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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds's entrance music is It's time for war - LL Cool J. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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199 cm
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210 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankie Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Saint Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Reynolds both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Steven Saint Pierre has been cut.
Saint Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Saint Pierre looks gassed!
Saint Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Reynolds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reynolds takes the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Pierre walks into a left hand.
Reynolds drives through with a powerful takedown. That's hurt Saint Pierre!
Reynolds connects with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reynolds's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reynolds has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reynolds stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Reynolds gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reynolds pulls guard effortlessly.
Reynolds seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds kicks Saint Pierre off and gets to his feet.
Reynolds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saint Pierre's guard.
Reynolds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reynolds decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Saint Pierre, up you get!
Reynolds lands with an overhand left.
Saint Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reynolds gets to his feet. Saint Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reynolds performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Reynolds has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Reynolds decides to stand up.
Reynolds darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working the head and body with strikes.
Reynolds lands strikes from half guard.
Reynolds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saint Pierre has hold of Reynolds's hands but Reynolds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reynolds is looking for a kimura here.
Saint Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Reynolds is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Saint Pierre'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.
Reynolds closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saint Pierre to the mat! Saint Pierre manages to get full guard.
Reynolds is stalling in the full guard.
Reynolds seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Saint Pierre for as long as he can get away with.
Reynolds lands a couple of digs.
Reynolds passes Saint Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reynolds controlling the action here.
Saint Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Frankie Reynolds just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Reynolds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reynolds looks for the body kick but Saint Pierre saw that one coming.
Reynolds scores a takedown into full mount!
Reynolds scoring with strikes but Saint Pierre is staying in there.
Reynolds controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds with good strikes from the mount here!
Reynolds cracks Saint Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds controlling from mount.
Reynolds working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Reynolds controlling his opponent.
Reynolds is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Reynolds shoots in and bounces Saint Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reynolds stands and steps away. Saint Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reynolds looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reynolds controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saint Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Reynolds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Saint Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reynolds gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Reynolds stalls from top position.
Reynolds decides to stand back up. Reynolds steps back and let's Saint Pierre get back to his feet.
Frankie Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saint Pierre did well to prevent Reynolds getting side control.
Saint Pierre is in trouble now - Reynolds has advanced to mount!
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint Pierre can do to turn this around?
Reynolds controlling his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Frankie Reynolds just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Reynolds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saint Pierre's guard.
Reynolds gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reynolds scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reynolds bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reynolds is staying tight to Saint Pierre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries for a kimura but Saint Pierre is defending well.
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!
Saint Pierre trying to control but Reynolds flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Reynolds just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Reynolds is working the ground and pound. Can Saint Pierre escape?
Reynolds controlling from the back.
Reynolds is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Saint Pierre. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Saint Pierre defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Reynolds scores with punches to the body.
Frankie Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Reynolds is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Reynolds's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steven Saint Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynolds 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Reynolds!
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RATING
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