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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hidalgo Montoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hidalgo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya throws a poor cross that misses
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Montoya moves away from the strike by Reyes.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montoya thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Montoya misses
and Reyes counters with an inside leg kick.
Montoya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Montoya.
Montoya lands with a cross.
Reyes tries to land a leg kick but Montoya saw it coming and moves away.
Montoya misses with a lunging right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Montoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montoya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Montoya misses the body punch
and Reyes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Montoya misses with a lunging right hand
and Montoya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montoya misses with an uppercut
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reyes tries to clinch there but Montoya circles away.
Montoya throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes counters with a good low kick that Montoya was not able to check.
Montoya throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montoya thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya misses with a hook to the body
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montoya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Montoya misses the body punch
and Reyes counters by moving into the clinch.
Montoya avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Montoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes lands a nice uppercut.
Reyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes throws a head punch that misses.
Montoya working Reyes over with knees to the body.
Montoya working hard to break the clinch.
Montoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Montoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Montoya controls the action.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Montoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montoya lands a body shot.
Montoya gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Montoya stops Reyes from getting back to his feet.
Reyes trying to control from the bottom.
Reyes is trying to stand up here but Montoya is controlling him well.
Montoya moves into full mount! Reyes won't be happy about that!
Montoya is looking to take Reyes's back but instead Reyes gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Montoya passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reyes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Montoya goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Reyes is on top in guard.
Montoya is looking for a triangle but Reyes pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Reyes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Montoya shoots in for a double leg but Reyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Montoya takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montoya under the eye.
Montoya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reyes moves out of range as Montoya strikes.
Reyes slips a straight right by Montoya.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Montoya misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montoya. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montoya throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes counters with a good low kick that Montoya was not able to check.
Montoya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montoya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Montoya misses
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Montoya.
Montoya thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Reyes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Montoya cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Montoya scores with a nice head shot.
Montoya slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
The fighters circling - Montoya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Montoya.
Montoya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Montoya throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reyes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reyes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montoya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reyes at a distance.
Reyes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Montoya looks for the body kick but Reyes saw that one coming.
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montoya momentarily.
Montoya shoots and misses
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hidalgo Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montoya connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Montoya.
Good work by Reyes as he checks the leg kick.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montoya.
Nice shot by Montoya.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Montoya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reyes doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Montoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montoya. Montoya obviously looking to wear him down.
Montoya throws a right hand that Reyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Reyes also avoids with ease.
Montoya cracks Reyes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montoya throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a leg kick.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montoya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reyes misses with a lunging right hand
and Montoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montoya swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montoya throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with an outside leg kick.
Montoya throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Montoya.
Nice cross by Reyes.
Montoya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes throws an off balance right hand
and Montoya counters with a nice kick to the body.
Montoya tries to land a body kick
and Reyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Montoya counters with a straight right hand.
Montoya gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Montoya tries to land a body kick
and Reyes counters with a left and a right that stings Montoya.
Montoya tries to land a body kick
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya misses the body punch
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Montoya shoots in.
Hidalgo Montoya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montoya scoring well with a low kick there.
Montoya throws a leg kick that misses.
Montoya throws a leg kick
and Reyes counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montoya misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Montoya's knee momentarily.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montoya moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Paulo Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Montoya throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Montoya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Montoya thuds his shin into the meat of Reyes's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montoya to score with a decent uppercut.
Montoya thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes counters with a good low kick that Montoya was not able to check.
Montoya swings widly with a right hand
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Montoya throws a leg kick
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montoya misses with a leg kick
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Montoya blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Montoya misses with a lunging right hand
and Reyes counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reyes 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Reyes!
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