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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes into the arena with Square Dance blaring out of the sound system. Reimer has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 4 - 1 |
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178 lbs
24 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers lands with a right hand.
Reimer moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers tests Reimer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mathers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Reimer.
Reimer throws a head kick that misses.
Reimer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mathers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reimer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matherss head.
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reimer avoids a kick to the body.
Mathers looks to land a left hand but Reimer moved out of range nicely.
Mathers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reimer manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reimer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathers lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers swings widly with a right hand
and Reimer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mathers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Caleb Reimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Reimer moves out of range of the body kick.
Mathers is looking to chop away at Reimer's legs.
Reimer throws a low kick but Mathers avoids it.
Mathers tries to work over Reimer's front leg with a kick but Reimer checks it.
Mathers lands with a nice body punch.
Reimer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mathers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reimer in his tracks.
Reimer rushes Mathers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers gets underhooks to prevent Reimer's takedown attempt.
Mathers tries to throw a body punch but Reimer avoids it by throwing Mathers back against the cage.
Reimer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a straight right.
Mathers scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mathers.
Reimer throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Mathers.
Mathers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reimer avoids a kick to the body.
Reimer throws a solid leg kick but Mathers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reimer.
Reimer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mathers misses with a hook. Reimer ducked under it nicely.
Reimer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mathers tries to stall but Reimer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reimer misses with an elbow strike.
Reimer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reimer pushes Mathers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Reimer has double underhooks.
Mathers tries to circle away but Reimer has him pinned against the cage.
Reimer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Mathers tries to work over Reimer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reimer misses with an elbow strike.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathers is trying to push Reimer away but Reimer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mathers is trying to force a seperation but Reimer has the dominant position.
Mathers avoids the elbow strike from Reimer, against the cage.
Mathers misses with the head strike.
Mathers is trying to push Reimer away but Reimer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Mathers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
Mathers avoids the elbow strike from Reimer, against the cage.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathers can't break the clinch.
Mathers wants to get back to striking at distance but Reimer won't allow it.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mathers avoids it.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reimer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathers's efforts to push away.
Reimer landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Reimer.
Reimer tries a knee to the head but Mathers blocks it.
Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reimer misses with a head kick.
Mathers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mathers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathers moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mathers scoring well with a low kick there.
Reimer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mathers checks it well.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Reimer looks for the body kick but Mathers saw that one coming.
Reimer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reimer throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Reimer wants to land a leg kick but Mathers is out of range.
Mathers misses with a lunging right hand
and Reimer counters with an inside leg kick.
Reimer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mathers has time to react.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reimer throws a leg kick but Mathers checks it.
Reimer clinches.
Mathers breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Mathers.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Reimer throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Mathers.
Mathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reimer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reimer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reimer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reimer tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Reimer tenderised Mathers's leg. Mathers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reimer throws a lazy body kick
and Mathers counters with a good, hard body kick but Reimer shrugs it off.
Reimer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Reimer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers throws a hook but Reimer avoids it easily.
Mathers thumps Reimer with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mathers. Reimer shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reimer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mathers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reimer.
Mathers cracks Reimer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Reimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reimer throws a leg kick but Mathers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mathers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reimer.
Mathers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reimer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reimer checks a leg kick nicely.
Reimer closes the distance and clinches.
Reimer misses with a body punch.
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mathers avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathers is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reimer.
Reimer can't find room to land a body shot as Mathers controls the action.
Reimer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathers.
A short uppercut from Reimer.
Reimer throws an elbow that misses.
Reimer misses with a knee strike.
Mathers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Reimer has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathers's efforts to push away.
Mathers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mathers avoids a wild elbow strike from Reimer.
Caleb Reimer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathers breaks from the clinch.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Reimer.
Mathers delivers a nice body kick.
Reimer scores with a sloppy right hand. Mathers should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers throws a leg kick
and Reimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reimer lands a nice looking body shot.
Reimer misses with a low kick as Mathers jumps back.
Mathers throws a shot from downtown. Reimer moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Reimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathers's calf.
Reimer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reimer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mathers lands a nice shot that snaps Reimer's head back.
Mathers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reimer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reimer moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reimer tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mathers - that will leave a mark!
Reimer scores with a leg kick.
Reimer misses the body punch
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reimer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horrible takedown by Reimer or perhaps it was just good defense by Mathers which made him look bad.
Reimer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mathers tries to work over Reimer's front leg with a kick but Reimer checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Reimer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Reimer is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Reimer.
A jab from Reimer does it's job there.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reimer misses with a looping left.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Reimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reimer feints and then cracks Mathers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mathers down.
Reimer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reimer delivers a nice body kick.
Reimer shoots for a double leg takedown but Mathers sprawls well. He's pushed Reimer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Caleb Reimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mathers throws a shot from downtown. Reimer moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Reimer tried to score with a low kick but Mathers checks it.
Reimer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Reimer.
Reimer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Mathers.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.
Mathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reimer staying out of range there.
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws the left hand but Reimer avoids the punch easily.
Mathers lands a leg kick that knocks Reimer off balance momentarily.
Reimer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marshall Mathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Reimer.
Reimer throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Reimer is predictable there
and Mathers counters with a right hand to the body.
Reimer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reimer lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Reimer misses with a body kick.
Mathers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reimer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marshall Mathers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reimer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Reimer's front leg but catches the back leg as Reimer tries to avoid it.
Mathers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reimer throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers stuns Reimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mathers thumps Reimer with a low kick.
Crunch! Reimer slams his shin into Mathers's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Mathers as he connects with a hook.
Reimer misses with a low kick.
Reimer takes one to the side of the head.
Mathers lands with a nice body punch.
Mathers misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Mathers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reimer looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reimer throws a leg kick
and Mathers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Mathers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reimer doesn't seem phased though.
Reimer misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mathers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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