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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Reed looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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150 cm
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130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Reed! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Snider! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reed shoots for a takedown but Snider saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Reed looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Crunch! Snider slams his shin into Reed's torso. Snider is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Snider looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Snider trying to control from half guard but Reed is working away. Snider working over Reed with some ground and pound. Reed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Snider trying to mount his opponent but Reed defends it. Snider working the head and body with strikes. Snider takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reed has hold of Snider's hands but Snider slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Snider throwing shots but Reed is blocking nicely. Ground and pound from Snider. Snider landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Snider takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Snider looks to score some points with some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Snider is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reed! Snider is in the full mount, landing strikes. Snider lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Snider is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Snider controlling from the full mount. Reed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snider with good strikes from the mount here! Snider working Reed over with strikes here. Snider landing strikes from the mount. Reed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Snider raining down shots from the mount! Snider looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reed is looking to improve his position but Snider isn't that keen on the idea. Snider has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Snider blocks Reed's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Snider is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Snider tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Snider landing strikes from the mount. Snider with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Reed is in a horrible position here. Snider smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reed tries to reverse the position but Snider maintains control. Snider connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reed tries to get out of the position. Snider punishing his opponent with strikes. Snider working the ground and pound effectively.
Snider avoids the attempt from Reed to control. Reed is in a horrible position here. Snider smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Snider dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snider throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Snider is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Jason Reed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Reed with a poor takedown and Snider counters by moving into the clinch. Snider is pushing Reed up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Snider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Snider shoots and misses and Reed counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Snider is pressing down on Reed's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Snider controls Reed momentarily but Reed frees himself. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reed throwing strikes but missing. Reed wants to control from the top but Snider keeps moving. Snider is pulling down on Reed's head. It's preventing any offense from Reed, at least for the moment. Reed landing with the ground and pound.
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. Reed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Reed won't allow Snider to sweep him here. Snider manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Snider landing shots from mount. Reed tries to reverse the position but Snider maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Reed takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Snider tries to control but Reed wriggling away. Reed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Snider landing punches. Reed regains half guard. Reed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snider.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Reed controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Reed wants to sweep but Snider has passed to side control! Reed tries to get back to half guard but can't. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Reed is not content to let Snider control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Reed dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reed has his takedown stuffed and Snider counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Drake Snider has got the better of the ground game so far. Reed striking off his back but it's not causing Snider any problems. Snider trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Snider is proving a slippery customer.
Snider stands and throws Reed's legs to the side, diving into side control. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Snider blocks the strikes from Reed.
Reed manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snider's best efforts. Snider wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy. Snider passes to side control. Reed tries to buck Snider off but Snider is having none of it.
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. Reed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reed is trying to control Snider's posture but Snider avoids it. Reed being controlled for a moment. Snider advances to mount. Reed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snider postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reed looks a forlorn figure.
Snider with shots to the head and body - Reed looks very uncomfortable down there. Reed tries to hold on but Snider postures up. Snider scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reed?
That's four 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. A nice elbow there by Snider. Reed tries to reverse the position but Snider maintains control. Snider lands a heavy elbow. Reed tries to reverse the position but Snider maintains control. Snider pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Snider is in the full mount, landing strikes. Snider working Reed over with strikes here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Reed is trying desperately to improve position. Reed throwing hammer fists to the chest of Snider. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight! Drake Snider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Snider 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Snider!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
38% |
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