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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Reigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigle comes to the ring accompanied by So Common So Cheap. Nathaniel Reigle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bryan Sherk's chin.
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182 cm
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180 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
179 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Reigle! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Sherk! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sherk drops his hands momentarily and Reigle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A big left from Reigle misses. Reigle misses with a looping right. Reigle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Reigle. Reigle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reigle tries to clinch up but Sherk circles away and keeps his distance. Sherk misses with a takedown attempt and Reigle counters with an inside leg kick. Sherk on the wrong end of a nice jab. Reigle doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherk circles away.
Sherk lands a jab. Sherk loads up on a big right hand but Reigle slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sherk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reigle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Sherk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sherk there as he acknowledges the shot. Sherk 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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Sherk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sherk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reigle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Sherk swings for the body but Reigle moves out of range.
Reigle lands with a nice combination. Sherk backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Bryan Sherk has been cut. Sherk looks for a takedown but Reigle sprawls well. Nathaniel Reigle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Sherk. Reigle cracks the inside of Sherk's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Reigle misses with a left hand and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Reigle wants to get back to his feet. Reigle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sherk is looking for a kimura here.
Sherk wants to pass the guard but Reigle is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reigle kicks off Sherk and gets to his feet. Sherk shoots for a double leg takedown but Reigle sprawls well. He's pushed Sherk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Sherk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Reigle moves in looking to clinch but Sherk pushes him off. Sherk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Reigle counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sherk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sherk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Sherk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Reigle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sherk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sherk misses with a body punch
and Reigle counters with a low kick, right behind Sherk 's knee. Sloppy strikes from Reigle. Those never looked like landing. Reigle throws a shot to the body.
Reigle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherk manages to avoid it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sherk takes a swing at Reigle's ribcage but misses. Sherk misses with a hook. Reigle ducked under it nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Reigle dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bryan Sherk's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reigle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nathaniel Reigle is winning the standup battle so far. Sherk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reigle. Reigle lands a nice hook to Sherk's body. Sherk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Reigle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sherk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reigle can pounce on him.
Reigle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sherk takes a swing at Reigle's ribcage but misses. Reigle misses with a right hand and Sherk counters with a straight right hand. Reigle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sherk paws at him with a jab and circles away. Reigle needs to keep his hands up - Sherk had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reigle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sherk in his tracks. Reigle swings widly with a right hand
and Sherk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reigle's guard. Sherk trying to control but Reigle is working from the bottom. Reigle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sherk manages to get himself to full guard.
Sherk wants to stand but Reigle is controlling the position. Reigle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sherk, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reigle connects with a body shot. Reigle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Reigle lands a right hook to the body.
Sherk throws out a loose jab but Reigle uses good head movement to avoid it. Sherk fails with the takedown and Reigle counters with a lovely straight right hand! Reigle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherk. Reigle does a little dance to reset his feet. Reigle connects with a leg kick. Sherk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nathaniel Reigle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reigle fails to land with a series of punches.
Sherk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Good shot there by Reigle. Sherk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sherk is rocked! Sherk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Reigle scores with a hook to the body. Sherk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sherk is still on wobbly legs! Can Reigle finish him? Sherk is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Reigle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sherk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Sherk seems to have recovered his senses. A good leg kick by Reigle. A cross from Reigle lands. Reigle lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Sherk can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Reigle and Sherk drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Reigle.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathaniel Reigle! Nathaniel Reigle retains his welterweight title!
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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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