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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Reynaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reynaldo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cunninlynguists - Tear tracks. Mario Reynaldo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Reynaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Woody Paige!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paige will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reynaldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paige avoids it really well and circles away.
Paige looks to throw the jab but Reynaldo is out of range.
Paige throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paige misses with a series of wild punches.
Paige throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paige avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynaldo misses with a hook. Paige ducked under it nicely.
Paige looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynaldo is just out of range.
Paige misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paige avoids the body shot from Reynaldo.
Reynaldo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Paige misses.
Reynaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paige.
Woody Paige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynaldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynaldo trying to land knees to the body.
Reynaldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reynaldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reynaldo jumps into guard, dragging Paige to the mat.
Reynaldo is looking for a triangle but Paige pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynaldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paige wants to stand and escape but instead Reynaldo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Paige really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reynaldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paige working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reynaldo.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paige can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reynaldo trying to control but Paige is working from the bottom.
Paige is looking to stand up but Reynaldo isn't so interested in that idea.
Reynaldo stays in close to Paige's body and controls the position.
Reynaldo forces his way into half guard.
Reynaldo is working for a submission of some sort.
Paige is trying to stand up here but Reynaldo is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige is defending against the submission attempts here by Reynaldo.
Reynaldo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paige wants to get back to his feet.
Reynaldo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paige is just riding it out for now. Reynaldo eventually gives up the hold.
Reynaldo is looking for a kimura here.
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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reynaldo lands a nice short elbow.
Reynaldo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paige defending well though.
Reynaldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reynaldo lands strikes from half guard.
Reynaldo is looking for a kimura here.
Paige wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynaldo uses his free foot to push down on Paige's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Paige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Reynaldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reynaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Paige is just out of range.
Paige dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paige.
Reynaldo misses the shot to the body.
Paige throws a right and a left that Reynaldo avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Reynaldo misses
and Paige counters with a series of strikes. Reynaldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reynaldo looks to throw the jab but Paige is out of range.
Paige misses with a double jab.
Reynaldo misses the shot to the body.
Reynaldo walks into a straight right hand from Paige.
Paige throws a body punch but Reynaldo moves out of range.
Woody Paige is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynaldo with a poor takedown
and Paige counters with a crisp one two that drops Reynaldo! Paige thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Reynaldo to his feet! Reynaldo is in big trouble!
Reynaldo is rocked!
Paige swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynaldo misses with a jab to the body
and Paige counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Paige.
Paige misses with the combination.
Paige throws a series of punches but Reynaldo moves out of range.
Paige lands a nice hook to Reynaldo's body. Reynaldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paige wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paige with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paige avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynaldo.
No joy there for Paige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paige looks to land a combination but Reynaldo avoids it well.
Reynaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paige.
Reynaldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paige counters with a nice body shot.
Paige fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynaldo manages to avoid it.
Paige cracks Reynaldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paige fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woody Paige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Paige does no damage.
Paige looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynaldo is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paige.
Paige bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paige connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paige lands with a nice combination. Reynaldo backs away looking to recover.
Paige fails to land with a series of punches.
Woody Paige seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paige defending well as Reynaldo loads up on a big left hand.
Paige looks to land a combination but Reynaldo avoids it well.
Paige lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reynaldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paige sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paige defending well as Reynaldo loads up on a big left hand.
Reynaldo shoots in for a double leg but Paige sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynaldo dodges the punch combination from Paige.
Paige throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paige throws a one two combo.
Reynaldo misses with a body shot.
Reynaldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paige wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynaldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paige is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynaldo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paige is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Reynaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paige is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody Paige showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reynaldo dodges the punch combination from Paige.
Reynaldo throws a jab when Paige was well out of range.
Reynaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Paige misses with a wild combination.
Reynaldo staying out of range there.
Paige misses with an uppercut. Reynaldo saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paige throws a right and a left that Reynaldo avoids nicely.
Reynaldo is looking to wear down Paige with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Reynaldo.
Paige tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Paige.
Paige looks to land a right hand but Reynaldo moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynaldo.
Reynaldo misses with a takedown attempt - Paige sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Paige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reynaldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reynaldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paige will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paige looks to land a combination but Reynaldo avoids it well.
Reynaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paige misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paige takes a swing at Reynaldo's ribcage but misses.
Reynaldo moves away from the strike by Paige.
Reynaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A punch combination from Paige misses.
Reynaldo takes a swing at Paige's ribcage but misses.
Paige ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynaldo moves away.
Reynaldo has Paige up against the cage in a clinch.
Paige is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynaldo has double underhooks.
Reynaldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paige pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paige ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paige.
Paige throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Reynaldo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reynaldo trying to control the action but Paige is working from the bottom.
Paige is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Reynaldo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Reynaldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paige keeps working.
Paige wants to get back to his feet but Reynaldo drags him back down.
Reynaldo is trying to get an arm triangle but Paige is defending well.
Reynaldo tries for a kimura but Paige is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynaldo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paige managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reynaldo.
Reynaldo is trying to get an arm triangle but Paige is defending well.
Paige tries to escape but Reynaldo is in control.
Reynaldo 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Reynaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reynaldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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