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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring John (ranked 539 p4p, 615 weight class) and Jack Reaper (ranked 73 p4p, 87 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John closes the distance and clinches.
Reaper trying to control the position but instead, John has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reaper into the cage.
Reaper scores with a shoulder strike.
Reaper working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Reaper lands a body punch.
John working aggressively here.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John is leaning against Reaper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reaper lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
John lands a nice uppercut.
Reaper lands a hook to the side of the head.
John lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Reaper.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
Reaper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reaper prevents a body shot from John.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reaper.
Reaper lands with a short shot to the head.
John lands a nice uppercut.
Reaper is stalling here.
Reaper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reaper can turn it around.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from John.
Reaper slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reaper lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Reaper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reaper blocks a body shot from John.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reaper lands a shoulder strike.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
John misses with some punches.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John misses with some punches.
John lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
A short uppercut from Reaper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John lands a nice uppercut.
John lands a right hand.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reaper.
John scores with a hook to the body.
John misses with the head strike.
Reaper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John lands a body shot in the clinch.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John lands with a left to the head.
Reaper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reaper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper blocks a body shot from John.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Reaper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reaper blocking some punches.
Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John dominated that round.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John swings for the body but Reaper moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from John misses.
John wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Reaper misses.
John darts in trying to clinch
and Reaper counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is looking to score with low kicks.
Reaper wants to counter the offense by John and move into the clinch position.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reaper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reaper loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper tries to clinch there but John circles away.
Reaper lands with a right hand.
John misses with a low kick.
Reaper misses with a left hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Reaper's shoulder, as Reaper tries to avoid the shot.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reaper, pushing him back against the cage.
Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
John scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Reaper has John pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks an uppercut.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John misses with some punches.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparring John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John tries to throw a body punch but Reaper avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John tries to throw a body punch but Reaper avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
John working aggressively here.
John misses with some punches.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John pushes Reaper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Reaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with some punches.
Reaper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
John working aggressively here.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reaper can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries to work over Reaper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reaper stalls.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reaper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but John is keeping busy.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John blocks a body shot from Reaper.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Reaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
A short right from John.
Reaper lands a shoulder strike.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reaper's elbow.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Reaper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack Reaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Reaper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reaper cracks John with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sparring John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reaper checks it well.
Reaper throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Reaper misses with a straight left.
John throws a solid leg kick but Reaper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at John.
Reaper slips under a jab from John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reaper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from John.
John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
Reaper closes the distance and pushes John back into the cage.
Reaper lands with a left to the head.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper is struggling to control the position.
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
John working aggressively here.
John lands with a left to the head.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Reaper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Reaper.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Reaper.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reaper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
A short uppercut from John.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reaper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Reaper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reaper.
John is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
John throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John misses with some punches.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reaper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Reaper.
Reaper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reaper blocks a body shot from John.
Reaper blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Reaper slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
John presses Reaper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from John.
Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John tries a body shot but Reaper blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
Reaper is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands a big right hand that drops Reaper! The killer instinct kicks in and John finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by John!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparring John!
Sparring John seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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