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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and josh reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). josh reed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Marcus's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, josh reed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus lands a lovely overhand right.
Marcus's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marcus duly obliges.
reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marcus fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marcus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. reed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marcus stalks reed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into reed's face. reed staggers backwards, shaken.
Marcus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
reed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
reed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
reed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
reed feints and as Marcus raises his hands in defense, reed changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marcus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
reed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from reed.
reed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
reed works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
reed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
reed tries to pass to full mount but Marcus defends it.
Marcus looks like he's trying to stand up.
reed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
reed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
reed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcus's head.
reed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
reed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
reed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marcus's half guard.
reed is nestled in close to Marcus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
reed with the ground and pound but Marcus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
reed throwing strikes from guard but Marcus blocks nicely.
Marcus is breathing heavily.
reed looking to pass the guard.
reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
reed throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
reed looking to pass the guard.
reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
reed closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marcus to the mat! Marcus manages to get full guard.
reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Marcus has wrist control.
reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
reed stops Marcus from standing up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
reed throws and elbow that misses. Marcus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in reed's guard. Nice move by Marcus!
reed wants to stand up but Marcus is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus trying to stand up but can't free himself from reed's guard.
reed wants to stand up but Marcus is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
reed moves into range and clinches up with Marcus.
reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Marcus does no damage.
Marcus throws a leg kick but reed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marcus misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan Marcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
reed checks a low kick from Marcus.
Marcus misses with a straight left.
reed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marcus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcus throws a leg kick but reed moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
josh reed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Marcus misses with the combination.
reed dodges the punch combination from Marcus.
reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcus tests reed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marcus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
reed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcus's waist but Marcus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing reed off to one side.
Marcus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but reed circles away quickly and effectively.
reed dodges the punch combination from Marcus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
reed has a takedown stuffed.
A lazy left from Marcus finds it's target.
reed dodges the punch combination from Marcus.
Ryan Marcus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
reed shoots for a takedown but Marcus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryan Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of josh reed.
reed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
reed is breathing heavily.
Marcus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marcus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marcus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus lands a jab-cross combination.
reed shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcus tries to sprawl out of it but reed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Marcus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus throws a leg kick but reed checks it.
Marcus stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from reed.
Marcus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marcus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
reed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcus is fending him off so far but reed persists. Nope, Marcus circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from reed is defended easily by Marcus.
Marcus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by reed.
Marcus tried to score with a low kick but reed checks it.
No joy there for Marcus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcus throws a leg kick but reed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from reed.
reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcus.
An inside leg kick from Marcus misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus misses with a few strikes there.
Marcus lands a jab-cross combination.
Marcus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcus swinging wildly here.
Marcus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan Marcus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
reed dives in and grabs Marcus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marcus pushes down on reed's head and hops out.
Marcus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
reed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcus pinned against the cage. Marcus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
reed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
reed fails with the takedown.
Marcus throws a series of punches but reed avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
reed checks a low kick from Marcus.
Marcus throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Marcus.
reed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcus tries to avoid it but reed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcus to the ground. Marcus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but reed checks it well.
reed shoots in for a takedown but Marcus shows good takedown defense.
reed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marcus can pounce on him.
Marcus lands with a nice combination. reed backs away looking to recover.
Marcus's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marcus duly obliges.
Marcus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. reed doesn't seem bothered though.
Marcus stalks reed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into reed's face. reed staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick from Marcus misses.
Marcus lands with a nice combination. reed backs away looking to recover.
Marcus is working the combinations to good effect here.
Marcus tries to work over reed's front leg with a kick but reed checks it.
Marcus misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Marcus dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marcus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcus misses with the combination.
Marcus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Marcus.
Marcus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from reed.
reed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marcus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and reed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from reed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
reed misses with a takedown attempt - Marcus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marcus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcus stuffs the takedown attempt from reed. reed gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of josh reed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Marcus.
Marcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marcus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marcus swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus misses with a two punch combination.
reed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marcus throws a series of punches but reed avoids them all with ease.
reed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marcus to score with a decent uppercut.
reed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcus is fending him off so far but reed persists. Nope, Marcus circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus scores with a three punch combo!
reed shoots in for a takedown but Marcus shows good takedown defense.
reed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Marcus misses.
Marcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
reed blocks a leg kick.
Marcus misses with the combination.
Marcus tries to bum rush reed with a series of wild strikes but reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by reed.
Marcus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marcus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marcus fails to land with a series of punches.
reed changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marcus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
reed creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marcus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
reed misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
reed fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marcus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of reed.
Marcus wants to get back to his feet but reed drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus taking a bit of punishment here - reed scoring with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by reed.
Marcus parries the strikes from reed easily there. reed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marcus to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marcus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
reed fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marcus sprawls well initially but reed persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marcus is looking to escape.
reed slips a nice elbow through Marcus's hands, connecting with Marcus's forehead.
reed working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
reed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marcus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from reed.
Marcus wants to stand but reed is controlling the position.
reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marcus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
reed throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marcus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
reed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
josh reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think reed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... josh reed!
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