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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinnie Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Reeves!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves throws a low kick but Paul avoids it.
Paul moves out of range of the body kick.
Reeves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reeves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reeves keeps the fight on the outside.
Reeves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paul!
Reeves controlling the position easily from mount.
Reeves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reeves with the ground and pound from mount.
Reeves content just to control the position here.
Paul wants to control but Reeves is having none of it.
Reeves lands a big shot there that rocks Paul but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Reeves connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reeves goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Paul turns into him and now he's in Reeves's guard.
Reeves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Reeves wants to sweep but no luck.
Paul trying to control but Reeves is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paul is one step ahead there.
Paul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reeves wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but Reeves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul checks a leg kick nicely.
Paul blocks a head kick by Reeves.
Reeves looks for a takedown but Paul sprawls well.
Paul with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reeves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paul's guard.
Paul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reeves is working Paul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paul keeping moving, preventing Reeves from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paul is keeping the position for now.
Reeves looks gassed!
Reeves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paul is trying to control the position but Reeves postures up.
Reeves throws a big right hand that misses.
Paul working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reeves shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reeves was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Reeves.
A nice elbow there by Reeves.
A nice elbow there by Reeves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paul can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Paul wants to control but Reeves is having none of it.
Reeves is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paul can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reeves avoids the attempt from Paul to control.
Paul is working to get back to half guard.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Reeves lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paul hang on?
Reeves controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reeves dominated that round.
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.
Reeves drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paul is trying to escape the position but Reeves is controlling the position.
Reeves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Paul regains half guard there - taking advantage of Reeves's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Reeves stops Paul from getting back to his feet.
Reeves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paul keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reeves lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves wants to pass the guard but Paul is defending well.
Reeves is taking a breather. Paul 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.
Victor Reeves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paul tries to get to full guard but Reeves has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reeves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paul sprawls well initially but Reeves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves content to control rather than advance.
Reeves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reeves is looking for a kimura but Paul is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reeves to get the leverage.
Reeves scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reeves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Paul wants to improve his position but Reeves is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Reeves.
Reeves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reeves uses his free foot to push down on Paul's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Paul.
Paul is trying to stand.
Reeves lands a big shot there that rocks Paul but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Paul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reeves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reeves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reeves is landing with some decent strikes but Paul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul is in a horrible position here. Reeves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reeves scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paul?
Reeves landing strikes from the mount.
Reeves cracks Paul with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reeves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reeves dominating with strikes here.
Reeves working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Paul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reeves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Reeves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reeves misses with a takedown attempt
and Paul counters with a one-two to the body.
Paul fails with the takedown
and Reeves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paul!
Reeves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reeves with the ground and pound from mount.
Reeves lands with some strikes.
Paul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reeves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paul is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reeves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves with good strikes from the mount here!
Reeves controlling the position easily from mount.
Paul is in a horrible position here. Reeves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reeves punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reeves lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reeves controlling the pace for now.
Paul is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reeves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul is bucking up trying to escape but Reeves cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reeves with the ground and pound from mount.
Reeves landing shots from mount.
Reeves landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves lands a big elbow.
Reeves is landing with some decent strikes but Paul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reeves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reeves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reeves scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reeves is landing with some decent strikes but Paul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reeves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reeves dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves landing strikes from the mount and Paul is in trouble!
Reeves lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reeves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reeves lands a heavy elbow.
Reeves avoids the attempt from Paul to control.
Reeves dominating with strikes here.
Paul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reeves lands a nice shot to the head.
Paul tries to hold on but Reeves postures up.
Vinnie Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reeves lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reeves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reeves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reeves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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