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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar James The Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 cm
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151 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar James The Reaper! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Deems takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Reaper.
The Reaper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
The Reaper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Deems counters with a straight right hand. A slow jab from Deems misses its intended target. The Reaper throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Reaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The Reaper 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. The Reaper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Reaper. Deems misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deems misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Deems scores with a three punch combo!
Deems looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. The Reaper checks a leg kick. Deems throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Reaper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The Reaper slips a jab from Deems.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deems takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. The Reaper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The Reaper connects with a looping right hand.
Deems swings widly with a right hand
enabling The Reaper to counter with a crisp jab. Nice shot by Deems. The Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The Reaper throws a big shot that misses. Deems jabbing away but nothing is landing. The Reaper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Deems lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The Reaper misses with a double jab
enabling Deems to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from The Reaper does it's job there. Deems throws an off balance right hand
and The Reaper counters with a two punch combo. Deems shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Reaper as he jumps to the side. Deems looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A big right from Deems misses. The Reaper moves out of range as Deems strikes. Deems jabbing away but nothing is landing. The Reaper misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by The Reaper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Reaper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deems lands with an uppercut that bounces The Reaper off the cage and back into range. The Reaper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Cesar James The Reaper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Deems misses with a body kick. The Reaper moves out of range of the strikes. The Reaper tries to bum rush Deems with a series of wild strikes but Deems uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Deems is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. The Reaper misses with a body shot.
The Reaper walks into a straight right hand from Deems. The Reaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The Reaper throws a right and a left that Deems avoids nicely. Deems walks into a left hand. The Reaper keeps Deems at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from Deems misses. The Reaper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A low kick from Deems is predictable there and The Reaper counters with a stiff right hand. Deems is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Deems tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Reaper defends well and Deems ends up having to push The Reaper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. The Reaper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The Reaper misses with a combination
and Deems counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The Reaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The Reaper misses with a body kick. The Reaper scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Deems looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Cesar James The Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Deems thows a left - swing and a miss! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar James The Reaper dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Reaper ducks under a wild hook from Deems. Deems slips a jab and a cross from The Reaper.
Deems throws a leg kick and The Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cesar James The Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup. The Reaper avoids a kick to the body.
Deems misses with a hook. The Reaper ducked under it nicely. The Reaper takes a swing at Deems's ribcage but misses. The Reaper throws a series of punches but Deems avoids them all with ease. The Reaper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deems throws a shot from downtown. The Reaper moves away and avoids it. The Reaper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deems connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Deems thows a body shot but no joy. Deems missing with a left hand there. The Reaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deems takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Some wild striking there from The Reaper.
The Reaper moves out of range as Deems strikes. The Reaper throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Deems tries to clinch up. The Reaper swings for the body but Deems moves out of range.
Deems misses with a leg kick. The Reaper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deems finds it's way round the side to connect with The Reaper's head. Deems throws a lazy right hand but The Reaper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. The Reaper on the wrong end of a nice jab. A big left from The Reaper misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Reaper swings for the body but Deems moves out of range.
Deems throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Deems misses with a looping right. The Reaper scores with a sloppy right hand. Deems should have avoided that one. The Reaper throws a combination that misses and Deems counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Deems connects with the punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Deems fails with a takedown attempt. The Reaper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The Reaper misses with a straight left. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Deems crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Reaper - the referee stops the clock and Deems gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Reaper. Deems manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Reaper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. The Reaper slips under a jab. Deems swings widly with a right hand
and Deems takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A cross from The Reaper lands. Deems attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. The Reaper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from The Reaper. The Reaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deems. The Reaper falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Deems counter with a right hand. Deems tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Reaper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Deems throws a looping overhand right but The Reaper ducks down to avoid it. The Reaper scores with a kick to the body.
The Reaper throws a right hand that Deems ducks under and follows up with a left that Deems also avoids with ease. The Reaper pushing out the jab but it's not landing. This has been an exciting period of action! Deems misses with a low kick. The Reaper throws a low kick but Deems avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Reaper misses with a kick to the body and Deems cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Deems moves into range and connects with a jab. The Reaper slips a straight right by Deems. 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 Mingo Deems will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Deems connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. The Reaper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The Reaper ducks under a wild hook from Deems. The Reaper catches Deems with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! The Reaper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deems. Deems throws a hook but The Reaper blocks it. Deems pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The Reaper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Deems staying out of range there. Deems scores with a jab to the jaw. The Reaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Reaper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Reaper.
It looks like Mingo Deems has been cut. Deems ducks right into an uppercut from The Reaper. Deems throws a shot from downtown. The Reaper moves away and avoids it. Deems will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. The Reaper slips under a jab from Deems. The Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as The Reaper blocks the low kick. Deems lands a head shot. Deems walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The Reaper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. The Reaper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. The Reaper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Deems with a nice cross. The Reaper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deems throws out the jab. Deems moves out of range of the leg kick from The Reaper. Deems throws a hook but The Reaper blocks it. The Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deems misses the body punch and The Reaper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Deems scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. The Reaper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Deems lands with a hook. The Reaper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The Reaper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Deems throws a nice looking combination but The Reaper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deems throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deems throws a hook but The Reaper blocks it. Deems misses the jab. Deems shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Reaper eats them both and turns towards Deems to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Deems dodges the punch combination from The Reaper.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deems. The Reaper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Reaper, as that shot connected.
The Reaper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deems. Nice uppercut lands for The Reaper. That snapped Deems's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Reaper throws a front kick aimed at Deems's knee but Deems avoids it well. The Reaper throws a hook but Deems avoids it easily. The Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deems. Deems throws a chopping leg kick but The Reaper manages to avoid taking any serious damage. The Reaper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deems connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. No luck for Deems with that takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mingo Deems. That's going to take a lot out of him. Deems pushing out the jab but it's not landing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Reaper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Cesar James The Reaper. Well The Reaper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cesar James The Reaper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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