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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiger Ali!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Ali swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Reynolds clinches up against the cage.
Reynolds tightens his grip and picks Ali up, before dumping him to the ground. Ali manages to land in guard.
Ali is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
Reynolds really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds wants to stand but Ali has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds wants to stand and escape but instead Ali has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ali wanted to stand there but Reynolds had control of the position.
Reynolds wants to stand and escape but Ali is having none of it.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ali controls the pace.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali passes Reynolds's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ali looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Reynolds trying to control from the bottom.
Ali working the head and body with strikes.
Ali is keen to just control but Reynolds is a slippery customer.
Reynolds is trying to maintain the position but Ali is very close to passing his half guard.
Ali wants to pass to mount but Reynolds is defending the position.
Reynolds is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali stands up from half guard.
Reynolds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Ali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ali regains half guard there - taking advantage of Reynolds's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ali pushes Reynolds off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reynolds feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ali has his hands on Reynolds's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Ali has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Reynolds wanted to stand there but Ali had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiger Ali will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Ali throws a series of punches but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ali is positioning himself well to prevent Reynolds advancing to mount.
Ali tries to roll over but Reynolds keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is trying to control but Reynolds passes into side control!
Ali is breathing heavily.
Ali tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Reynolds with shots to the head and body - Ali looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ali is trying to escape the mount.
Reynolds trying to control but Ali is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ali prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Reynolds prevents Ali from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reynolds tries to control but Ali wriggling away.
Reynolds stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Reynolds looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ali moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ali is looking to stand up but Reynolds isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ali's guard.
Reynolds is keen to just control but Ali is a slippery customer.
Ali kicks Reynolds off and gets back to his feet.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Reynolds dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ali misses with the combination.
Reynolds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reynolds wants it to stay on the feet.
Reynolds closes the distance and pushes Ali back into the cage.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynolds closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ali to the mat! Ali manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali keeping full guard, as Reynolds tries to pass.
Ali has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reynolds off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ali shoots for a takedown but Reynolds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali gets caught flat footed, as Reynolds shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reynolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
Reynolds controlling from the top position.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Reynolds preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Reynolds wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ali shoots for a takedown but Reynolds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jason Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger Ali.
Reynolds throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reynolds drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ali looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reynolds puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reynolds seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jason Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali is trying to stand up here but Reynolds is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reynolds trying to control the action but Ali is working from the bottom.
Reynolds trying to control from Ali's half guard. Ali has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Reynolds trying to move into half guard but instead Ali has managed to sweep!
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ali's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ali drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ali jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ali throws a big right hand that misses.
Ali trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reynolds's guard.
Reynolds has control of Ali's left arm, preventing Ali from doing any damage.
Ali landing with the ground and pound.
Ali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Reynolds!
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energy
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RATING
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