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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Read comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachery Rey!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read throws a looping overhand right but Rey ducks down to avoid it.
Rey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Read connects with a crisp jab.
Rey lands a slapping body shot.
Rey tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
Rey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Read looks to score with a jab to the body but Rey is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rey.
Read takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rey scores with a decent looking hook.
Read misses with a hook. Rey ducked under it nicely.
Read with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rey to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Rey lands.
Read takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rey pushes Read up against the cage in a clinch.
Read misses with some punches.
Rey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rey.
Rey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Read up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Read is breathing heavily.
Read can't find room to land a body shot as Rey controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Rey.
Rey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Rey.
A short body shot lands from Rey as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Read takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Read lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rey.
Rey landing knees to the body.
Rey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rey lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Rey.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
Rey lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rey obliges.
Nice body punch from Rey - that landed with a thud.
Rey connects with a knee to the head.
Rey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Read lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read managing to block the knees to the body from Rey.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rey lands a knee to the head.
Read takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rey works on Read's body with a couple of short punches.
Rey tries to land knees in the clinch but Read avoids the damage to the body.
Rey effectively controlling the action here.
Rey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Read managing to block the knees to the body from Rey.
Rey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Read is looking to control Rey's arms but Rey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Read has his back to the cage.
Read wants to get back to striking at distance but Rey won't allow it.
Read struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Read does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Read catches Rey right on the button with a cross.
Rey lands with an overhand left.
Rey looks to land a combination but Read avoids it well.
Rey avoids the body shot from Read.
Rey blocks a jab.
Rey takes the fight into the clinch.
Rey looking to stall.
Rey trying to land knees to the body.
Rey crunches a lovely knee into Read's ribcage.
Read wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Read is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rey.
Read manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Read tries a body shot but Rey blocks it.
Rey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Read managing to block the knees to the body from Rey.
Rey lands an uppercut.
Read trying to control the position but instead, Rey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Read into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rey.
Stalling in the clinch from Rey.
Rey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Read avoids it.
Rey working Read over with knees to the body.
Rey lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Read misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Rey as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Read.
Rey lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rey as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Rey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rey lands with a nice body punch.
Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Read manages to avoid it.
Zachery Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Read misses with a jab to the body
and Rey counters with a nice leg kick.
Read walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rey.
Read sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rey swings for the body but Read moves out of range.
Rey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Read on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rey as he connects with a hook.
Rey lunges at Read with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Read's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey tries a head kick but it misses.
Rey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Read.
Zachery Rey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Read backs up against the cage.
Rey moves into the clinch.
Rey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rey obliges.
Rey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rey working Read over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rey.
Rey lands an elbow just above Read 's eye.
Read takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rey looking to throw knees to the head but Read is blocking nicely.
Rey crunches a lovely knee into Read's ribcage.
Rey has Read pushed against the cage.
Rey crunches a lovely knee into Read's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Read's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
Read takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rey prevents the takedown attempt.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zachery Rey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rey lands a good knee to the midsection. Read won't want to take too many of those.
Rey connects with a knee to the head.
Rey blocks a body shot from Read.
Read takes an elbow to the temple.
Read managing to block the knees to the body from Rey.
Rey blocks a body shot from Read.
A left hand lands to the body for Rey.
Rey missing with knees to the body.
Rey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Read in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rey controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read goes for a takedown attempt but Rey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Read bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rey's head backwards.
Read shoots in and drives through. Rey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Read. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rey throws a series of strikes that have Read backpedaling.
Rey scores with a jab to the body.
Read avoids the body shot from Rey.
Zachery Rey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Read scores with a jab.
Read takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rey stuns Read with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Read doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Rey.
Read looks to land a right hand but Rey moved out of range.
Rey lands a jab-cross combination.
Rey lands a jab to Read's midsection.
Rey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rey duly obliges.
Rey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rey clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
Read tries to throw a body punch but Rey avoids it by throwing Read back against the cage.
Read dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rey looking to throw knees to the head but Read is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Rey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Read's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rey wants to clinch.
Rey tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
Rey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Read changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rey ducks right into an uppercut from Read.
A punch lands to the side of Rey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rey moves in looking to clinch but Read pushes him off.
Donk. Read catches Rey right on the button with a cross.
Rey moves away from the strike by Read.
Read connects with a body shot.
Rey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Read scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read looks to land a left hand but Rey moved out of range nicely.
Rey ducks under a wild hook from Read.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Read.
Nice uppercut lands for Read. That snapped Rey's head back.
Read scores with a nice strike.
Rey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Read rather than just go for the knockout.
Rey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Read throws the left hand but Rey avoids the punch easily.
Read takes a swing at Rey's ribcage but misses.
Read circles away from the clinch attempt.
Read scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rey.
Read tests Rey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Read lands with a nice combination. Rey backs away looking to recover.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rey manages to avoid it.
Read staying out of range there.
Mark Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rey ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Rey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Read lands a nice shot that snaps Rey's head back.
Jab, jab by Read - just one landing.
Rey misses with the combination.
Rey defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.
Read showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rey.
Read scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Zachery Rey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Read.
Read scores with a body shot.
Rey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rey wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Read misses
and Rey counters with a two punch combo.
Rey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Read counters with a nice body shot.
Read dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Read throws an overhand right that lands on Rey's shoulder, as Rey tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Rey.
Read ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rey moves away.
Rey lands a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rey digs a right hand into Read's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Read's gas tank.
Rey trying to land knees to the body.
Rey trying to land knees to the body.
Rey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rey trying to land knees to the body.
Rey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Read has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read avoiding damage as Rey throws knees to the body.
Read struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Rey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read digs a right hand into Rey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rey's gas tank.
Read is looking to control Rey's arms but Rey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Read has his back to the cage.
Rey struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rey.
Read doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Read.
Rey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Read avoids it.
Read lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zachery Rey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rey stops a takedown attempt from Read.
A short body shot lands from Read as the two fighters clinch.
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rey tries to land knees in the clinch but Read avoids the damage to the body.
Rey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
Read takes an elbow to the temple.
Read lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Read.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Read showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachery Rey!
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