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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Korey Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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142 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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171 cm
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132 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korey Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gites!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid misses with the combination.
Gites closes the distance and clinches.
Gites missing with knees to the body.
Gites has Reid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gites drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reid letting Gites take a breather here.
Gites throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gites has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Gites breaks from the clinch.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gites manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with a leg kick
and Gites connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Korey Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gites moves into the clinch.
Gites struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Gites manages to break the clinch.
Gites gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gites misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gites throws an elbow but misses.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Gites avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Gites lands an elbow inside.
Gites is trying to drag Reid to the mat but Reid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Korey Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Gites.
Gites misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gites unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gites tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gites has Reid pressed against the cage.
Gites landing knees to the head.
Reid avoids a wild elbow strike from Gites.
Gites breaks the clinch.
John Gites seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gites gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gites tries to land knees in the clinch but Reid avoids the damage to the body.
Gites throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gites is stalling here.
Gites lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gites throws an elbow but misses.
Reid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reid dodges an elbow strike from Gites.
Gites stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Reid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gites struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Reid is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gites is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reid to the mat. Reid regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gites looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gites trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gites slips nicely into half guard.
Gites sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gites wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reid keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gites is thwarting Reid's attempts to control the position.
Reid is positioning himself well to prevent Gites advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gites dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gites throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gites throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gites is out of range and Reid settles back down.
Gites throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Gites throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gites misses with a lunging right hand
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gites wants to slow Reid down by chopping away at his legs.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gites moves out of range of the strikes.
Reid tries to bum rush Gites with a series of wild strikes but Gites uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gites checks it well.
Gites lands the left hand.
Gites shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gites wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gites content to stall in guard here.
Reid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gites on the ground.
Gites trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reid pulls Gites in close to his closed guard and prevents Gites from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gites throwing strikes but missing.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Gites from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John Gites has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gites misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gites throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gites showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Gites throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gites moves into the clinch.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Gites lands an elbow that stopped Reid in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gites breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gites looks for a takedown but Reid sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gites throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reid scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Reid misses.
A combination from Reid does no damage.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gites manages to avoid it.
Reid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reid throws a solid leg kick but Gites takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reid.
Gites shoots in but Reid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gites closes the distance and clinches up with Reid, looking for a takedown. Gites pushes Reid against the cage but Reid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Korey Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Gites.
Gites uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reid.
Reid throws a right hand that Gites ducks under and follows up with a left that Gites also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gites.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gites swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gites throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korey Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reid tries to score with a low kick but Gites moves his leg out of the way.
Reid stalks Gites and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gites's face. Gites staggers backwards, shaken.
A bone on bone clash there as Gites blocks the leg kick.
Reid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.
Gites takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Gites, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Gites 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!
Gites throws a leg kick but Reid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gites misses the shot to the body.
Gites motions for Reid to come forward. Gites throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reid throws a right hand that Gites ducks under and follows up with a left that Gites also avoids with ease.
Gites changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reid tries to avoid it but Gites manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reid to the ground. Reid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gites connects with a single shot there.
Reid moves away from the strike by Gites.
Gites shoots for a double leg takedown but Reid sprawls well. He's pushed Gites's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reid throws a front kick aimed at Gites's knee but Gites avoids it well.
Reid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gites. Gites obviously looking to wear him down.
Gites fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gites looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John Gites seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gites throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gites shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reid as he jumps to the side.
Korey Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Gites.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gites is looking to chop away at Reid's legs.
Gites has closed the distance and engaged Reid in a clinch.
Gites wants to take the fight to the mat but Reid manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gites lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Korey Reid has been cut.
Gites fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gites lands a left hand.
Gites pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reid is trying to stall.
Reid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid stalling in the clinch but Gites improves position.
Reid takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gites as Reid tries to tie him up.
Gites tries a knee to the head but Reid blocks it.
Gites has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reid is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Gites to work.
Gites with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gites using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gites holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gites drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gites tries to close the distance and clinch but Reid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gites with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reid to score with a decent uppercut.
Gites throws a right hand that misses
and Reid counters with a nice uppercut.
Reid sizes up Gites with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gites blocks a jab.
Gites fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gites shoots in but no luck this time.
Gites throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korey Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gites throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gites throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid tries to bum rush Gites with a series of wild strikes but Gites uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Gites closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gites has Reid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gites gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reid holds on and takes a little breather.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Gites from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Gites comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gites 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Gites!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Gites made sure he mentioned Rōnin, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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