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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 1007 p4p, 1204 weight class) and Jack Reaper (ranked 125 p4p, 151 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 40 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reaper.
Reaper slaps away a takedown attempt from Choke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reaper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reaper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reaper wants it to stay on the feet.
Choke with a poor takedown
and Reaper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper throws a lazy right hand but Choke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Choke attempts a counter takedown but Reaper avoids it well and moves away.
Choke tries to close the distance and clinch but Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reaper lands with an overhand left.
Choke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper misses with an uppercut.
Choke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reaper sprawls and moves away.
Choke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reaper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Choke at a distance.
Reaper misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke tries for a takedown but Reaper circles away easily
and Reaper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reaper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jack Reaper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reaper feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Choke sprawling to the canvas! Choke rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Reaper finish him?!
Choke is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reaper. Choke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper wants to improve his position but Choke is controlling well.
Choke is working for an americana but Reaper has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Choke was thinking about the submission.
Choke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reaper controlling the position.
Choke is working Reaper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Choke won't allow Reaper to sweep him here.
Choke postures up in Reaper's guard and throws a big left but Reaper blocks it.
Choke throws a big elbow that misses.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reaper is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking to advance position but Reaper has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Choke is trying to escape the mount.
Reaper controlling the position easily from mount.
Choke is desperately trying to improve his position but Reaper has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reaper content just to control the position here.
Choke can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Reaper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reaper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Choke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Choke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reaper prevents it.
Choke can't get the takedown.
Reaper swings wildly with an uppercut but Choke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reaper pressing his opponent against the cage.
Choke goes for a takedown attempt but Reaper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Choke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reaper gets back to half guard.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Choke is looking for a kimura here.
Reaper desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Choke stops Reaper from getting back to his feet.
Reaper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reaper can't keep his opponent in guard - Choke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reaper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Choke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Reaper dives on top into guard.
Choke isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reaper stacks Choke on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reaper!
Choke tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Reaper presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking to get to half guard.
Reaper controlling from the full mount.
Reaper blocks Choke's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Reaper controlling the position easily from mount.
Choke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reaper controlling from mount.
Choke working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reaper looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Choke misses with a takedown attempt - Reaper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jack Reaper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reaper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choke.
Choke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Choke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reaper sprawls and moves away.
Choke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Choke or perhaps it was just good defense by Reaper, which made it look bad.
Reaper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reaper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jack Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Choke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reaper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choke fails to land the takedown.
Reaper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reaper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choke.
Reaper throws out a counter right but Choke avoids it with no problem.
Choke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reaper counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke goes for a takedown attempt but Reaper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Choke shoots and misses
enabling Reaper to counter with a crisp jab.
Choke fails with the takedown
enabling Reaper to counter with a crisp jab.
Choke fails with the takedown
and Reaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Choke shoots and misses
enabling Reaper to counter with a crisp jab.
Reaper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reaper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Choke tries for a takedown but Reaper circles away easily
and Choke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David Choke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choke slips a straight right by Reaper.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Reaper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reaper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Reaper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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