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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes to the cage accompanied by In the Garage. Reign has chosen Racoon - No mercy as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 cm
35
163 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
165 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Reign! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reign throws a one two combo.
It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut. A nice inside leg kick there by Wagner. That's going to slow Reign down. Wagner has closed the distance and engaged Reign in a clinch.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Reign. Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Reign can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Wagner pushes Reign back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Reign misses with a hook from the clinch. Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch. Reign blocks an uppercut.
Reign swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it. Reign lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards. Reign misses with some punches.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign. Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Reign fails to land. Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reign lands a hook to the side of the head. Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reign tries to throw a body punch but Wagner avoids it by throwing Reign back against the cage. Reign misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reign goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reign working aggressively here.
Reign pushes Wagner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short left from Wagner. A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land. Wagner lands a left hand.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Wagner lands with a light punch inside. Wagner scores with a hook to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Reign jumps guard and drags Wagner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wagner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reign is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reign is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wagner is aware though and is defending well. Wagner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reign wants to sweep but no luck. Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Reign misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reign is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Wagner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Wagner. Reign misses with a straight right. Wagner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wagner scores with a kick to the body.
Reign is looking to clinch. Reign tries for a takedown but Wagner circles away easily and Wagner counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Wagner lands with a cross. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Reign checks a low kick from Wagner. Reign fails to land with a series of punches.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Reign is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Wagner - just one landing. Reign missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wagner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reign takes a step back to recover. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wagner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reign has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reign and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Reign lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Reign looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range. Reign takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wagner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reign doesn't seem bothered though. Wagner scores with a shot to the body.
Reign looks gassed! Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reign paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wagner connects with a right hand. Reign shakes it off.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Reign throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reign off to one side. Reign checks a low kick from Wagner. Wagner lands a leg kick that knocks Reign off balance momentarily. Wagner lands a front kick. Reign stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner. Wagner thuds his shin into the meat of Reign's side. Wagner moves into the clinch. Wagner misses with the head strike.
Reign tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. This has been an exciting period of action! Wagner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wagner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Wagner scores with an uppercut up the middle. Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reign backwards. Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wagner lands a body punch in the clinch. Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside. Reign jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Reign. Wagner tries to work over Reign's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Wagner on the inside. Reign misses with a body punch.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Reign's head. Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Reign is rocked! Reign lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wagner. Reign is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him? Reign can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign. Reign works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reign seems to have recovered his senses. Wagner lands a nice uppercut. Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reign pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Wagner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reign. Wagner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reign backwards. Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reign. A short uppercut from Wagner. Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign. A quick uppercut on the inside from Reign. Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reign as Wagner tries to tie him up. Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head. Wagner misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Wagner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Reign jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Wagner lands with a right to the head. A short right from Wagner on the inside. Wagner lands a right hand. Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Wagner drops Reign onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Reign is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch. Reign tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wagner can't find room to land a body shot as Reign controls the action.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head. Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch. Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Reign.
Wagner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign lands with a left to the head. Reign jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Reign gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Wagner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reign. That did some damage! Wagner thows a body shot but no joy. Reign swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reign was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Wagner throws a leg kick that misses. Wagner works Reign's body with a nice hook. Reign misses with a wild body shot. Wagner cracks Reign with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Reign misses with a left hand and Wagner counters with a thumping low kick. Wagner is looking to wear down Reign with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Wagner throws a solid leg kick but Reign takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wagner. Reign darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Reign wants to clinch. Reign misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Reign walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Reign connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Reign throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wagner takes a swing at Reign's ribcage but misses. Reign keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Wagner. Reign lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Reign has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wagner. Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Reign's front leg but catches the back leg as Reign tries to avoid it. Reign on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Wagner tries to land a front kick but Reign steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Some wild striking there from Wagner.
Wagner gets a clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Wagner. Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kurt Wagner has scored more points in the clinch so far. Reign pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reign backwards. Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wagner is pushing Reign up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A short left from Wagner. Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reign. Reign gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Wagner lands an uppercut. Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign. Reign blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Reign softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Reign.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reign throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagner. Wagner stalls. Wagner misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Reign scores with a nice short uppercut. Wagner lands with a right to the head. Wagner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wagner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reign is trying to pull guard but Wagner has him pressed against the cage. Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut. Reign scores with a shot to the side of Wagner's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Reign backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reign. Wagner lands with a light punch inside. Reign jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Reign gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Reign is breathing heavily. Wagner misses with a looping left. Wagner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Wagner tries a low kick but Reign avoids it. Reign moves in looking to clinch but Wagner pushes him off. Reign misses with a looping right. Reign throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range. Wagner tries to clinch but Reign is having none of it. Wagner lands a big uppercut and Reign crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reign looks OK. Wagner waves Reign back to his feet! This has been an exciting period of action! Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reign. Reign stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wagner has managed to clinch.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Reign. Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign. Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign. Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reign jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Reign. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner. Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside. Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign. Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wagner lands with a short shot to the head. Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reign. Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Reign's head. Reign blocking some punches.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside. Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reign doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reign misses with some punches.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Reign blocking some punches.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside. Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wagner backwards. Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Reign goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign blocking some punches.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reign's elbow. Reign has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
A shot in the inside from Wagner. Wagner lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Reign scores with a nice short uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Reign blocks an uppercut.
Wagner works on Reign's body with a couple of short punches. Wagner creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Reign with a big uppercut! Reign tries to clinch up but Wagner pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Reign to the mat! Reign covers up and Wagner unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kurt Wagner! Kurt Wagner retains his lightweight title! Kurt Wagner 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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