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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sallad Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reyes's choice of entrance music: Gimme Some More (Busta Rhymes). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sallad Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes gets a clinch.
Fingers tries to stall but Reyes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reyes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Fingers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reyes smiles and moves away.
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fingers staying out of range there.
Fingers moves away from the strike by Reyes.
Some wild striking there from Fingers.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fingers with a hook.
Reyes darts in and clinches Fingers up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fingers fails to land.
Fingers drags the fight down to the ground.
Fingers working a defensive guard here.
Reyes stays in close to Fingers's body and controls the position.
Fingers looking to control.
Reyes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reyes postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fingers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reyes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reyes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fingers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reyes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fingers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reyes works over Fingers with some ground and pound from guard.
Reyes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fingers keeping full guard, as Reyes tries to pass.
Fingers is trying to control the position but Reyes postures up.
Reyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fingers is keeping the position for now.
Reyes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Fingers is keeping the position.
Fingers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reyes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fingers is keeping the position for now.
Reyes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fingers wants to sweep but no luck.
Reyes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fingers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes wanted to stand there but Fingers had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fingers misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers lands with a nice body kick.
Fingers closes the distance but Reyes moves to the side
and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reyes stays in close to Fingers's body and controls the position.
Reyes landing some decent shots from guard.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Fingers is keeping the position.
Reyes looks gassed!
Reyes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reyes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reyes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fingers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fingers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reyes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Fingers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fingers wants to clinch
so Reyes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fingers looking for a guillotine here but Reyes defends easily.
Reyes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reyes tries to stand but Fingers is controlling from the bottom.
Reyes gets to his feet - Fingers follows without any prompting.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fingers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reyes looking to pass the guard.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Fingers keeps moving.
Reyes looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Reyes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fingers looks to land a combination but Reyes avoids it well.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Fingers misses with a two punch combination.
Fingers keeps Reyes at a distance using the push kick.
Fingers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reyes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fingers's guard.
Reyes stands and steps away. Fingers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fingers looks to land a combination but Reyes avoids it well.
Fingers darts in trying to clinch
and Reyes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fingers's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fingers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reyes has passed into half guard!
Reyes is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Reyes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Reyes prevents Fingers from improving his position.
Fingers trying to control but Reyes postures up.
Reyes is controlling the pace.
Reyes prevents Fingers from improving his position.
Fingers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fingers.
Fingers shoots and misses
and Reyes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reyes.
Fingers lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reyes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reyes connects with a nice short shot to Fingers's temple.
Reyes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fingers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fingers is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Reyes pulls his head out easily.
Reyes lands strikes from half guard.
Reyes working the head and body with strikes.
Reyes seems to be looking for submissions.
Reyes decides to return to a standing position.
Reyes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fingers working a defensive guard here.
Reyes gets to his feet - Fingers follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes throws a hook but Fingers blocks it.
Reyes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reyes stalling.
Reyes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fingers looking for submissions off his back.
Fingers punching from the bottom.
Reyes is controlling the pace.
Fingers tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the pace.
Fingers wants to get back to full guard.
Reyes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fingers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reyes content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fingers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fingers trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reyes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reyes stands up.
Reyes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reyes showed some decent athleticism there.
Reyes prevents Fingers from improving his position.
Reyes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fingers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fingers wants to get back to full guard.
Fingers is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reyes in particular looking to stall.
Fingers tries to get to full guard but Reyes has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reyes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes working Fingers over with strikes.
Reyes working over Fingers with some ground and pound. Fingers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet.
Reyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reyes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reyes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fingers tries to get to full guard but Reyes has control of the leg.
Reyes controlling the action here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Harley Reyes just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fingers ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fingers walks into a stiff left hand from Reyes.
Reyes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fingers seems a little lost for a moment, as Reyes dominates the positioning.
Fingers struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Reyes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fingers struggling a bit here.
Fingers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fingers wants to stand up but Reyes manages to regain full guard.
Reyes is controlling Fingers's posture.
Fingers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fingers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
Reyes wants to stand but Fingers is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fingers trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Fingers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Reyes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Reyes is stalling in the full guard.
Fingers has his foot on Reyes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reyes works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Fingers won't let him.
Reyes gets to his feet. Fingers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reyes shoots in and bounces Fingers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reyes wants to stand but Fingers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fingers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harley Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fingers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reyes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reyes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fingers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sallad Fingers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reyes content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harley Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reyes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley Reyes!
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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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