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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between alex reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TITO ECKER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as TITO ECKER enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, alex reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TITO ECKER!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ECKER dives in and grabs reid's left leg, looking for a takedown. reid pushes down on ECKER's head and hops out.
reid blocks the body kick.
reid tries to clinch up but ECKER circles away and keeps his distance.
reid tries to keep at a distance but ECKER has taken the fight into the clinch.
reid working ECKER over with knees to the body.
ECKER wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
reid has ECKER pressed against the cage, preventing ECKER from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
reid prevents ECKER from breaking the clinch.
reid stops a takedown attempt from ECKER.
ECKER has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
ECKER looks gassed!
reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
ECKER wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but reid has him pressed against the cage.
ECKER looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
reid keeps control of ECKER as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
reid tries to land a knee to the head but ECKER blocks with his arms.
reid tries to land knees in the clinch but ECKER avoids the damage to the body.
reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
reid tries a knee to the head but ECKER blocks it.
ECKER has reid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. reid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
alex reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TITO ECKER.
reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
ECKER tries for a takedown but reid manages to get underhooks.
reid misses with a knee strike.
reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
reid tries a knee to the head but ECKER blocks it.
reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on ECKER's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ECKER blocks it with crossed arms.
reid looking to throw knees to the head but ECKER is blocking nicely.
reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but ECKER has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ECKER looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
ECKER tries to break the clinch but reid is controlling the position.
reid tries a knee to the head but ECKER blocks it.
reid tries to land a knee to the head but ECKER blocks with his arms.
reid is pressed up against the cage. ECKER has hold of a leg and is looking to drag reid down to the mat. reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
reid looks to clinch
and ECKER counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
reid misses with a knee strike.
reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but ECKER has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
reid misses with a knee to the head.
ECKER wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
ECKER breaks the clinch.
ECKER shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. reid defends it nicely.
reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ECKER paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ECKER looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for reid!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ECKER working the ground and pound effectively.
reid is trying to stand up.
ECKER landing punches.
ECKER throws some wild stikes that reid manages to avoid easily.
ECKER throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
reid is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ECKER throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
reid wants to get back to his feet.
reid is bucking up trying to escape but ECKER cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns reid that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
ECKER thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
ECKER wants to finish this one by submission but reid is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from ECKER.
ECKER trying to control but reid is having none of it.
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.
ECKER raining down hammerfists from mount.
ECKER has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of reid's face.
ECKER dominating with strikes here.
ECKER sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
reid holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as ECKER tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TITO ECKER will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ECKER misses the shot to the body.
ECKER shoots in and drives through. reid sprawls well.
alex reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ECKER paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ECKER keeps the fight on the outside.
ECKER shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
reid pushes ECKER off and gets back to his feet.
reid wants to clinch up but ECKER keeps it at a distance.
reid is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ECKER shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts reid as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ECKER is trying hard to land a takedown here. reid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
alex reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TITO ECKER.
reid tries to clinch but ECKER is having none of it.
ECKER clinches up with reid and pushes him back against the cage.
reid misses with a knee to the head.
reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but ECKER has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ECKER manages to break the clinch.
reid wants to clinch
and ECKER counters with a nice body kick.
reid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ECKER.
reid wants to clinch
and ECKER counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
reid is looking to escape.
ECKER wants to lay and pray for a moment but reid keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
reid pushes ECKER off looking to stand but ECKER dives back in and keeps control.
ECKER looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
reid is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by TITO ECKER.
ECKER misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
reid tries to clinch
and ECKER counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in reid's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ECKER controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ECKER accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
reid has a closed guard, preventing ECKER from standing up.
ECKER postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ECKER stops reid from standing up.
reid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ECKER.
ECKER loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ECKER stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. reid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ECKER working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ECKER loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ECKER makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
ECKER wants to control from the top but reid keeps moving.
reid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
ECKER makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TITO ECKER showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
reid closes the distance looking to clinch
and ECKER counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by ECKER.
reid kicks ECKER off and gets to his feet.
ECKER shoots in looking for a takedown but reid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing ECKER's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
reid wants to clinch
and ECKER counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for reid!
ECKER looking to control but reid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ECKER looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
reid is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ECKER looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
TITO ECKER has got the better of the ground game so far.
ECKER throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for reid because ECKER loaded up on that one.
ECKER is working for a guillotine from mount but reid frees his head quite easily.
ECKER scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish reid?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ECKER throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
ECKER throws some wild stikes that reid manages to avoid easily.
ECKER misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
ECKER dominating with strikes here.
ECKER working away from the top, dropping strikes.
ECKER postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. reid looks a forlorn figure.
ECKER landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ECKER in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
ECKER goes for an armbar but he's not got it… reid turns into him and now he's in ECKER's guard.
reid prevents ECKER from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ECKER is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
alex reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
TITO ECKER comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ECKER winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TITO ECKER!
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