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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Reimer has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Storm! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reimer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reimer lands with a hook. Storm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Storm throws out a leg kick but Reimer moves out of range and Storm only half commits. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Reimer misses with a leg kick. Reimer throws a low kick but Storm moves out of range easily. Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reimer scores with a leg kick.
Reimer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Storm will feel that in the morning. An inside leg kick lands from Reimer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reimer. Storm is looking to score with low kicks. Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Reimer's shoulder, as Reimer tries to avoid the shot. Storm throws a right hand that Reimer ducks under and follows up with a left that Reimer also avoids with ease. Storm moves away from the strike by Reimer. A slapping leg kick lands for Reimer.
A head kick misses from Reimer. Storm swings and misses with a shot to the body and Reimer counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Storm is looking to land body kicks. Reimer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Storm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Storm swinging wildly here.
Storm moves to clinch but Reimer breaks away and Reimer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Nice body kick from Reimer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big right from Storm misses. Storm misses with a looping right. Reimer connects with a solid leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Reimer. That's going to slow Storm down. Reimer moves out of range of the strikes. Johnny Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reimer moves out of range as Storm strikes. Reimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Reimer misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Reimer checks a low kick from Storm. Storm scores with a nice head shot. Storm closes the distance looking to clinch and Reimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reimer counters with a nice kick to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Storm will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reimer misses with a wild body shot. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reimer is defended easily by Storm. Caleb Reimer seems to be getting the better of the standup. Reimer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Storm lands a slapping body shot.
Reimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reimer throws a low kick, looking for Storm's leg but Storm calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Storm throws a right and a left that Reimer avoids nicely. Reimer connects with a high kick. Storm throws a body punch but Reimer moves out of range. Reimer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Storm is out of range and Reimer settles back down. Reimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Reimer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Storm lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Storm moves out of range of the body kick. Storm keeps the fight on the outside. Storm throws a looping overhand right but Reimer ducks down to avoid it. Reimer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Storm throws a right hand that Reimer ducks under and follows up with a left that Reimer also avoids with ease. Reimer tries a head kick but it misses.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reimer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Storm throws a head kick that misses. Nice body kick there by Reimer. A solid body kick from Reimer. Storm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Storm misses with the combination.
Reimer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Reimer has Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm misses with a kick to the body and Reimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Good shot there by Storm. Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Storm closes the distance looking to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caleb Reimer will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Storm misses with a hook. Reimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reimer. Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reimer can pounce on him.
Storm throws a series of punches but Reimer moves out of range. Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Reimer counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A lazy left from Reimer finds it's target. Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Reimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Storm lands the left hand. Reimer throws a head kick that misses. Storm checks a leg kick. Storm looks to throw the jab but Reimer is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reimer wants to slow Storm down by chopping away at his legs. Storm misses with a hook. Reimer avoids the body shot from Storm.
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?
A low kick from Storm misses and Reimer counters with a low kick, right behind Storm 's knee. Storm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reimer throws a sloppy head kick and Storm moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Storm throws a right hand that Reimer ducks under and follows up with a left that Reimer also avoids with ease. Reimer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reimer scores with a kick to the body.
Reimer clinches. Reimer missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm. A nice glancing elbow lands by Reimer. Storm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Storm is defending well for now. Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Storm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Storm misses with some punches.
Reimer lands a knee to the body.
Reimer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Reimer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards. Reimer lands on the inside with an uppercut. Storm is looking to control Reimer's arms but Reimer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Storm has his back to the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Reimer misses with a punch to the body.
Storm is trying to maintain a safe position but Reimer gets an underhook and turns Storm into the cage. Storm lands a shoulder strike. Reimer tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body. Storm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Reimer crunches a lovely knee into Storm's ribcage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Storm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reimer backwards. Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Reimer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Caleb Reimer just about did enough to take it. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Reimer. Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Reimer counters with a slapping leg kick. Storm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Sloppy strikes from Storm. Those never looked like landing. Reimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reimer. Storm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reimer at a distance.
Storm misses with a body shot
and Reimer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Storm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reimer circles away quickly and effectively. Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Reimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm misses with an uppercut
letting Reimer counter with a right hand. Reimer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Storm as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Storm misses with a right hand and Reimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Storm misses the body punch and Reimer counters with a flying knee. Nice. Storm swings for the body but Reimer moves out of range.
Reimer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Storm thows a body shot but no joy. Reimer throws a body kick that misses. Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reimer misses with a body kick. Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reimer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Storm's knee momentarily. Storm misses with the body kick and Reimer counters with a leg kick. Reimer misses with a body kick. Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reimer counters with a body kick. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reimer throws a leg kick that is checked and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Storm throws a combination that misses and Reimer counters with a right hand to the body. Storm throws a big shot that misses. Storm throws a leg kick that is checked letting Reimer counter with a right hand. Reimer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reimer throws a big shot that misses. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Reimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Caleb Reimer will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Storm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Storm tries to clinch but Reimer moves out of range. Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Reimer moves out of range easily. A head kick misses from Reimer. Reimer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Reimer scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Storm misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Storm throws a hook but Reimer avoids it easily. Storm misses with a hook. Reimer avoids the body shot from Storm.
Storm looks to land a combination but Reimer avoids it well. Reimer avoids the body shot from Storm.
Reimer throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reimer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reimer scores with a kick to the body.
Reimer lands a glancing blow to the side of Storm's head. Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reimer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A low kick from Storm is predictable there and Reimer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Storm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Storm thumps Reimer with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reimer gets tackled into the cage by Storm. Storm maintains the clinch. Storm is struggling to control the position. Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reimer has him pressed against the cage. Reimer missing with knees to the body.
Reimer working Storm over with knees to the body. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Reimer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Storm prevents it.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reimer trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Storm misses with a hook from the clinch. Storm is working Reimer over against the cage. Johnny Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Storm is trying to force a seperation but Reimer has the dominant position. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reimer obliges. Storm misses with the head strike.
Reimer looks to throw an elbow but misses. Reimer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Storm's efforts to push away. Storm misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Reimer. Reimer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Reimer lands a hook to the side of the head. Storm can't break the clinch.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Reimer avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it. Reimer can't get the takedown.
Reimer keeps control of Storm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Caleb Reimer. Well Reimer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:50 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50 Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Reimer! Caleb Reimer is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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