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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Stam!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds swinging wildly here.
Stam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reynolds swivels and escapes.
Stam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reynolds manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
Reynolds lands a right hand.
Reynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stam up against the cage.
Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reynolds working Stam over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but Stam avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage.
Stam blocks an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Stam backwards.
Stam is working for takedown but Reynolds is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stam wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stam is defending well for now.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds tries to work over Stam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds scores with a shoulder strike.
Stam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Travis Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Stam.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stam jumps guard but Reynolds stands there with Stam around his waist. Stam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stam.
Stam avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Reynolds.
Reynolds gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stam is looking for a takedown.
Reynolds slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stam dodges an elbow strike from Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stam's elbow.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Stam.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stam is defending well for now.
Reynolds digs a right hand into Stam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stam's gas tank.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Stam controls the action.
Stam is trying to break free.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Stam controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reynolds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Stam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stam blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Stam.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Stam.
Stam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds has Stam pressed against the cage.
Stam blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Reynolds dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Stam with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Stam with that takedown attempt.
Stam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Travis Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stam takes a step back to recover.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Stam saw that one coming.
Reynolds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stam sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stam moves into the clinch.
Stam is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds stalling against the cage.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but Stam avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage.
A short left from Reynolds.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Reynolds.
A short left from Reynolds.
Reynolds displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stam up against the cage.
Stam blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Travis Reynolds has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reynolds leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stam wants to stall.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds tries to work over Stam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Stam has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds lands an uppercut.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Stam.
Stam blocking some punches.
Stam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stam wants a takedown but no success here.
Travis Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Stam.
Stam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Reynolds.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reynolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stam's brow.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Stam is blocking nicely.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stam's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stam in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Stam is trying to drag Reynolds to the mat but Reynolds just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stam backwards.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stam's elbow.
Reynolds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Reynolds dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reynolds lands a leg kick that knocks Stam off balance momentarily.
Reynolds throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stam throws a leg kick that misses.
Stam fails with the takedown.
Stam takes the fight into the clinch.
Stam managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Stam blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
A body shot lands from Reynolds.
Reynolds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stam's elbow.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Stam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a damaging elbow.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stam.
Stam blocks an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Stam is working for takedown but Reynolds is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stam stalling in the clinch but Reynolds improves position.
Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Stam avoids the damage to the body.
Stam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Stam.
Stam is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reynolds to keep the fight standing.
Travis Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Stam.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds stalling the fight.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Stam blocks it.
Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Stam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stam is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reynolds to keep the fight standing.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Stam is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Reynolds.
Stam prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Stam controls his hands.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Stam blocks it.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Stam avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stams head.
Stam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Stam controls the action.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stam avoids it.
Travis Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reynolds just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stam's elbow.
Stam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Rocky Stam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reynolds prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynolds 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Reynolds!
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FIGHT
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