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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reimer has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Lazarus Slade has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
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178 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lazarus Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade wants to clinch up but Reimer keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reimer's corner calls for a 1-2. Reimer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caleb Reimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reimer sprawls well. Reimer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slade gets slowly back to his feet.
Slade closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reimer did well to prevent Slade getting side control.
Slade is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Slade is trying to control the action in half guard but Reimer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Slade not doing much here.
Slade prevents Reimer from improving his position.
Slade is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reimer sees it coming and defends easily.
Slade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slade trying to mount his opponent but Reimer defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade works his way into side control.
Reimer prevents Slade from improving position.
Reimer tries to buck Slade off but Slade is having none of it.
Reimer prevents Slade from moving into mount.
Reimer is looking for a sweep.
Slade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reimer misses the shot to the body.
Reimer moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Reimer.
Slade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Slade takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lazarus Slade has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reimer digs a right hand underneath Slade's ribcage. Slade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slade is breathing heavily.
Reimer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reimer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reimer is leaning against Slade and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reimer lands with a light punch inside.
Reimer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reimer has Slade pushed against the cage.
Reimer lands an elbow that stopped Slade in his tracks for a moment.
Slade takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Reimer.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Reimer pushes Slade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Reimer on the inside.
Reimer lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Reimer.
A body shot lands from Reimer.
Reimer lands with a light punch inside.
Reimer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Reimer.
Reimer lands a nice knee to the body.
Reimer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reimer lands with a left to the head.
Reimer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reimer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reimer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slade's defenses.
Slade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Slade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Reimer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reimer.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Slade 's eye.
Slade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reimer crunches a lovely knee into Slade's ribcage.
Reimer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Reimer.
Reimer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Reimer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Reimer.
Reimer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Reimer on the inside.
Reimer lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Reimer.
Reimer slows down the pace here.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slade's defenses.
Reimer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reimer.
Reimer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reimer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazarus Slade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reimer obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reimer.
Reimer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Reimer as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Reimer.
Slade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Reimer - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reimer lands a body shot.
Reimer tries to land knees in the clinch but Slade avoids the damage to the body.
Slade changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reimer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reimer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reimer delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reimer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reimer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reimer digs a good body shot into Slade's ribs.
Reimer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reimer connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Reimer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Slade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reimer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slade tries for a takedown but Reimer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Slade or perhaps it was just good defense by Reimer which made him look bad.
Reimer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slade, pushing him back against the cage.
Reimer digs a right hand underneath Slade's ribcage. Slade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reimer landing knees to the body.
Reimer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reimer lands with a short shot to the head.
Reimer tries to land knees in the clinch but Slade avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Reimer.
Slade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reimer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reimer lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Reimer to work.
Reimer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Reimer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reimer obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reimer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slade's defenses.
Slade takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from Reimer.
Reimer lands a nice uppercut.
Reimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reimer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reimer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slade's efforts to push away.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slade avoids it.
Reimer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reimer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slade or not.
Slade misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reimer obliges.
Slade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reimer obliges.
Reimer works on Slade's body with a couple of short punches.
Reimer slows down the pace here.
Reimer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reimer lands with a short shot to the head.
Reimer lands a knee to the body.
Reimer lands a body punch.
Reimer lands a good knee to the midsection. Slade won't want to take too many of those.
Reimer lands a shoulder strike.
Reimer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Reimer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reimer obliges.
A short body shot lands from Reimer as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Reimer on the inside.
Reimer scores with a shot to the side of Slade's head.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Slade 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Reimer.
A hook to the body from Reimer.
Reimer lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reimer.
Reimer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slade.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slade's defenses.
Good body shot from Reimer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reimer lands an elbow that stopped Slade in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Reimer.
Reimer scores with a shot to the side of Slade's head.
Caleb Reimer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Reimer.
Reimer presses Slade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reimer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reimer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Slade 's eye.
Reimer scores with a shoulder strike.
Reimer lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reimer working Slade over with knees to the body.
Reimer presses Slade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reimer scores with a hook to the body.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Slade takes an elbow to the temple.
Reimer lands a nice shot to the body.
Reimer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reimer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reimer is pressed up against the cage. Slade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reimer down to the mat. Reimer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazarus Slade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reimer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reimer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reimer moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reimer.
Reimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reimer is pressed up against the cage. Slade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reimer down to the mat. Reimer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reimer clinches up with Slade and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Reimer.
Reimer working Slade over with knees to the body.
Reimer lands with a light punch inside.
Reimer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reimer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reimer is pressed up against the cage. Slade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reimer down to the mat. Reimer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reimer has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Reimer.
Reimer scores with a shot to the side of Slade's head.
Reimer works on Slade's body with a couple of short punches.
Reimer digs a right hand into Slade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slade's gas tank.
Slade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slade letting Reimer take a breather here.
Reimer lands a damaging elbow.
Reimer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slade has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reimer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Reimer.
Reimer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Reimer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Slade's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Slade with that takedown attempt.
Reimer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
A left hand lands to the body for Reimer.
Reimer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Reimer as the two fighters clinch.
Reimer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reimer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
Reimer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
Reimer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reimer landing knees to the body.
Reimer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Slade 's eye.
Reimer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Reimer.
Reimer lands a body punch.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reimer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Reimer as the two fighters clinch.
Reimer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slade takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slade's defenses.
Reimer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reimer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slades head.
Reimer lands a right hand.
Reimer lands an elbow inside that Slade shrugs off.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slade is defending well for now.
Slade wants a takedown.
Reimer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slade.
Reimer lands an elbow that stopped Slade in his tracks for a moment.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Slade 's eye.
Reimer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Slade 's eye.
Slade avoiding damage as Reimer throws knees to the body.
Slade is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazarus Slade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Reimer.
Slade goes for a takedown attempt but Reimer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Slade dodges the punch combination from Reimer.
Slade shoots in and bounces Reimer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade being controlled here momentarily.
Reimer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Reimer keeping moving, preventing Slade from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slade has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Reimer escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Reimer!
Slade is trying to work for a sweep but Reimer has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reimer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Caleb Reimer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reimer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lazarus Slade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slade can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Reimer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reimer 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Reimer!
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hype
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