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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes into the arena with Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoots moves into the clinch.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Reyes is looking to land body kicks.
Schoots shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reyes as he jumps to the side.
Schoots misses with a shot to the body
and Reyes counters with a body kick that stops Schoots in his tracks momentarily.
Reyes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schoots, pushing him back against the cage.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Schoots blocks with his arms.
Schoots working Reyes over with knees to the body.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schoots blocks it with crossed arms.
Schoots taking a breather.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Schoots.
Reyes is trying to stall.
Schoots trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Reyes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reyes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schoots throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schoots misses with the combination.
Reyes clobbers Schoots with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Schoots lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schoots tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schoots tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schoots misses the shot to the body.
Reyes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schoots's head.
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
Schoots throws a leg kick which misses Reyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Reyes tries to avoid it.
Schoots lands with an uppercut that bounces Reyes off the cage and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes rushes Schoots and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schoots with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Schoots.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Reyes throws a one two combo.
Reyes slips under a jab from Schoots.
Reyes slips a jab from Schoots.
Schoots misses with a jab to the body
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schoots looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Schoots misses
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Schoots misses the jab.
Schoots throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schoots swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Schoots takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schoots shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reyes thumps Schoots with a low kick.
Reyes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schootss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schoots's calf.
Reyes digs a good body shot into Schoots's ribs.
Nice cross by Schoots.
Reyes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reyes cracks Schoots with an open hand slap.
Schoots looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes scores with a nice head shot.
Schoots throws a chopping leg kick but Reyes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schoots throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Schoots is rocked!
Reyes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schoots throws out the jab.
Reyes thuds a left hand into Schoots's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schoots jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reyes darts in and clinches Schoots up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schoots tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Reyes.
Reyes gets through Schoots's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reyes tries a body shot but Schoots blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Schoots.
Schoots working aggressively here.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
Schoots tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes lands with a left to the head.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Schoots blocks it.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Schoots blocks it.
Reyes throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes 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.
Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schoots throws a looping overhand right but Reyes ducks down to avoid it.
Schoots misses with a straight right.
Reyes throws a head kick but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots lands a jab to the head.
Schoots moves to clinch but Reyes breaks away
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Schoots keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Reyes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schoots throws a leg kick
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Schoots's front leg but catches the back leg as Schoots tries to avoid it.
Jamie Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Reyes.
Schoots takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schoots gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schoots wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
Reyes is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Schoots.
Reyes regains half guard.
Reyes tries to roll over but Schoots keeps him under control.
Reyes is pressing down on Schoots's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schoots has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schoots loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schoots is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schoots lands a couple of elbows.
Schoots lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Schoots keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes trying to control the position.
Reyes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schoots is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schoots!
Schoots is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reyes trying to control the position.
Schoots working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schoots trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schoots loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schoots wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
Reyes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schoots trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes is trying to keep Schoots in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schoots pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reyes is out of range and Schoots settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots throws a leg kick
and Reyes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schoots's knee momentarily.
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Schoots.
Reyes 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jamie Reyes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Schoots rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Reyes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schoots takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schoots is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Schoots avoids them all with ease.
Schoots misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes lands a right hook to the body.
Schoots shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense.
Schoots on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reyes lands a nice looking body shot.
Schoots misses with a looping right.
Schoots misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schoots takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schoots takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A cross from Reyes lands.
Schoots misses with a double jab.
Reyes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
Schoots lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reyes slips a straight right by Schoots.
Reyes lands with an overhand left.
Reyes throws the kick towards the body but Schoots avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reyes checks a leg kick.
Schoots fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reyes on the side of the head.
Schoots misses with a double jab
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schoots.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schoots tries to move into range but Reyes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schoots is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Schoots blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Schoots seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots throws a series of punches but Reyes avoids them all with ease.
Schoots takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reyes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schoots eats them both and turns towards Reyes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reyes moves out of range of the body kick.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Schoots takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schoots.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schoots takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Schoots throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schoots moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Schoots takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schoots misses with a lunging right hand
and Reyes counters with a leg kick.
Schoots throws a poor cross that misses
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Schoots misses with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schoots thinking.
Reyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reyes connects with a nice looking jab.
Schoots throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Schoots takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romano Schoots has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schoots on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice looking body shot.
Reyes gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schoots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
Reyes just leaning against Schoots, taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries a body shot but Schoots blocks it.
Reyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schoots or not.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Schoots blocks with his arms.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Schoots.
Reyes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schoots up against the cage.
Schoots has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schoots.
Schoots just leaning against Reyes, taking a breather.
Reyes connects with a knee to the head.
Schoots presses Reyes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schoots is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jamie Reyes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Schoots.
Schoots stalling in the clinch.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Schoots blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reyes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamie Reyes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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