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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reimer comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. 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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178 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kasady. That's going to slow Reimer down.
Kasady thows a leg kick but Reimer checks it
and Reimer moves into the clinch.
Reimer has clasped his hands together around Kasady's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kasady is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kasady is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kasady is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reimer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Reimer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kasady is not content to let Reimer control the position.
Kasady wants to control but Reimer postures up.
Kasady is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Reimer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Reimer trying to control the action but Kasady is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer happy to just control the position for now.
Kasady pushes Reimer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reimer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here as Reimer stalls from top position.
Kasady is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Reimer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kasady is trying to control Reimer's posture but Reimer avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reimer tries to clinch but Kasady moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Kasady
and Reimer counters with a solid body kick.
Reimer keeps Kasady at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick by Kasady misses
and Reimer counters with a low kick, right behind Kasady 's knee.
Kasady throws a low kick but Reimer moves out of range easily.
Reimer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasady swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reimer shoots in for a takedown but Kasady shows good takedown defense.
Reimer tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasady swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reimer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kasady misses with a leg kick
and Reimer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Reimer.
Reimer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kasady scores with a kick to the body.
Kasady throws a low kick but Reimer avoids it.
Kasady throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasady throws a leg kick
and Reimer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Kasady.
Reimer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasady throws a lazy body kick
and Reimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kasady tries to keep at a distance but Reimer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasady wants to get back to striking at distance but Reimer won't allow it.
Reimer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kasady regains guard immediately.
Reimer stops Kasady from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reimer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasady manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kasady thows a leg kick but Reimer checks it
and Reimer counters by moving into the clinch.
Reimer lands an elbow that stopped Kasady in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Cletus Kasady has been cut.
Kasady is trying to force a seperation but Reimer has the dominant position.
Kasady dodges an elbow strike from Reimer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kasady avoiding damage as Reimer throws knees to the body.
Kasady is trying to break the clinch but Reimer has him pressed against the cage.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Kasady avoids the elbow strike from Reimer, against the cage.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasady.
Reimer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reimer throws an elbow but it misses.
Kasady breaks the clinch.
Reimer lands with a nice body kick.
Kasady throws a combination that misses
and Reimer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reimer.
Nice elbow from Reimer.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasady is defending well for now.
Kasady being controlled against the cage.
Kasady tries to break the clinch but Reimer is controlling the position.
Kasady is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reimer tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasady avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reimer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kasady backwards.
Kasady tries to break the clinch but Reimer is controlling the position.
Kasady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasady misses with a body kick.
Kasady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Reimer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cletus Kasady's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kasady scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reimer is looking to clinch.
Kasady throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reimer on the side of the head.
Kasady misses with a leg kick
and Reimer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reimer tries to clinch up but Kasady circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reimer.
Kasady throws a head kick that misses
and Reimer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kasady's knee momentarily.
Reimer wants to clinch.
Kasady lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reimer's sensitive parts.
Kasady misses with a hook
and Reimer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reimer.
Nice body punch from Reimer.
Kasady has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kasady is looking to break free of the clinch but Reimer has double underhooks.
Kasady lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasady prevents the takedown attempt.
Kasady is trying to break the clinch but Reimer is controlling him.
Reimer just leaning against Kasady, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reimer.
Reimer clinches up against the cage.
Reimer looking for a takedown.
Kasady has had enough of the clinch but Reimer keeps him there for the moment.
Reimer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasady wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kasady wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reimer lands a hook that snaps the head of Kasady backwards.
Kasady looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reimer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reimer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kasady prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Reimer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasady wants to break free but Reimer has control.
Kasady wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reimer has Kasady pressed against the cage, preventing Kasady from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reimer lands an elbow that stopped Kasady in his tracks for a moment.
Kasady is trying to push Reimer away but Reimer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reimer keeps control of Kasady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kasady avoids the elbow strike from Reimer, against the cage.
Kasady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
Kasady tries to break the clinch but Reimer is controlling the position.
Kasady breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer avoids a kick to the body.
Reimer pushes Kasady up against the cage in a clinch.
Reimer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kasady.
Kasady is breathing heavily.
Kasady prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kasady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasady throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reimer counters with a good, hard body kick but Kasady shrugs it off.
Cletus Kasady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reimer pushes Kasady up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasady stops a takedown attempt from Reimer.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasady avoids it.
Reimer'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.
Kasady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kasady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reimer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kasady manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasady throws a combination that misses
and Reimer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kasady!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasady is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer tries to control but Kasady wriggling away.
Kasady takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kasady is trying to stand.
Reimer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kasady looks a forlorn figure.
Kasady tries to lock up and control but Reimer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reimer landing strikes from the mount.
Kasady is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reimer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reimer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Kasady is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Reimer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kasady's face.
Reimer lands a nice shot to the head.
Reimer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kasady is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reimer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kasady is still in real trouble! Can Reimer finish him?
Kasady tries to hold on but Reimer postures up.
Kasady seems to have recovered his senses.
Reimer landing shots from mount.
Kasady wants to control but Reimer is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasady in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Reimer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cletus Kasady's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reimer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reimer pushes Kasady away with a front kick.
Kasady lands with a kick to the temple. Reimer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kasady throws a poor cross that misses
and Reimer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reimer.
Reimer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kasady had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reimer defends it easily.
Reimer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kasady is pushing Reimer's head away, looking to escape. Reimer manages to hold on to the position though.
Reimer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kasady can do to turn this around?
Kasady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reimer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasady keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer working the ground and pound.
Reimer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kasady will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kasady is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reimer connects with a decent elbow.
Reimer working away.
Reimer wants to control but Kasady is keeping him busy.
Kasady is looking for a sweep.
Reimer wants to control but Kasady is keeping him busy.
Kasady tries to escape but Reimer is in control.
Reimer working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer prevents Kasady from escaping the position.
Kasady takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Reimer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Reimer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kasady some visible discomfort.
Kasady taking a bit of punishment here - Reimer scoring with strikes.
Kasady is looking to reverse the position.
Reimer working the body and head with strikes.
Kasady is pushing Reimer's head away, looking to escape. Reimer manages to hold on to the position though.
Reimer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reimer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasady keeps working.
Reimer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kasady down.
Kasady is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Reimer is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reimer connects with a decent elbow.
Reimer taking a breather here.
Reimer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reimer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kasady on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reimer cracks Kasady with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Reimer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reimer is chipping away with strikes.
Reimer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasady keeps working.
Reimer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kasady is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady struggling a bit here.
Reimer is looking to take a break and control but Kasady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cletus Kasady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasady takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reimer working the body and head with strikes.
Kasady tries to escape but Reimer is in control.
Reimer cracks Kasady with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Reimer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reimer 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Reimer!
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