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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes into the arena with Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royal blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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208 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylvester Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reed, right into the meat.
Reed throws a head kick but Stallone moves out of range.
Stallone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stallone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stallone shoots in for a double leg but Reed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stallone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reed. Reed obviously looking to wear him down.
Stallone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stallone looks gassed!
Stallone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Reed.
Crunch! Reed slams his shin into Stallone's torso.
Reed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stallone if he has to take too many more of those.
Reed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reed scores with a nice body kick.
Reed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Sylvester Stallone has been cut.
Stallone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed lands a big head kick that sends Stallone tumbling to the mat! Reed takes a step backwards and waves Stallone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Reed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stallone.
Reed throws a head kick that Stallone semi-blocks.
That has opened up Sylvester Stallone's cut even more.
Reed scores with a leg kick.
Reed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick from Reed lands but Stallone takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reed scores with a head kick.
The cut above Sylvester Stallone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Reed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stallone dives in and grabs Reed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reed pushes down on Stallone's head and hops out.
Oliver Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Stallone.
A good leg kick by Reed.
Reed throws a leg kick which misses Stallone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stallone tries to avoid it.
Oliver Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stallone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Stallone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Stallone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Stallone throws a shot to the body.
Sylvester Stallone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stallone if he has to take too many more of those.
Stallone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reed.
Reed connects with a right hand. Stallone shakes it off.
A shot to de liver by Stallone. Beautiful body shot.
Stallone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reed thows a body kick. Stallone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reed, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Reed finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stallone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reed. That one must have hurt.
Stallone shoots in but Reed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stallone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reed lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reed is fending him off so far but Stallone persists. Nope, Reed circles away and we're back to standing.
Reed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stallone if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice takedown defense from Reed. No joy for Stallone on that attempt.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Reed.
Reed throws out a leg kick but Stallone moves out of range and Reed only half commits.
Stallone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reed circles away.
Reed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stallone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stallone shoots for a double leg takedown but Reed sprawls well. He's pushed Stallone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stallone.
Horrible takedown by Stallone or perhaps it was just good defense by Reed which made him look bad.
Reed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stallone's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reed. That's going to slow Stallone down.
Reed is looking to slow Stallone down with leg kicks.
Reed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stallone's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reed.
Reed thumps Stallone with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stallone will feel that in the morning.
Reed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stallone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reed can pounce on him.
Stallone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reed's waist but Reed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stallone off to one side.
Reed scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stallone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Stallone.
Stallone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reed. Reed obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sylvester Stallone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stallone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reed.
Stallone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stallone shoots in but no luck this time.
Stallone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stallone can do to turn this around?
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stallone avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stallone blocks a head kick by Reed.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stallone shoots for a double leg takedown but Reed sprawls well. He's pushed Stallone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliver Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Stallone.
Reed is looking to slow Stallone down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Reed.
Reed scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reed. That's going to slow Stallone down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stallone checks the leg kick.
Stallone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reed circles away.
Stallone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sylvester Stallone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stallone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stallone avoids the head kick by Reed.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from Stallone.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stallone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reed has got the better of the exchanges.
Stallone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reed. Reed obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliver Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Stallone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed scores with a push kick.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a front kick.
Reed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stallone gets the takedown into side control.
Stallone goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reed rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stallone's guard! Nice work there by Reed!
Stallone is looking for a triangle here but Reed uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An elbow from Reed crashes against the mat.
Reed decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stallone to his feet.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Stallone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reed.
Reed lands with a shot to the body.
Stallone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reed.
Reed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reed swings for the body but Stallone moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reed.
Stallone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stallone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stallone swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reed lands a head kick!
Reed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stallone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reed avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stallone.
Stallone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reed rather than just go for the knockout.
Reed keeps Stallone at a distance using the push kick.
Stallone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stallone.
A head kick from Reed lands but Stallone takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stallone is defended easily by Reed.
Reed fakes the leg kick and cracks Stallone in the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stallone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reed.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Reed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sylvester Stallone's cut.
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!
Reed lands with a kick to the temple. Stallone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Stallone with that takedown attempt.
Stallone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed scores with a leg kick.
Reed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stallone avoids the head kick by Reed.
Reed scores with a head kick.
Stallone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliver Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Stallone.
Reed thuds his shin into the meat of Stallone's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stallone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reed lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone shoots for a double leg takedown but Reed sprawls well. He's pushed Stallone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stallone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stallone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reed connects with a solid leg kick.
Reed cracks the inside of Stallone's front leg.
Reed misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stallone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reed working a defensive guard here.
Stallone drops back looking for a leg! Reed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reed manages to kick Stallone off! Stallone jumps back into Reed's guard.
Stallone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sylvester Stallone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reed is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reed has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stallone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Stallone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reed!
Stallone looking to control but Reed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stallone avoids the attempt from Reed to control.
Stallone goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Reed is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reed gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reed lands a nice looking body kick.
Reed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stallone.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Stallone moves out of range easily.
Reed throws a head kick that half lands.
Sylvester Stallone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stallone closes the distance and clinches up with Reed, looking for a takedown. Stallone pushes Reed against the cage but Reed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stallone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stallone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reed - that will leave a mark!
Reed thows a body kick. Stallone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stallone misses with the combination.
Reed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oliver Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
Stallone shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stallone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Stallone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Stallone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reed leaves Stallone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reed, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Reed!
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