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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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219 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sami Salama!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salama tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes forces Salama back against the cage and clinches.
Salama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Salama.
Salama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Salama blocks with his arms.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Salama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Salama stops a takedown attempt from Reyes.
Salama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salama pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes wants a takedown but no success here.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salama blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salama.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Salama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes jumps into guard, dragging Salama to the mat.
Salama cracks Reyes with a solid left hand.
Salama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reyes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Salama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reyes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salama wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reyes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salama's guard.
Reyes forces his way into half guard.
Reyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Salama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reyes trying to pass the guard but Salama defending well.
Salama wants to improve his position but Reyes is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Salama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reyes advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salama, who protects the arm well.
Salama is trying to get back to half guard.
Reyes landing strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reyes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Salama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reyes looks up at the clock and then as Salama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reyes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Salama is looking to reverse the position.
Reyes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salama knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reyes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reyes rushes Salama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Salama throws a series of strikes that have Reyes backpedaling.
Reyes gets a takedown into half guard.
Salama trying to control but Reyes postures up.
Reyes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reyes thows a huge punch but Salama dodges it nicely.
Salama is trying to get back to full guard.
Salama is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Salama throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reyes throws a head kick that Salama semi-blocks.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salama works the jab nicely.
Reyes tries to clinch up but Salama circles away and keeps his distance.
Salama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reyes on the side of the head.
Salama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salama connects with a single shot there.
Reyes shoots in for a double leg but Salama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Salama.
Salama tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Salama circles away.
Salama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sami Salama will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salama darts in trying to clinch
and Reyes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Salama is blocking nicely.
Reyes wants a takedown.
Salama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Salama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Salama is blocking nicely.
Reyes connects with a knee to the head.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.
Salama swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Salama is blocking nicely.
Salama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reyes landing knees to the head.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Salama blocks it.
Salama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Salama lands a body punch.
Salama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salama has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Salama lands a nice uppercut.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salama lands a left hand.
A short right from Salama.
Salama misses with a punch on the inside.
Salama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
Salama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salama misses with some punches.
Reyes has hold of one of Salama's legs. Salama is fighting the takedown attempt but Reyes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Salama is pulling down on Reyes's head. It's preventing any offense from Reyes, at least for the moment.
Salama keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes wants to stand but Salama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reyes is stalling in the full guard.
Reyes stands and steps away. Salama gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes clinches.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salama scores with a shoulder strike.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Salama blocks with his arms.
Salama tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Salama blocks with his arms.
Salama is pressed up against the cage. Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salama down to the mat. Salama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salama but Salama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reyes fails to land the takedown.
Reyes wants to clinch up but Salama keeps it at a distance.
Reyes tries to clinch up but Salama circles away and keeps his distance.
Salama wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Salama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salama keeps the fight on the outside.
Salama swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Salama lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama throws a shot to the body.
Nelson Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reyes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reyes is refusing to be controlled, as Salama sits in half guard.
Reyes tries to roll over but Salama keeps him under control.
Salama is looking to take a break and control but Reyes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reyes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Salama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Salama's back!
Reyes wants to control but Salama is keeping busy.
Reyes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Salama knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Salama for a finish.
Reyes connects with a big shot to the side of Salama's head.
Salama is keeping busy.
Salama trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to control but Salama is keeping busy.
Reyes is working for a rear naked choke. Salama is not defending it well and Reyes has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Salama refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Salama's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nelson Reyes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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