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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Reigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Gaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, So Common So Cheap. Gaard has chosen Otto Brandenburg - Når en Sailor Går i Land as his entrance music. 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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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Reigle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Gaard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reigle counters with a shoot takedown. Gaard fights it but they end up in guard.
Reigle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reigle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gaard wants to stand up but Reigle is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reigle gets to his feet - Gaard follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reigle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reigle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reigle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gaards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gaard misses with a body punch
and Reigle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reigle dodges the punch combination from Gaard.
Gaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reigle moves away.
Keast Gaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reigle avoids the body shot from Gaard.
Gaard misses with a left hand
and Reigle counters with a three punch combo that has Gaard backing up. Gaard nods at Reigle to acknowledge the strikes.
Reigle misses with a body shot.
Reigle lands a glancing blow to the side of Gaard's head.
Gaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Reigle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reigle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reigle lands with a shot to the body.
Gaard swings widly with a right hand
and Reigle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reigle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Reigle.
Gaard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Reigle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reigle.
Gaard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reigle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaard scrambles back to his feet.
Gaard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reigle with a hook.
Gaard lands a lovely overhand right.
Reigle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Nathaniel Reigle has been cut.
Gaard lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaard. Reigle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reigle clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Reigle.
Reigle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaard avoids it.
Reigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reigle presses Gaard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reigle just leaning against Gaard, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reigle cracks Gaard with a nice body shot.
Reigle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaard.
Reigle pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reigle.
Reigle misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reigle.
Gaard is trying to break the clinch but Reigle has him pressed against the cage.
Reigle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reigle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reigle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaard is defending well for now.
Reigle misses with some punches.
Reigle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaard misses with a combination
and Reigle counters with a straight right hand.
Gaard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gaard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reigle rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigle lands a leg kick that knocks Gaard off balance momentarily.
Gaard throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reigle wants to clinch.
Reigle lands a jab to Gaard's midsection.
Reigle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keast Gaard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Gaard coming out on top.
Gaard misses with a body punch
and Reigle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Gaard misses
and Reigle counters with a body kick.
Gaard is breathing heavily.
Reigle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaard.
Reigle darts in and clinches Gaard up against the cage.
Gaard blocking some punches.
Gaard is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaards head.
Reigle breaks from the clinch.
Reigle connects with a high kick.
Gaard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reigle has closed the distance and engaged Gaard in a clinch.
Reigle lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaard.
Reigle tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaard avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Reigle as the two fighters clinch.
Reigle lands a nice uppercut.
Reigle misses with a punch on the inside.
Reigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reigle.
Reigle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaards head.
Reigle lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaard backwards.
Still in the clinch, Reigle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reigle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigle working Gaard over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reigle.
Reigle lands a body shot.
Reigle lands a nice elbow.
Reigle pushes Gaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaard takes a shot to the head.
Reigle stalling against the cage.
Reigle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaard backwards.
Reigle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaard lands a nice shot to the body.
Reigle scores with a nice head shot.
Gaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reigle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reigle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaard throws a sloppy body shot
and Reigle counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reigle counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Reigle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Reigle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaard misses with a left hand
and Reigle counters with a good low kick that Gaard was not able to check.
Reigle tries to clinch up.
Gaard misses with a jab to the body
and Reigle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reigle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaard.
Reigle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gaard misses with a right hand
and Reigle counters with a leg kick.
Gaard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reigle counters by clinching up.
Reigle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reigle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaard.
Reigle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reigle scores with a jab to the head.
Reigle clinches.
Gaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reigle gets through Gaard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gaard working hard to break the clinch.
Reigle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reigle lands a nice shot to the body.
Nathaniel Reigle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaard.
Reigle is pushing Gaard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reigle prevents Gaard from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reigle.
Reigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reigle cracks Gaard with a nice body shot.
Reigle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reigle lands a shot to the body.
Reigle lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaard won't want to take too many of those.
Reigle manages to break the clinch.
Gaard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reigle moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reigle.
Reigle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaard can do to turn this around?
Reigle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reigle digs a good hook to Gaard's body.
Reigle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reigle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reigle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reigle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reigle.
Reigle avoids the body shot from Gaard.
Reigle lands a slapping body shot.
Reigle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaard misses with a body shot
and Reigle counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gaard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reigle counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle throws out a powerful jab.
Gaard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Reigle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gaard doesn't seem phased though.
Gaard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reigle counters by moving into the clinch.
Reigle breaks from the clinch.
Reigle walks into a left hand.
Gaard throws a poor cross that misses
and Reigle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reigle counters with a leg kick.
Reigle's corner calls for a 1-2. Reigle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gaard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaard misses with a shot to the body
and Reigle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaard misses with a body shot
and Reigle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaard throws a hook to the side of Reigle's head but Reigle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Nathaniel Reigle is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaard throws an off balance right hand
and Reigle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reigle connects with a nice looking jab.
Reigle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaard needs to keep his hands up - Reigle had a free shot at his head there.
Reigle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reigle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaard tries to keep at a distance but Reigle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keast Gaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathaniel Reigle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reigle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaard or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reigle lands with a left to the head.
Reigle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaard backwards.
A short body shot lands from Reigle as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Reigle - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Reigle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reigle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Reigle!
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