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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Reis (ranked 312 p4p, 1134 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 32 p4p, 120 weight class). Reis comes into the arena with Cree Prayer Song - Young Spirit blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obi throws out the jab.
Reis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Chike Obi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Reis tenderised Obi's leg. Obi is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis moves away from the strike by Obi.
Obi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Obi works over Reis's head and body with a nice combination.
Reis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obi.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Reis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Obi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obi misses with a left hand
and Reis counters with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Obi.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obi. That did some damage!
Reis moves out of range as Obi strikes.
Obi misses with a hook.
Reis misses with a low kick.
Obi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Reis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Obi thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Reis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obi misses the jab.
Reis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi misses with a straight right.
Reis throws a lazy body kick
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Obi scores with a nice head shot.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Reis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obi.
Obi scores with a three punch combo!
A shot to the body from Obi misses
and Reis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Obi throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Reis.
Reis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Obi misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Obi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Obi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reis.
Obi throws a poor cross that misses
and Reis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obi throws a body punch but Reis moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Obi.
Reis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reis jabs Obi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Obi throws a hook but Reis avoids it easily.
Obi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reis on the side of the head.
A low kick from Reis is predictable there
and Obi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reis scores with a decent looking hook.
Reis scores with a nice strike.
Obi misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reis thumps Obi with a low kick.
Reis lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis throws the kick towards the body but Obi avoids it.
Obi misses with a series of wild punches.
Reis connects with a solid leg kick.
Obi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reis.
Obi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reis lands a nice shot that snaps Obi's head back.
Reis scores with a hook to the body. Obi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Obi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reis scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Reis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obi doesn't seem phased though.
Reis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reis slips a jab from Obi.
Reis scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Reis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obi lands with a nice body punch.
Obi digs a good hook to Reis's body.
Reis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reis keeps Obi at a distance using the push kick.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Reis saw that one coming.
Reis misses with a body punch
and Obi counters with a right hand to the body.
Obi cracks a nice hook into Reis's ribs.
Dakota Reis is winning the standup battle so far.
Reis lands with a hook. Obi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reis manages to avoid it.
Obi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Reis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Obi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Obi throws a jab when Reis was well out of range.
Obi misses with an uppercut
and Reis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Obi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obi.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Reis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Obi misses its intended target.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Obi lands a slapping body shot.
Reis lands a nice shot that snaps Obi's head back.
Obi looks to land a left hand but Reis moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis thows a leg kick but Obi checks it
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
Obi misses with a straight right.
Reis misses with an uppercut. Obi saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Obi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reis - the referee stops the clock and Obi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reis. Obi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Obi walks into a stiff left hand from Reis.
Obi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Reis moves away and avoids it.
Reis scores with a jab.
Obi misses with a looping left.
It looked like Reis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obi looks to throw the jab but Reis is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Reis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obi looks to land a left hand but Reis moved out of range nicely.
Obi misses with a body shot.
Reis scoring well with a low kick there.
Reis cracks Obi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi walks into a jab.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Obi throws an off balance right hand
and Reis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obi's knee momentarily.
Obi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Obi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reis scores with a hook.
Jab by Reis.
Obi misses with a body shot.
Reis works the jab nicely.
Reis misses with the combination.
Reis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reis scrambles back to his feet.
Reis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reis defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Reis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obi's hands.
Obi misses with a combination
and Reis counters with an inside leg kick.
Obi misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Reis misses its target.
Obi throws a right hand that misses
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
Obi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reis throws out the jab.
Obi wants to counter with a clinch but Reis pushes him away.
A telegraphed right hand from Obi misses the target.
Reis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obi.
Obi throws a body punch but Reis moves out of range.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Reis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Reis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Obi throws a series of punches but Reis moves out of range.
Reis throwing a counter right hand but Obi manages to avoid it.
Obi misses with a body shot
and Reis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reis tests Obi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reis. That's going to slow Obi down.
Obi throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Reis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obi looks to throw the jab but Reis is out of range.
A jab from Reis does it's job there.
A nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Obi scores with a body shot.
Obi missing with a left hand there. Reis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reis connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obi can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis connects with a looping right hand.
Reis scores with a shot to the body.
Reis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Reis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reis motions for Obi to come forward. Reis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reis tries to work over Obi's front leg with a kick but Obi checks it.
Obi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reis.
A solid body kick from Reis.
Reis scores with a punch to the head.
Reis moves forwards but Obi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Obi on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis scoring well with a low kick there.
Obi misses with a wild body shot.
Obi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Obi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reis has got the better of the exchanges.
Obi misses with a lunging right hand
and Reis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obi lands with a good body shot.
Obi misses with a body shot.
Obi lands a nice looking body shot.
Reis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Reis counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reis.
Obi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Obi misses.
Reis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reis misses with a right hand
and Obi counters with a left to the body.
Reis connects with an inside leg kick.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obi has time to react.
Reis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obi.
Sloppy strikes from Obi. Those never looked like landing.
Reis connects with an inside leg kick.
Reis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Obi momentarily.
Reis fakes the leg kick and cracks Obi in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis misses with a body shot.
Reis with a hook.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Reis saw that one coming.
Reis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reis, as that shot connected.
Reis misses with a low kick.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Reis.
Reis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obi throws a body punch but Reis moves out of range.
Obi scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Reis.
Chike Obi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dakota Reis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Reis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Reis!
During a confident post fight interview, Dakota Reis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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