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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Reinegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All Summer Long. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Reinegger!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinegger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reinegger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reinegger is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steel is trying to control Reinegger's posture but Reinegger avoids it.
Reinegger advances nicely into full mount.
Steel is squirming around, avoiding Reinegger's attempts to control the action.
Steel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reinegger wants to control the pace but Steel is squirming around nicely.
Reinegger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reinegger wants to control the pace but Steel is squirming around nicely.
Reinegger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to reverse the position but Reinegger maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinegger controlling from the full mount.
Reinegger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reinegger dominating with strikes here.
Steel can't escape the position.
Reinegger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steel is looking to escape.
Reinegger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steel hang on?
Reinegger lands a heavy elbow.
Steel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Reinegger is landing with some decent strikes but Steel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steel is rocked!
Reinegger lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Steel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinegger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steel wants to control but Reinegger is having none of it.
Steel seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger tries to control but Steel wriggling away.
Steel is trying to escape the mount.
Reinegger lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Reinegger.
Reinegger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reinegger with shots to the head and body - Steel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steel taking shots to the head.
Steel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger dominating with strikes here.
Reinegger landing punches.
Steel is looking to improve his position but Reinegger isn't that keen on the idea.
Reinegger avoids the attempt from Steel to control.
Reinegger wants to finish this one by submission but Steel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Reinegger.
Steel is looking to get to half guard.
Steel tries to lock up and control but Reinegger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steel working to try and regain half guard.
Steel regains half guard.
Steel manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinegger stopping the sweep attempt from Steel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reinegger's guard.
Reinegger working a defensive guard here.
Steel passes Reinegger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reinegger tries to get to full guard but Steel has control of the leg.
Reinegger wants to get back to his feet.
Steel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Reinegger to stand up.
Steel takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel pulls guard effortlessly.
Steel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reinegger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reinegger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Reinegger dominated that round.
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.
Steel shoots in and bounces Reinegger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steel looking to pass the guard.
Reinegger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Steel is looking to stand up but Reinegger won't let him.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Reinegger is keeping the position.
Steel won't allow Reinegger to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reinegger pulls Steel in close to prevent any damage.
Reinegger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reinegger prevents Steel from getting the reversal.
Tom Reinegger has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Steel stands and throws Reinegger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Steel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reinegger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reinegger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Steel is looking to take a break and control but Reinegger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steel decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reinegger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Steel is proving hard to escape from.
Steel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reinegger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reinegger is one step ahead there.
Reinegger passes Steel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reinegger tries to pass to full mount but Steel defends it.
Reinegger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Steel wants to improve his position but Reinegger is controlling well.
Steel is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger is trying to work for a kimura but Steel is defending well.
Reinegger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reinegger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reinegger content to control rather than advance.
Reinegger works his way into full mount!
Steel tries to hold on but Reinegger pushes him away.
Reinegger controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reinegger working the ground and pound effectively.
Reinegger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steel tries to lock up and control but Reinegger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reinegger is working for a guillotine from mount but Steel frees his head quite easily.
Steel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reinegger trying to control but Steel is having none of it.
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Reinegger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Steel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reinegger wants to control but Steel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steel works his way into side control.
Steel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Reinegger gets a takedown into half guard.
Reinegger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reinegger wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Steel actively working from the bottom here.
Reinegger wants to work for an arm triangle but Steel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reinegger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reinegger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steel!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Reinegger.
Steel can't escape the position.
Reinegger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reinegger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reinegger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reinegger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Reinegger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reinegger controlling from mount.
Reinegger cracks Steel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel tries to reverse the position but Reinegger maintains control.
Reinegger controlling from mount.
Steel is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Reinegger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Steel wants to control but Reinegger is having none of it.
Reinegger has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steel's face.
Steel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steel regains half guard.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reinegger.
Steel moves into full guard.
Reinegger wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
Steel working for a triangle but Reinegger defends it easily.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger postures up.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reinegger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reinegger's guard.
Reinegger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reinegger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steel is looking to escape.
Reinegger landing punches.
Reinegger controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinegger prevents Steel from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Reinegger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Steel is working to get back to half guard.
Reinegger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reinegger wants to finish this one by submission but Steel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Reinegger.
Reinegger controlling from the full mount.
Reinegger thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel is squirming around, avoiding Reinegger's attempts to control the action.
Thiago Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reinegger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Reinegger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reinegger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Reinegger!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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