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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 cm
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185 lbs
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185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Wade! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Rever! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rever throws a head kick but Wade moves out of range.
Rever changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wade tries to avoid it but Rever manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wade to the ground. Wade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Rever closes the distance and clinches. Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rever circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wade avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by Rever misses and Wade counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rever is lucky that one didn't land flush. Wade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Wade wants to clinch up but Rever keeps it at a distance. Rever misses with a body kick. Rever tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance. Rever circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wade swats away the attempt to clinch by Rever. Rever has a takedown stuffed. Tyler Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Rever. Rever avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wade lands a head kick!
It looks like Jack Rever has been cut. Wade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wade closes the distance and pushes Rever back into the cage. Rever wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.
Wade has had enough of the clinch but Rever keeps him there for the moment. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rever as Wade tries to tie him up. Rever manages to break the clinch.
Wade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rever. Wade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wade throws a head kick that misses. Rever tries to clinch there but Wade circles away.
Rever pushes Wade up against the cage in a clinch. A frustrated look appears on Rever's face as he tries to break the clinch. Wade looking to slow down the pace here. Rever has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Wade has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rever is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. This has been an exciting period of action! Rever scores with a shoulder strike. Rever creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rever tries to pull guard but Wade won't allow it.
Rever is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks. Wade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Wade tries to pull guard but Rever won't allow it.
Wade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rever's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Rever throws a series of punches but Wade avoids them all with ease. Rever looks winded! Rever misses with a takedown attempt and Wade counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rever is lucky that one didn't land flush. Rever lands with a nice combination. Wade backs away looking to recover. Wade goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Rever shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wade eats them both and turns towards Rever to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head kick misses from Wade. Jack Rever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade throws a nice head kick!
Wade wants to clinch. Wade goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Rever keeps the fight on the outside. A head kick from Wade lands but Rever takes it in his stride. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rever tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss. Rever throws a head kick that misses. Wade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wade dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jack Rever's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rever swats away the attempt to clinch by Wade. Rever clinches up with Wade and pushes him back against the cage. Wade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Rever lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Rever fails to pull guard.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Rever prevents a body shot from Wade. Wade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rever after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rever is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wade is defending well. Wade manages to break the clinch.
Wade throws a sloppy head kick and Rever moves out of range easily. Wade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rever displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tyler Wade has been cut. Wade has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Rever has managed to clinch.
Rever tries to pull guard but Wade forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Tyler Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Rever. Rever is breathing heavily. Wade working hard to break the clinch. Wade is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rever pulls him back up using the underhooks. Rever breaks from the clinch.
Tyler Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rever plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fight moves into the clinch position. Wade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Wade is looking to break free of the clinch but Rever has double underhooks. Rever is trying to pull guard but Wade has him pressed against the cage. Wade wants a takedown but no success here.
Rever is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage. Wade is trying to pull guard but Rever has him pressed against the cage. Rever breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rever's head. Rever shoots in for a double leg but Wade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Tyler Wade is winning the standup battle so far. Wade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rever circles away.
Wade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade throws a head kick that Rever semi-blocks.
Rever keeps the fight on the outside. Rever keeps the fight on the outside. A head kick by Rever misses and Wade counters with a big head kick but Rever shrugs it off. Wade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wade tries to clinch up but Rever circles away and keeps his distance. Wade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rever circles away.
Wade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wade has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Wade lands with a kick to the temple. Rever shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Wade moves into 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! Wade fails to pull guard.
Wade gets control of Rever's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wade will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wade keeping moving, preventing Rever from controlling successfully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wade kicks Rever off and gets to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyler Wade will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wade tries to clinch there but Rever circles away.
Rever lands a head shot. Wade tries to clinch but Rever moves out of range. Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rever swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rever lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rever looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rever feints and as Wade raises his hands in defense, Rever changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Wade pushes Rever off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rever throws a lazy head kick and Wade counters with a head kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head kick misses from Rever. Wade throws a head kick that misses. Rever avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rever fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rever closes the distance and clinches up with Wade, looking for a takedown. Rever pushes Wade against the cage but Wade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Wade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Rever swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rever tries to clinch there but Wade circles away.
Wade goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Wade lands with a slapping head kick. Wade wants to clinch and Rever counters with a straight right hand. Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Wade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rever stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wade wants to clinch up but Rever keeps it at a distance. Rever tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Wade looks to land a combination but Rever avoids it well. Rever tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range. Wade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rever circles away.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rever paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wade scores with a head kick. Rever tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. 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! Rever misses with a kick to the body.
Wade gets tackled into the cage by Rever. Rever maintains the clinch. Rever is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks. Wade wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wade tries to pull guard but Rever forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Rever pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rever will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Wade throws a sloppy head kick and Rever moves out of range easily. Wade tries to clinch but Rever moves out of range. Rever scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Rever misses with a takedown attempt and Wade counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rever is lucky that one didn't land flush. Wade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wade is looking to clinch but Rever is avoiding it.
Wade gets in close and instigates a clinch. Rever lands with a left to the head. Wade keeps control of Rever as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Wade fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wade fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rever swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Rever wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jack Rever. I think Wade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tyler Wade!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
68% |
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