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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Hicks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reyes's calf.
Hicks moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Reyes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hicks. Hicks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reyes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hicks on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Hicks tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Hicks misses.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickss head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hicks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hicks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Hicks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hicks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reyes is keeping busy.
Hicks has Reyes pressed against the cage, preventing Reyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hicks gets underhooks to prevent Reyes's takedown attempt.
Reyes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hicks up against the cage.
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes lands a nice looking body kick.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks tried to score with a low kick but Reyes checks it.
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot
and Hicks counters with a nice body kick.
Reyes throws a head kick that half lands.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reyes swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reyes is able to avoid easily.
Reyes digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reyes.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses
and Reyes counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
Reyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hicks counters with a thumping low kick.
Hicks cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks darts in and clinches Reyes up against the cage.
Hicks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hicks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hicks can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Hicks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes trying to stall but Hicks improves his position.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hicks avoids it.
Hicks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hicks is trying to maintain a safe position but Reyes gets an underhook and turns Hicks into the cage.
Reyes breaks from the clinch.
Hicks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hicks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Hicks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reyes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hicks throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Hicks takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Hicks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hicks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Hicks misses
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Hicks throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reyes, as that shot connected.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Hicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jamie Reyes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Reyes fakes the leg kick and cracks Hicks in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Reyes.
Jamie Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reyes jabs Hicks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hicks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hicks counters with a leg kick.
Reyes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reyes cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reyes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicks's calf.
Reyes lands the left hand.
Hicks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reyes.
Reyes fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hicks.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hicks counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Hicks tries to work over Reyes's front leg with a kick but Reyes checks it.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reyes.
Hicks scores with a shot to the body.
Hicks throws a push kick but Reyes slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes counters with a body kick that stops Hicks in his tracks momentarily.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. Hicks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hicks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hicks is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
Hicks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hicks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reyes misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks moves forwards but Reyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Hicks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes scores with a leg kick.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes tries to work over Hicks's front leg with a kick but Hicks checks it.
Reyes clobbers Hicks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hicks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes slips a jab from Hicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hicks tries to land a front kick but Reyes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Reyes.
Hicks tried to score with a low kick but Reyes checks it.
Hicks throws a push kick but Reyes slaps the foot to one side.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hicks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Reyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Hicks does it's job there.
Hicks walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
Hicks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Reyes moves out of range as Hicks throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses.
Reyes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reyes connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Reyes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reyes.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks tries to clinch up.
A lazy body kick from Hicks
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hicks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Hicks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reyes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reyes thows a body kick. Hicks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reyes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dwayne Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tests Hicks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hicks is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hicks defends it nicely.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reyes connects with a single shot there.
Hicks takes one to the side of the head.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Reyes as he checks the leg kick.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hicks throws a lazy body kick
and Reyes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
Hicks takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reyes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hicks takes a step back to recover.
Hicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Hicks throws a lazy head kick
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes dips to his left and cracks Hicks with an uppercut!
Reyes cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Reyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reyes digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Hicks misses
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reyes swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reyes.
Reyes moves into range and clinches up with Hicks.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Reyes is looking to control Hicks's arms but Hicks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Hicks tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes stuns Hicks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks tries to clinch up but Reyes circles away and keeps his distance.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Hicks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reyes scores with a leg kick.
Hicks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hicks wants it to stay on the feet.
Jamie Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Reyes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hicks is fending him off so far but Reyes persists. Nope, Hicks circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Hicks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reyes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reyes, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
Jamie Reyes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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