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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Cee Lo Green - F-bomb. Robert West could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Reynolds's chin.
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190 cm
28
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert West! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! West clinches. Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike. West digs a right hand into Reynolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reynolds's gas tank. West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it. Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
Reynolds lands a right hand. West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
West is rocked! Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch. Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A short uppercut from Reynolds. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from West. West seems to have got his legs back now. Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A right hand to the body from Reynolds.
A right hook to the body lands for Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
West blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reynolds works on West's body with a couple of short punches. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Reynolds is stalling here.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it. West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now. A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds. Reynolds lands a right hand. West avoids the elbow strike from Reynolds, against the cage.
West dodges an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A body shot lands from Reynolds.
A short left from Reynolds. Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by West. Reynolds misses with a looping right. Reynolds tries to move into range but West moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good shot there by Reynolds. Reynolds throws a lazy uppercut
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand! Reynolds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Reynolds scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds. Frank Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but West is out of range. West really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Nice body punch from Reynolds. Reynolds misses with a looping right. Reynolds works West's body with a nice hook. West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reynolds. West checks the leg kick. Reynolds connects with a solid leg kick. Reynolds misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. West tries to clinch but fails miserably and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Reynolds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A head kick misses from Reynolds. West takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. West fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reynolds, right into the meat.
Reynolds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and West counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by West. Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for West to work.
West working Reynolds over with knees to the body. Reynolds taking a breather. West tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Reynolds blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reynolds lands a body punch in the clinch. Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Reynolds presses West against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Come on West - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head. West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Reynolds.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Reynolds lands a body shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The referee calls for Reynolds to work.
A short right from Reynolds. West holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
West checks a leg kick nicely. West doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
A cross from Reynolds lands. Reynolds cracks West with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. West's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reynolds connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! West scrambles back to his feet. Nice body kick from Reynolds. Reynolds lands a jab to the nose. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as West checks a leg kick. Reynolds lands a head shot. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking hook. Frank Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup. West throws a right and a left that both miss. Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reynolds lands with a good body shot. West throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reynolds can pounce on him.
Robert West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Reynolds checks a low kick from West. Reynolds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Reynolds misses with a body shot.
West scores with a leg kick.
Reynolds scores with a hook. Reynolds misses with a hook
and West counters with a leg kick. West is looking to clinch. Reynolds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. West closes the distance but Reynolds moves to the side and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Reynolds misses the jab. West tries to clinch up and Reynolds counters with a leg kick. Reynolds misses with a shot to the body and West counters with a series of strikes. Reynolds will be more careful next time no doubt. Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range. Reynolds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reynolds, right into the meat.
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Reynolds throws a predictable looking body shot
and West counters by clinching up. Reynolds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. West misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut. Reynolds working aggressively here.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Reynolds. West blocks an elbow strike from Reynolds.
West throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reynolds's brow. Reynolds dodges an elbow strike from West.
A right handed body shot lands from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a right to the head. Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head. A short uppercut from Reynolds. Reynolds creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends West's eyes rolling into the back of his head! West drops to his knees and Reynolds pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Reynolds! Frank Reynolds retains his lightweight title! After winning the bout, Frank Reynolds thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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