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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Reyes (ranked 1504 p4p, 25093 weight class) and Kai Kataski (ranked 147 p4p, 479 weight class). Reyes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Young, Wild and Free. Freddy Reyes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kai Kataski's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Reyes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Kataski!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kataski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reyes connects with a nice looking jab.
Kai Kataski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kataski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kataski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kataski tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Kataski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kataski is looking to clinch.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Kataski misses with an uppercut.
Reyes throwing a counter right hand but Kataski manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski gets a clinch.
Kataski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kataski throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes being controlled against the cage.
Kataski tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Kataski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kataski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reyes up against the cage.
Kataski stalling the fight.
Reyes has Kataski pushed against the cage.
Kataski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kataski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kataski leaning against his opponent.
Kataski tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Kataski back against the cage.
Reyes is pushing Kataski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reyes stalling.
Reyes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reyes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
Kataski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Kataski working aggressively here.
Kataski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reyes is keeping busy.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kataski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kataski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kataski taking a breather.
Kataski throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kataski backwards.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Reyes.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kataski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes digs a right hand underneath Kataski's ribcage. Kataski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Reyes to work.
Kataski stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Freddy Reyes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kataski doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.
Reyes scores with a hook.
Kataski tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kataski takes one on the button.
Kataski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kataski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kataski thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Reyes as he connects with a hook.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kataski can do to turn this around?
Reyes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kataski backs up against the cage.
Kataski is rocked!
Kataski moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Kataski is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Kataski tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Kataski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kataski seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kataski tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Kataski tries to clinch up but Reyes circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Reyes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Kataski.
Nice body punch from Reyes.
Kataski tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Kataski tries to clinch up
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kataski tries to clinch up.
Reyes is looking to counter punch.
Kataski takes the fight into the clinch.
Kataski has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Kataski can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes being controlled against the cage.
Kataski leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kataski tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Kataski back against the cage.
Reyes being controlled against the cage.
Kataski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kataski is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Reyes.
Kataski throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes stalls.
Reyes stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kataski just leaning against Reyes, taking a breather.
Kataski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kataski throws a head punch that misses.
Kataski can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Kataski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kataski.
Kataski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kataski throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kataski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kataski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kataski throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reyes as Kataski tries to tie him up.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Reyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kataski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kataski scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Kataski trying to control the position but instead, Reyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kataski into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Reyes 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!
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Kataski looks to clinch
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Kataski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kataski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kataski.
Kataski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kataski tries to clinch but Reyes moves away
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Kataski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kataski on the side of the head.
Kataski tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kataski has Reyes up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kataski throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Kataski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kataski fails to land.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Reyes.
Reyes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Kataski swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kataski misses with a punch to the body.
Kataski is trying to maintain a safe position but Reyes gets an underhook and turns Kataski into the cage.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Kataski misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Kai Kataski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Reyes.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Reyes just leaning against Kataski, taking a breather.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes is stalling here.
Kataski has Reyes pushed against the cage.
Kataski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kataski misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kataski has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Reyes lands a shot to the body.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kataski throws a head punch that misses.
Kataski is trying to maintain a safe position but Reyes gets an underhook and turns Kataski into the cage.
Kataski misses with some punches.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kataski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Kataski is trying to stall.
Kataski tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kataski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Come on Kataski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kataski or not.
Kataski tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Kataski back against the cage.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kataski working aggressively here.
Freddy Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Kataski fails to land.
A short left from Reyes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes is struggling to control the position.
Kataski has Reyes pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Freddy Reyes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reyes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Reyes!
Freddy Reyes retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Freddy Reyes waved his t-shirt featuring Hype Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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