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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ari Pagonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pagonis comes to the cage accompanied by War Games. 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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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ari Pagonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Reid!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid closes the distance and clinches up with Pagonis, looking for a takedown. Reid pushes Pagonis against the cage but Pagonis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pagonis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pagonis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Reid or perhaps it was just good defense by Pagonis which made him look bad.
Pagonis moves into the clinch successfully.
Pagonis prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Pagonis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid clinches up with Pagonis and pushes him back against the cage.
Pagonis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reid.
Pagonis misses with an elbow strike.
Pagonis landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagonis tries to pull guard but Reid forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid clinches with his opponent.
Pagonis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reid tries to break free but Pagonis pushes him back against the cage.
Pagonis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reid blocks it with crossed arms.
Pagonis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pagonis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pagonis avoiding damage.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped Pagonis in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid wants a takedown but no success here.
Ari Pagonis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Reid.
A frustrated look appears on Reid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pagonis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but Pagonis keeps him there for the moment.
Pagonis lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
Pagonis misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Reid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reid looking to stall.
Pagonis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagonis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pagonis closes the distance and clinches.
Reid tries to break free but Pagonis pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagonis tries to land a knee to the head but Reid blocks with his arms.
Pagonis misses with a knee strike.
Pagonis has Reid pushed against the cage.
Pagonis tries to land knees in the clinch but Reid avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pagonis obliges.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Pagonis pushes Reid up against the cage in a clinch.
Pagonis avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Pagonis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid shoots in looking for a takedown. Pagonis tries to sprawl out of it but Reid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pagonis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reid looks gassed!
Pagonis doesn't manage to clinch there - Reid circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagonis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Reid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pagonis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pagonis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pagonis avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Pagonis is pushing Reid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagonis breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Pagonis dominated that round.
That's time! Pagonis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pagonis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pagonis moves out of range as Reid throws a body kick.
Reid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pagonis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pagonis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reid uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reid won't allow Pagonis to sweep him here.
Pagonis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reid.
Pagonis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reid is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pagonis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pagonis has escaped and now he's on top!
Reid is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pagonis dives into side control.
Reid is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is not content to let Pagonis control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid bucks up and tries to throw Pagonis off but instead Pagonis has got his back!
Pagonis trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Reid do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Pagonis struggling to keep hold of the position.
Reid holding both Pagonis 's hands and preventing any damage.
Pagonis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid staying busy and making it hard for Pagonis to control.
Pagonis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ari Pagonis just wasn't active enough.
Pagonis clinches with his opponent.
Reid dodges an elbow strike from Pagonis.
Pagonis pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pagonis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reid up against the cage.
Pagonis has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Pagonis clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Pagonis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reid fails with the takedown.
Reid rushes Pagonis and presses him up against the cage.
Reid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pagonis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pagonis tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Reid.
Pagonis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reid pinned against the cage. Reid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pagonis dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reid closes the distance and clinches up with Pagonis, looking for a takedown. Reid pushes Pagonis against the cage but Pagonis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagonis tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Reid moves into the clinch.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Pagonis blocks with his arms.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped Pagonis in his tracks for a moment.
Pagonis is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pagonis.
Pagonis lands a knee to the body.
Pagonis pulls guard.
Reid prevents Pagonis from getting back to his feet.
Reid gets to his feet - Pagonis follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagonis shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pagonis scores with a nice head shot.
Reid blocks a head kick by Pagonis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagonis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reid.
Pagonis throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.
Pagonis lands a head kick. Reid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pagonis wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
Pagonis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pagonis moves into range and clinches up with Reid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagonis prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Reid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reid avoids the elbow strike from Pagonis, against the cage.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Pagonis blocks it.
Pagonis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reid is trying to push Pagonis away but Pagonis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pagonis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pagonis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pagonis manages to pull guard.
Reid stands up and waves to Pagonis to follow him.
Pagonis leaves Reid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ari Pagonis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Reid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagonis is looking to clinch but Reid is avoiding it.
Pagonis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reid as he jumps to the side.
Reid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pagonis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reid somewhat.
Pagonis fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Pagonis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pagonis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Pagonis!
Our winner, Ari Pagonis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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