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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reimer comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauli Painija!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reimer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reimer stuffs the takedown.
Painija throws a nice looking combination but Reimer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Painija lands a two punch combo.
Reimer is looking to clinch.
Reimer scores with a hook.
Painija wants to clinch but Reimer slips to the side
and Reimer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reimer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Painija is struggling to control the position.
Painija trying to control the position but instead, Reimer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Painija into the cage.
Reimer lands a body punch.
Painija managing to block the knees to the body from Reimer.
Reimer lands an elbow inside.
Reimer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reimer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Painija or not.
Painija takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reimer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer pushes off an throws an elbow but Painija leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Painija throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Painija is defending well for now.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Painija wants a takedown but no success here.
Reimer digs a right hand underneath Painija's ribcage. Painija let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reimer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Pauli Painija has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Painija blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reimer lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Reimer.
Painija throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reimer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reimer lands a body shot.
Reimer lands a right hand.
Painija looks gassed!
Painija is working for takedown but Reimer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caleb Reimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauli Painija.
Reimer lands a nice elbow.
Reimer working Painija over with knees to the body.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Painija avoids it.
Painija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Painija avoids it.
Reimer is working Painija over against the cage.
Reimer lands an elbow inside that Painija shrugs off.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Painija 's eye.
Reimer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reimer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Painija takes an elbow to the forehead.
Painija is trying to break free.
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Painija lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Painija avoids it.
Reimer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Painija is defending well for now.
Reimer lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Reimer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reimer lands an elbow inside.
Painija throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Reimer.
Reimer missing with knees to the body.
Reimer lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Painija just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reimer's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Painija.
Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Painija looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reimer pushes Painija back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Painija is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reimer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reimer lands an elbow just above Painija 's eye.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Reimer scores with a hook to the body.
Reimer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reimer working Painija over with knees to the body.
Reimer lands a nice shot to the body.
Reimer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reimer scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Painija lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Painija takes an elbow to the temple.
Reimer lands a knee to the body.
Painija takes a knee to the side of the body.
Painija takes an elbow to the temple.
Painija tries to work over Reimer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Painija's defenses.
Reimer missing with knees to the body.
Reimer works on Painija's body with a couple of short punches.
Painija tries to land knees in the clinch but Reimer avoids the damage to the body.
Painija blocks an elbow strike from Reimer.
Reimer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reimer missing with knees to the body.
Reimer scores with a shoulder strike.
Painija avoiding damage as Reimer throws knees to the body.
Painija lands a nice elbow.
Reimer scores a nice knee to the body.
Reimer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Painija's defenses.
Reimer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Painija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Painija tries to throw a body punch but Reimer avoids it by throwing Painija back against the cage.
Painija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Painija is defending well for now.
Reimer avoids a wild elbow strike from Painija.
Painija is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Painija just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reimer's brow.
Reimer is leaning against Painija and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Painija misses with an elbow strike.
Painija avoids a wild elbow strike from Reimer.
Reimer lands an elbow inside that Painija shrugs off.
Reimer lands an elbow inside that Painija shrugs off.
Reimer lands a nice elbow.
Painija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Painija drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reimer pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Painija closes the distance and clinches up with Reimer, looking for a takedown. Painija pushes Reimer against the cage but Reimer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reimer tests Painija's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Pauli Painija's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Painija throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Painija has his takedown stuffed
enabling Reimer to counter with a crisp jab.
Reimer closes the distance and pushes Painija back into the cage.
Reimer presses Painija against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reimer.
Painija throws an elbow that misses.
Reimer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Painija is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reimer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reimer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reimer prevents a body shot from Painija.
Caleb Reimer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reimer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Painija or not.
Reimer tries to land knees in the clinch but Painija avoids the damage to the body.
Painija looking for a takedown.
Caleb Reimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauli Painija.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Painija avoids it.
Reimer lands a nice knee to the body.
Reimer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reimer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Painija is breathing heavily.
Reimer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Painija.
Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Painija 's eye.
Reimer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reimer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Painija in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reimer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reimer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reimer lands a damaging elbow.
Reimer lands with a short shot to the head.
Reimer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reimer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Reimer.
Reimer pushes Painija back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Reimer.
Painija avoiding damage as Reimer throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Reimer.
Reimer scores with a hook to the body.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Painija.
Reimer lands an elbow inside.
Painija looking for a takedown.
Reimer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reimer.
Painija misses with an elbow over the top.
Painija blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer cracks Painija with a nice body shot.
Reimer avoids the elbow strike from Painija, against the cage.
Reimer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reimer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reimer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Painija can do to turn this around?
Painija misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reimer.
Painija takes an elbow to the forehead.
Painija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reimer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Painija's brow.
Reimer scores with a shoulder strike.
Painija takes a shot to the head.
Painija is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reimer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Painija gets through Reimer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Painija managing to block the knees to the body from Reimer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reimer obliges.
Reimer presses Painija against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reimer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Painija gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reimer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Painija manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reimer controls the pace.
Painija wants to get back to his feet but Reimer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reimer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reimer wants to pass the guard but Painija is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reimer slips nicely into half guard.
Reimer is keen to just control but Painija is a slippery customer.
Reimer throwing shots but Painija is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reimer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reimer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Reimer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pauli Painija's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Reimer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Painija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reimer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Painija avoids it.
Reimer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Painija scores a nice knee to the body.
Reimer pushes Painija back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Painija wants a takedown.
Painija takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reimer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Painija avoiding damage as Reimer throws knees to the body.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Painija.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reimer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reimer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reimer lands an elbow inside that Painija shrugs off.
Painija is looking to break free of the clinch but Reimer has double underhooks.
Reimer lands a knee to the body.
Painija is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reimer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Painija goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reimer prevents it.
Caleb Reimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauli Painija.
Reimer scores a nice knee to the body.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Painija avoids it.
Reimer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Painija backwards.
Painija takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Reimer.
Painija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Painija is defending well for now.
Painija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Painija lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Painija is defending well for now.
Painija lands an elbow just above Reimer 's eye.
A body shot lands from Painija.
Reimer throws an elbow but it misses.
Reimer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Painija 's eye.
Painija working hard to break the clinch.
Reimer missing with knees to the body.
Reimer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Painija is defending well for now.
Painija lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Painija tries for a takedown but Reimer manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reimer.
Painija misses with an elbow over the top.
Painija avoiding damage as Reimer throws knees to the body.
Painija avoids the elbow strike from Reimer, against the cage.
Painija avoids a wild elbow strike from Reimer.
Painija's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reimer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Painija counters with a single leg into guard. Reimer didn't expect that.
Pauli Painija has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reimer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Painija is aware though and is defending well.
Painija trying to control but Reimer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Painija makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Painija throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reimer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Painija thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Painija throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Painija tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reimer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reimer lands a jab-cross combination.
Painija tries to clinch up
and Reimer counters with a left to the body.
Painija lunges at Reimer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reimer's hand.
Reimer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reimer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Painija tries to keep at a distance but Reimer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reimer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reimer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Painija breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caleb Reimer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Painija closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reimer counters with a good low kick that Painija was not able to check.
Caleb Reimer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Painija is defended easily by Reimer.
Reimer lands a jab to the head.
Reimer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reimer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reimer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Painija.
Nice body punch from Reimer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reimer lands an elbow just above Painija 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Reimer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reimer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Reimer!
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