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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Mirzayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Mirzayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Reis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirzayan moves into range and clinches up with Reis.
Reis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mirzayan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reis is defending well for now.
Mirzayan gets control of Reis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mirzayan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mirzayan pushes Reis off and gets back to his feet.
Reis rushes Mirzayan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mirzayan managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Reis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirzayan.
Mirzayan stalling.
Reis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mirzayan stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Reis.
Reis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reis avoids the elbow strike from Mirzayan, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mirzayan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mirzayan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Reis regains guard immediately.
Mirzayan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mirzayan won't allow Reis to get back to his feet.
Mirzayan gets to his feet. Reis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mirzayan tries to close the distance and clinch but Reis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jose Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reis takes the fight into the clinch.
Mirzayan breaks the clinch.
Reis closes the distance and clinches.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirzayan.
Mirzayan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Mirzayan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mirzayan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis forces Mirzayan back against the cage and clinches.
Mirzayan avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
Mirzayan manages to pull guard.
Mirzayan pushes Reis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reis blocks a head kick by Mirzayan.
Reis forces Mirzayan back against the cage and clinches.
Mirzayan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mirzayan avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
Mirzayan tries to pull guard but Reis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzayan stalling the fight.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirzayan.
Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mirzayan is breathing heavily.
Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis avoids the head kick by Mirzayan.
Reis tries a head kick but it misses.
Reis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reis stuffs the takedown attempt from Mirzayan. Mirzayan gets slowly back to his feet.
Reis closes the distance and pushes Mirzayan back into the cage.
Mirzayan tries a knee to the head but Reis blocks it.
Mirzayan managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Mirzayan is trying to break free.
Mirzayan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reis is looking to control Mirzayan's arms but Mirzayan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reis has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirzayan.
Mirzayan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mirzayan tries to break the clinch but Reis is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reis is trying to force a seperation but Mirzayan has the dominant position.
Reis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reis moves into range and clinches up with Mirzayan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis scores a nice knee to the body.
Reis blocks an elbow strike.
Reis taking a breather.
Mirzayan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirzayan is trying to maintain a safe position but Reis gets an underhook and turns Mirzayan into the cage.
Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Reis 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.
Reis clinches up with Mirzayan and pushes him back against the cage.
Mirzayan misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mirzayan successfully pulls guard.
Mirzayan is adopting a defensive guard.
Mirzayan pushes Reis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mirzayan clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reis obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzayan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Mirzayan trying to control the position but instead, Reis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mirzayan into the cage.
Mirzayan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mirzayan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reis rushes Mirzayan and presses him up against the cage.
Mirzayan managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Mirzayan connects with a knee to the head.
Reis tries to land a knee to the head but Mirzayan blocks with his arms.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mirzayan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzayan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirzayan.
Mirzayan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
Mirzayan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reis to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Mirzayan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mirzayan has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mirzayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reis is trying to maintain a safe position but Mirzayan gets an underhook and turns Reis into the cage.
Jose Reis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mirzayan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reis stops a takedown attempt from Mirzayan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzayan tries to land a knee to the head but Reis blocks with his arms.
Reis wants to break free but Mirzayan has control.
Reis landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Reis.
Mirzayan looking for a takedown.
Reis tries to break free but Mirzayan pushes him back against the cage.
Mirzayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reis tries a knee to the head but Mirzayan blocks it.
Mirzayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis moves into the clinch.
Mirzayan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mirzayan avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirzayan has had enough of the clinch but Reis keeps him there for the moment.
Mirzayan is trying to break the clinch but Reis has him pressed against the cage.
Reis taking a breather.
Reis is trying to break the clinch but Mirzayan has him pressed against the cage.
Mirzayan breaks the clinch.
Mirzayan doesn't manage to clinch there - Reis circles away.
Reis misses with a wild combination.
Mirzayan fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Reis does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirzayan tries to clinch up.
Mirzayan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reis throws a sloppy head kick
and Mirzayan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reis feints and then cracks Mirzayan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mirzayan down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Reis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Reis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reis closes the distance and clinches.
Mirzayan avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
Reis is trying to push Mirzayan away but Mirzayan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mirzayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reis has Mirzayan up against the cage in a clinch.
Mirzayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mirzayan lands a head kick. Reis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mirzayan has Reis up against the cage in a clinch.
Mirzayan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis effectively controlling the action here.
Mirzayan tries to circle away but Reis has him pinned against the cage.
Mirzayan tries to score a body lock takedown but Reis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis is trying to stall.
Mirzayan keeps control of Reis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mirzayan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mirzayan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mirzayan can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Mirzayan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Mirzayan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis prevents Mirzayan from breaking the clinch.
Reis with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reis.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis crunches a lovely knee into Mirzayan's ribcage.
Reis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mirzayan is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirzayan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reis to keep the fight standing.
Reis looking to slow down the pace here.
Reis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mirzayan up against the cage.
Mirzayan misses with some punches.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
Reis tries to land a knee to the head but Mirzayan blocks with his arms.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mirzayan avoids the damage to the body.
Mirzayan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mirzayan jumps guard but Reis stands there with Mirzayan around his waist. Mirzayan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzayan wants a takedown but no success here.
Mirzayan letting Reis take a breather here.
Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis has Mirzayan up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mirzayan.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis clinches up with Mirzayan and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mirzayan tries to pull guard but Reis won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirzayan is trying to stall.
Reis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reis throws a head kick that misses.
Reis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mirzayan will feel that in the morning.
Danga de danga de dang - Reis scores with a four punch combination!
Mirzayan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mirzayan clinches up with Reis and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirzayan can't get the takedown.
Come on Reis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirzayan throws a head kick that misses.
Reis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Igor Mirzayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Reis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reis clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Reis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reis 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Reis!
A victorious Jose Reis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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