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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hussak Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen All the Above as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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169 cm
27
157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hussak Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Claw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Claw misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Claw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Claw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussak Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Claw tries for a takedown but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Claw fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw with a poor takedown
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Claw dives in and grabs Reyes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reyes pushes down on Claw's head and hops out.
Reyes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Claw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reyes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Claw somewhat.
Reyes leaves Claw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reyes tries to bum rush Claw with a series of wild strikes but Claw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Claw misses with an uppercut. Reyes saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
Reyes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Claw, as that shot connected.
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reyes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.
Reyes scores with a jab to the body.
Claw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reyes defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw misses with a hook
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Claw thinking.
Nice takedown defense from Reyes. No joy for Claw on that attempt.
Claw shoots in looking for a takedown. Reyes tries to sprawl out of it but Claw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reyes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reyes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Claw rather than just go for the knockout.
Reyes moves out of range as Claw strikes.
Claw misses with a hook
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reyes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Claw.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Claw.
Claw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes punishes Claw's body with a nice straight punch.
Claw is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reyes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Claw walks into a jab.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
Reyes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Claw walks into a stiff left hand from Reyes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Claw is just out of range.
Claw misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Reyes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reyes lands a jab.
Claw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Claw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reyes lands a right hook to the body.
Stevie Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Claw.
Claw walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Claw is just out of range.
Claw misses with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Claw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Claw decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Claw is working for a submission of some sort.
Claw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reyes wants to get back to full guard.
Reyes trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reyes is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to roll over but Claw keeps him under control.
Reyes desperately trying to maintain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw blocks the strikes from Reyes.
Claw is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw moves nicely into side control.
Reyes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Claw asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Reyes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Claw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reyes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reyes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Claw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reyes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reyes is trying to improve his position.
Claw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reyes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reyes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Claw cracks Reyes with a big right hand but Reyes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Claw throws a strike aimed at the side of Reyes's head but Reyes avoids it well.
Claw lands some shots froms side control.
Reyes struggling a bit here.
Claw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reyes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes defending against the ground and pound.
Claw throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes parries the strikes from Claw easily there. Claw is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reyes to escape.
Claw is putting a hurting on Reyes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reyes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Claw is trying to get an arm triangle but Reyes is defending well.
Reyes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Claw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reyes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes is trying to control but can't.
Claw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reyes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Claw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reyes is just riding it out for now. Claw eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hussak Claw dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Reyes scores with a one two! Claw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Claw shoots in.
Reyes lands a body shot.
Reyes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Claw misses with a lunging right hand
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Claw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claw manages to avoid it.
Claw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reyes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Claw eats them both and turns towards Reyes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Claw.
Claw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reyes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Claw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Claw.
Claw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reyes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Claw somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussak Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Hussak Claw has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Reyes there.
Claw has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw tries for a takedown but Reyes circles away easily
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Claw throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Reyes scores with a four punch combination!
Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Claw throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Claw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a right hook to the body.
Claw misses with a takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Claw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
Reyes scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice hook to Claw's body. Claw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Claw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reyes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Reyes!
An out of breath Stevie Reyes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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RATING
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