhard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Reignhard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reignhard stalling in the clinch.
Reignhard tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Reignhard drops back down to his feet.
Reignhard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reignhard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reignhard tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Reignhard keeps him there for the moment.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reignhard.
Reignhard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reignhard has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith wants to break free but Reignhard has control.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Reignhard has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Reignhard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Reignhard tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a series of punches but Reignhard avoids them all with ease.
Reignhard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reignhard scores with a leg kick.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reignhard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith looks to land a combination but Reignhard avoids it well.
Reignhard slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Reignhard has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reignhard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reignhard has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reignhard keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reignhard is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Reignhard.
Reignhard manages to break the clinch.
Reignhard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Reignhard's head.
Reignhard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reignhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reignhard misses with a takedown
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two 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.
Reignhard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reignhard slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Reignhard takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Reignhard has him pressed against the cage.
Reignhard fails to pull guard.
Smith is trying to break free.
Reignhard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Reignhard has double underhooks.
Reignhard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Reignhard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith throws a right hand that Reignhard ducks under and follows up with a left that Reignhard also avoids with ease.
Reignhard scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Reignhard tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reignhard.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Reignhard is standing up over Smith. Smith looks to escape but Reignhard dives into side control.
Reignhard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Reignhard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Reignhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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