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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stall Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Reyes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
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191 cm
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stall Ripley!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ripley with a poor takedown
and Reyes counters with a body kick that stops Ripley in his tracks momentarily.
Ripley misses with a takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripley fails with the takedown
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Johnny Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stall Ripley.
Ripley with a poor takedown
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Ripley looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Reyes takes the fight into the clinch.
Reyes lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnny Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ripley has his takedown stuffed
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ripley has his takedown stuffed
and Reyes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reyes moves into range and clinches up with Ripley.
Reyes lands a good knee to the midsection. Ripley won't want to take too many of those.
Reyes is struggling to control the position.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes lands a good knee to the midsection. Ripley won't want to take too many of those.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Ripley letting Reyes take a breather here.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ripley's defenses.
Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes takes the fight into the clinch.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reyes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ripley's defenses.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Reyes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ripley up against the cage.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ripley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reyes is defending well.
Reyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ripley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reyes'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.
Reyes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ripley backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reyes gets underhooks to prevent Ripley's takedown attempt.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ripley's defenses.
Ripley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes drives through and clinches with Ripley against the cage.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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!
Reyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reyes rushes Ripley and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Reyes dominated that round.
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.
Reyes closes the distance and clinches.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ripley can do to turn this around?
Ripley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Reyes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reyes.
Reyes lands an elbow that stopped Ripley in his tracks for a moment.
Reyes lands a good knee to the midsection. Ripley won't want to take too many of those.
Reyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes rushes Ripley and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ripley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ripley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reyes gets a clinch.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Reyes on the inside.
Ripley is trying to pull guard but Reyes has him pressed against the cage.
Johnny Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stall Ripley.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ripley.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Ripley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reyes after a bit of a struggle.
Ripley is looking for a takedown.
Reyes lands with a left to the head.
Ripley takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnny Reyes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands an elbow just above Ripley 's eye.
Ripley avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ripley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ripley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ripley off to one side.
Ripley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Ripley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reyes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ripley.
Ripley fails with the takedown
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes pushes Ripley up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Reyes on the inside.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripley avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Reyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripley is trying to pull guard but Reyes has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reyes walks away with a smile on his face. Ripley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reyes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Reyes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ripley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ripley tries for a takedown but Reyes circles away easily
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripley keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Ripley gets tackled into the cage by Reyes. Reyes maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ripley is defending well for now.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes throws an elbow that misses.
Ripley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reyes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnny Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stall Ripley.
Ripley managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Ripley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ripley tries for a takedown but Reyes circles away easily
and Reyes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ripley throws a big shot that misses.
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reyes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ripley breaks the clinch.
Ripley shoots and misses
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reyes gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reyes.
Ripley breaks from the clinch.
Ripley misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes clinches up with Ripley and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reyes lands a nice elbow.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ripleys head.
Reyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reyes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reyes lands a good knee to the midsection. Ripley won't want to take too many of those.
Stall Ripley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes moves into the clinch.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reyes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ripley backwards.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Reyes on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reyes throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ripley avoids it.
Ripley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reyes lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ripley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reyes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ripley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reyes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Reyes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Reyes.
Reyes lands an elbow inside.
Johnny Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ripley misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reyes 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Reyes!
Johnny Reyes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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