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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Base (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reaper has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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208 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleon Base!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Base scores with a spinning back kick!
Reaper shoots in for a double leg but Base sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Base closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Base lands in his opponent's guard.
Base thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Base is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Base decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reaper, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Base with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reaper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reaper looks gassed!
Reaper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Base defending well though.
Reaper winds up and cracks Base with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Base trying to hold on to Reaper's head to control him but Reaper postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Base controlling the position well.
Reaper is looking to stall here but Base recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a strike but Base rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Base wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.
Base is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reaper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Base with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reaper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Base wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.
Base stands up and waves to Reaper to follow him.
Base shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reaper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Base would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reaper trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Base dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reaper misses with a takedown
and Base counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cleon Base seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper has his takedown stuffed
and Base decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reaper's guard.
Reaper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Base. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reaper keeping moving, preventing Base from controlling successfully.
Base passes Reaper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Base is trying to control the action in half guard but Reaper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Base seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Reaper is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cleon Base!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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