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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Reams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corallus Hortulanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reams's entrance music is Orgasmatron. A fine choice. Hortulanus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy. Tim Reams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Reams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corallus Hortulanus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hortulanus takes the fight into the clinch.
Reams is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reams avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus misses with an elbow strike.
Hortulanus lands an elbow inside that Reams shrugs off.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Reams won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reams's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Reams's ribcage.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reams is breathing heavily.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reams tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus lands an elbow just above Reams 's eye.
Reams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hortulanus working Reams over with knees to the body.
Reams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Reams's ribcage.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Reams won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Hortulanus throws an elbow that misses.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus prevents a body shot from Reams.
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Reams avoids the damage to the body.
Hortulanus has Reams pressed against the cage, preventing Reams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hortulanus misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reams.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Reams is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reams has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Reams.
Reams tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Reams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reams has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Reams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Reams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hortulanus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reams is trying to break free.
Hortulanus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reams's defenses.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Reams lands an uppercut.
A short left from Reams.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reams tries to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling the position.
Reams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Hortulanus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reams is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reams's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus looking to slow down the pace here.
Hortulanus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hortulanus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reams has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Reams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Reams throws a punch but it's blocked by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hortulanuss head.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reams's efforts to push away.
Reams managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Reams wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Hortulanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reams blocks it with crossed arms.
Reams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hortulanus backwards.
Reams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hortulanus backwards.
Reams tries for a takedown but Hortulanus manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Reams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reams can't find room to land a body shot as Hortulanus controls the action.
Reams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reams misses with the head strike.
Reams blocks an elbow strike from Hortulanus.
Reams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Reams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reams is trying to break free.
Reams swings wildly with an uppercut but Hortulanus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the body.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hortulanus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reams has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Reams managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Reams avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Reams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reams lands a jab.
Hortulanus moves in looking to clinch but Reams pushes him off.
Hortulanus tries to clinch but Reams moves out of range.
Hortulanus pushes Reams up against the cage in a clinch.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Reams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hortulanus connects with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reams avoids it.
Reams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hortulanus smiles and moves away.
Hortulanus walks into a straight right hand from Reams.
Reams stalks Hortulanus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hortulanus's face. Hortulanus staggers backwards, shaken.
Hortulanus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hortulanus's head backwards.
Hortulanus moves in looking to clinch but Reams pushes him off.
Hortulanus is breathing heavily.
Reams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reams keeps the fight on the outside.
Reams scores with a jab to the head.
Reams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortulanus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hortulanus tries to clinch but Reams moves out of range.
Hortulanus is looking to clinch but Reams is avoiding it.
Reams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hortulanus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hortulanus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hortulanus has time to react.
Hortulanus wants to clinch up but Reams keeps it at a distance.
Reams lands with an overhand left.
Reams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hortulanus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hortulanus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hortulanus rushes Reams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hortulanus keeps control of Reams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reams is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reams can't find room to land a body shot as Hortulanus controls the action.
Reams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reams is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but Reams blocks with his arms.
Reams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
Hortulanus looking to throw knees to the head but Reams is blocking nicely.
Reams can't break the clinch.
Reams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hortulanus smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Reams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hortulanus's hands.
Hortulanus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hortulanus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hortulanus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corallus Hortulanus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hortulanus tries to clinch but Reams moves out of range.
Reams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hortulanus tries to clinch up but Reams circles away and keeps his distance.
Hortulanus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hortulanus walks into a jab.
Hortulanus is looking to clinch but Reams is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus needs to keep his hands up - Reams had a free shot at his head there.
Hortulanus tries to clinch up.
Reams scores with a nice right hand.
Hortulanus doesn't manage to clinch there - Reams circles away.
Reams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reams tries to pull guard but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reams avoids it.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Reams has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Reams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hortulanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reams tries to work over Hortulanus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reams avoids it.
Hortulanus keeps control of Reams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reams avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Corallus Hortulanus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reams managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
A short body shot lands from Reams as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reams's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus has Reams pressed against the cage, preventing Reams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hortulanus prevents Reams from breaking the clinch.
Hortulanus stops a takedown attempt from Reams.
Hortulanus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reams managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
A knee to the head by Hortulanus.
Reams wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Reams has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Reams tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Reams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reams avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Reams wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Reams blocks an elbow strike from Hortulanus.
Reams is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Reams misses with some punches.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reams.
Reams trying to control the position but instead, Hortulanus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reams into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Reams will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hortulanus moves into the clinch.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reams avoids it.
Hortulanus with a knee to the head.
Reams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reams is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Reams is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Hortulanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hortulanus misses with a knee strike.
Reams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reams avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Reams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reams is trying to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Reams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Reams misses with some punches.
Hortulanus has Reams pressed against the cage, preventing Reams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reams blocks an elbow strike from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Reams.
Reams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hortulanus blocks a body shot from Reams.
Reams blocks an elbow strike.
Reams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Reams.
Reams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reams scores with a shot to the side of Hortulanus's head.
Reams working hard to break the clinch.
Hortulanus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reams tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Reams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reams is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Reams blocks an elbow strike.
Reams misses with a punch to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Reams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reams tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Hortulanus with a knee to the head.
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 hook to the body from Reams.
Reams tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Hortulanus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reams's face.
A frustrated look appears on Reams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reams wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Reams is working Hortulanus over against the cage.
Reams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reams managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus takes a shot to the head.
Reams working hard to break the clinch.
Reams misses with a punch to the body.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reams's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Reams won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus throws an elbow but it misses.
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Reams avoids the damage to the body.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reams misses with a body punch.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus keeps control of Reams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reams avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Hortulanus misses with a knee to the head.
Reams tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Hortulanus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Reams is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Reams.
Reams can't break the clinch.
Reams is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Reams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reams's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Reams won't want to take too many of those.
Reams is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling him.
Reams avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Reams is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage.
Reams can't break the clinch.
Hortulanus misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reams tries to pull guard but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reams avoids it.
Hortulanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reams tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Reams is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Reams wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Hortulanus misses with an elbow strike.
Reams wants to break free but Hortulanus has control.
Reams can't break the clinch.
Reams managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reams is defending well for now.
Reams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus keeps control of Reams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Reams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reams working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Reams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hortulanus prevents Reams from breaking the clinch.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corallus Hortulanus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hortulanus 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corallus Hortulanus!
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FIGHT
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