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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reeves's entrance music is Natural Born Killaz. A fine choice. Enzo Matias Demaestri is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demaestri.
Demaestri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Demaestri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reeves as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Reeves.
Reeves misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reeves, right into the meat.
Demaestri takes a swing at Reeves's ribcage but misses.
Reeves feints and then cracks Demaestri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demaestri down.
Demaestri looks winded!
Demaestri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reeves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan Reeves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reeves avoids it really well and circles away.
Ryan Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Matias Demaestri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Reeves.
Reeves rushes Demaestri and presses him up against the cage.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reeves lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Enzo Matias Demaestri has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Demaestri backwards.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reeves.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demaestri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reeves drops Demaestri with a big knee straight up the middle! Demaestri is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Reeves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demaestri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan Reeves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Reeves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reeves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reeves. That's going to slow Demaestri down.
Demaestri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reeves.
Reeves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Demaestri takes a step back to recover.
Reeves clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
Reeves taking a breather.
Demaestri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reeves breaks the clinch.
Reeves throws a nice head kick!
Reeves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reeves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reeves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts.
Reeves is looking to slow Demaestri down with leg kicks.
Reeves takes the fight into the clinch.
Reeves with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves lands a nice knee to the body.
Demaestri is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reeves is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Demaestri.
Reeves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reeves just leaning against Demaestri, taking a breather.
Demaestri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reeves prevents it.
Reeves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demaestri.
Reeves stalling in the clinch.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Reeves lands an elbow inside that Demaestri shrugs off.
That has opened up Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut even more.
Demaestri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reeves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Reeves stalling.
Reeves landing knees to the body.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Demaestri controls his hands.
Reeves lands a good knee to the midsection. Demaestri won't want to take too many of those.
Demaestri is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reeves gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reeves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demaestri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reeves working Demaestri over with knees to the body.
Reeves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reeves lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Enzo Matias Demaestri's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reeves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Reeves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Demaestri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reeves. Reeves obviously looking to wear him down.
Reeves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demaestri. That did some damage!
Reeves misses with a head kick.
Reeves throws a leg kick which misses Demaestri's front leg but catches the back leg as Demaestri tries to avoid it.
Reeves drives through and clinches with Demaestri against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reeves.
Demaestri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reeves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reeves obliges.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demaestri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
Ryan Reeves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reeves just leaning against Demaestri, taking a breather.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.
Demaestri takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reeves obliges.
Reeves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reeves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
Reeves working Demaestri over with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Reeves has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Reeves working Demaestri over with knees to the body.
Demaestri takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reeves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demaestri avoids it.
Reeves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demaestri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reeves.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Reeves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reeves lands a knee to the body.
Reeves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Demaestri up against the cage.
Reeves throws a punch but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
Reeves leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Demaestri is blocking nicely.
Reeves is looking to control Demaestri's arms but Demaestri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reeves has his back to the cage.
Demaestri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reeves is pushing Demaestri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryan Reeves.
Reeves lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves stuffs the takedown.
Reeves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demaestri gets tackled into the cage by Reeves. Reeves maintains the clinch.
Reeves stops a takedown attempt from Demaestri.
Ryan Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Matias Demaestri.
Reeves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demaestri's elbow.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demaestri avoids it.
Reeves slows down the pace here.
Demaestri prevents a body shot from Reeves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demaestri letting Reeves take a breather here.
Reeves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Demaestri.
Reeves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demaestri can do to turn this around?
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Reeves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reeves. That's going to slow Demaestri down.
Demaestri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Reeves.
Demaestri avoids the head kick by Reeves.
Reeves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reeves feints and then cracks Demaestri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demaestri down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reeves scores with a leg kick.
Reeves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Demaestri.
A good leg kick by Reeves.
Reeves moves into the clinch successfully.
Reeves missing with knees to the body.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Demaestri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reeves prevents it.
Demaestri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reeves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demaestri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves is pushing Demaestri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reeves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeves missing with knees to the body.
Demaestri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reeves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reeves connects with a leg kick. Demaestri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reeves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reeves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reeves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reeves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demaestri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reeves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reeves!
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reeves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Demaestri.
Demaestri is rocked!
Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Reeves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demaestri, pushing him back against the cage.
Demaestri is still on wobbly legs! Can Reeves finish him?
Reeves has Demaestri pressed against the cage.
Demaestri seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
Ryan Reeves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reeves lands a good knee to the midsection. Demaestri won't want to take too many of those.
Demaestri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reeves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryan Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Matias Demaestri.
Reeves is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Demaestri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reeves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeves lands a good knee to the midsection. Demaestri won't want to take too many of those.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri struggles to land a body shot inside as Reeves controls his hands.
Reeves lands a knee to the body.
Demaestri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reeves prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demaestri misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Reeves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reeves 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Reeves!
Ryan Reeves bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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