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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reimer comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Banner has chosen That Sad Walking Away Music From The Incredible Hulk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reimer is trying to defend but Banner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Banner is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Banner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reimer is keeping the position for now.
Reimer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Caleb Reimer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reimer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner checks a low kick from Reimer.
Reimer clinches with his opponent.
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Reimer.
Reimer gets underhooks to prevent Banner's takedown attempt.
Banner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reimer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
Reimer lands an elbow that stopped Banner in his tracks for a moment.
Banner avoids the elbow strike from Reimer, against the cage.
Banner is trying to push Reimer away but Reimer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Reimer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reimer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Caleb Reimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Alvarez Banner.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banner avoids it.
Banner tries for a takedown but Reimer manages to get underhooks.
Reimer tries a knee to the head but Banner blocks it.
Banner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Reimer regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Banner stands up over Reimer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Reimer is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reimer holds on and takes a little breather.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Reimer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reimer lands a big elbow.
Reimer working the ground and pound effectively.
Banner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Banner is looking to get to half guard.
Banner is bucking up trying to escape but Reimer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Banner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Banner gets back to full guard.
Banner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reimer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reimer stopping the sweep attempt from Banner.
Reimer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reimer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner is staying active underneath Reimer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Banner gets full guard.
Reimer forces his way into half guard.
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 Caleb Reimer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reimer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reimer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reimer throws a leg kick which misses Banner's front leg but catches the back leg as Banner tries to avoid it.
Reimer misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Reimer.
Banner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reimer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reimer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reimer throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown. Reimer tries to sprawl out of it but Banner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reimer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reimer throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Reimer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banner is out of range.
Reimer misses with an uppercut
and Banner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reimer misses with a head kick.
Reimer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banner has a takedown stuffed.
Caleb Reimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Alvarez Banner.
Reimer closes the distance and clinches.
Banner is trying to break the clinch but Reimer has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Reimer.
Knees to the body from Reimer.
Banner can't get the takedown.
Banner is breathing heavily.
Banner looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reimer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner can't get the takedown.
Reimer digs a right hand underneath Banner's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reimer crunches a lovely knee into Banner's ribcage.
Reimer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reimer.
Reimer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banner's face.
Banner wants a takedown but no success here.
Caleb Reimer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reimer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Banner managing to block the knees to the body from Reimer.
Reimer lands a nice elbow.
Banner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reimer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banner wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reimer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer lands a nice uppercut.
Banner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reimer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Banner managing to block the knees to the body from Reimer.
Reimer lands an elbow inside that Banner shrugs off.
Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reimer lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Reimer.
Reimer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reimer.
Reimer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner is rocked!
Reimer lands a damaging elbow.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Reimer finish him?
Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reimer prevents it.
Reimer lands a right hand.
Reimer scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reimer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner managing to block the knees to the body from Reimer.
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reimer.
Knees to the body from Reimer.
Reimer presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reimer works on Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
Reimer lands an elbow inside.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banner's defenses.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banner avoids it.
Banner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reimer misses with a knee strike.
Reimer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reimer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banner's defenses.
Banner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reimer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reimer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reimer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reimer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Reimer.
Reimer lands an elbow that stopped Banner in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Reimer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Banner checks a low kick from Reimer.
A big left from Reimer misses.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Reimer throws out a leg kick but Banner moves out of range and Reimer only half commits.
Reimer doesn't manage to clinch there - Banner circles away.
Reimer fakes the leg kick and cracks Banner in the body.
Banner dives in and scores a takedown into Reimer's guard.
Banner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reimer's head.
Reimer is trying to keep Banner in close.
Reimer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reimer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Banner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner actively working from the bottom here.
Reimer is trying to control. Banner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reimer is taking a breather. Banner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Banner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reimer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reimer's back!
Reimer can't escape the position.
Reimer turns into Banner and is now in his guard.
Reimer wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
Reimer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Banner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Reimer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reimer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reimer wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reimer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Caleb Reimer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Banner avoids the head kick by Reimer.
Reimer throws a front kick that sends Banner stumbling back into the cage.
Banner moves out of range as Reimer throws a body kick.
Reimer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banner can do to turn this around?
A lazy body kick from Reimer
and Banner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reimer throws a leg kick but Banner checks it.
Reimer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer throws a low kick, looking for Banner's leg but Banner calmly moves out of range.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Reimer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reimer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reimer lands an elbow that stopped Banner in his tracks for a moment.
Reimer lands a left hand.
Banner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reimer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Banner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reimer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reimer throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce Alvarez Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reimer circles away.
Caleb Reimer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Alvarez Banner.
Reimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reimer lands an elbow inside.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banner is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Banner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reimer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Reimer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reimer 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Reimer!
Caleb Reimer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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