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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reynolds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Beach checks a low kick from Reynolds.
Beach checks the leg kick.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beach tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that Beach avoids nicely.
A head kick lands from Beach that sends Reynolds to the canvas. Reynolds tries to scramble back to his feet but Beach brings him back down into side control.
Reynolds is rocked!
Reynolds is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beach has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Reynolds is still in real trouble! Can Beach finish him?
Reynolds bucks up and tries to throw Beach off but instead Beach has got his back!
Reynolds is really stuck here.
Reynolds seems to have recovered his senses.
Reynolds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beach. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reynolds is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reynolds trying to control the position but Beach manages to sink in the hooks.
Reynolds looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reynolds is in bad spot here.
Beach is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Reynolds. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Beach lands strikes to the head.
Reynolds is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The referee is taking a good look at Reynolds as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Beach!
Beach struggling to land strikes to the head as Reynolds covers up.
Reynolds covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Beach landing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach missing with strikes from the back.
Beach controlling well, preventing Reynolds from escaping the position.
Reynolds covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Beach is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Reynolds trying to control the hands but Beach breaks the grip.
Reynolds rolls, trying to escape but Beach keeps control of the position.
Beach is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Beach gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Beach gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Beach apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Beach tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beach throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Beach throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beach throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reynolds takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beach wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Beach throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beach clinches up against the cage.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beach tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Beach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice combination there by Reynolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach closes the distance and clinches.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds wants to break free but Beach has control.
Reynolds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Beach could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Quinton Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reynolds takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reynolds fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beach checks it well.
Beach wants to clinch.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Beach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Beach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reynolds lands with a nice combination. Beach backs away looking to recover.
Beach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reynolds displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beach throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Beach wants to clinch.
Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Beach throws a nice head kick!
Reynolds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beach backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reynolds's head.
Beach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beach avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Beach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Beach keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Beach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds tries to break the clinch but Beach is controlling the position.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds stalling.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reynolds gets a clinch.
Beach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beach plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reynolds lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beach wants to clinch
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Beach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beach throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beach is out of range and Reynolds settles back down.
Reynolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beach looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Beach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beach tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to bum rush Beach with a series of wild strikes but Beach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reynolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Reynolds.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a body kick.
Reynolds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beach.
Beach throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beach tries to clinch
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reynolds misses with a double jab.
Beach slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Beach.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beach backs up against the cage.
Beach misses with a straight left.
Beach tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
George Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Beach.
Beach wants to clinch but Reynolds slips to the side
and Reynolds counters by clinching up.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Beach won't allow it.
Reynolds leaning against his opponent.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Beach tries to clinch
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beach tries to clinch but Reynolds moves away
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Beach won't allow it.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds throws a head kick but Beach moves out of range.
Beach throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
Beach looks to clinch
and Reynolds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beach lands with a kick to the temple. Reynolds shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beach looks to clinch
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Beach.
Quinton Beach is winning the standup battle so far.
Reynolds takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reynolds throws a head kick but Beach moves out of range.
Beach misses with a hook.
Beach dodges the punch combination from Reynolds.
Beach throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds drives through and clinches with Beach against the cage.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Reynolds wants to break free but Beach has control.
Reynolds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Beach misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Beach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reynolds doesn't seem bothered though.
Beach throws a lazy head kick
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Beach avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reynolds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Beach keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Reynolds lands with a right hand.
Beach lands with a slapping head kick.
Beach clinches but Reynolds breaks the clinch
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reynolds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Beach won't allow it.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds pushes Beach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reynolds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beach misses with a knee strike.
Beach tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beach wants to clinch but Reynolds slips to the side
and Reynolds counters with a two punch combo.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking hook.
Beach wants to clinch but Reynolds slips to the side
and Reynolds counters by clinching up.
Beach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beach tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a head kick.
Beach loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Beach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beach plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beach moves out of range of the leg kick from Reynolds.
No joy there for Reynolds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beach lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Beach tries to clinch up
and Reynolds counters with a three punch combo that has Beach backing up. Beach nods at Reynolds to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Reynolds is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reynolds lands with a nice combination. Beach backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Reynolds!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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