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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Mad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rekis.
Mad tries to clinch
and Rekis moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Mad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rekis tries to pull guard but Mad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mad trying to control the position but instead, Rekis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad into the cage.
Rekis pulls Mad into guard.
Mad is fighting to break Rekis's control of his arms but Rekis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mad would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rekis holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Rekis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mad looks to clinch
and Rekis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mad thinking.
Mad looks to clinch
and Rekis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mad.
Mad misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mad lands a nice knee to the body.
Rekis takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekis avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rekis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rekis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Mad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rekis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rekis has hold of one of Mad's legs. Mad is fighting the takedown attempt but Rekis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rekis throws a big right hand that misses.
Rekis won't allow Mad to get back to his feet.
Rekis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rekis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rekis postures up and lands a big shot to Mad's brow.
Rekis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekis is looking to take a break and control but Mad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rekis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mad wants to get back to his feet.
Mad is breathing heavily.
Rekis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rekis connects with a nice short shot to Mad's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rekis connects with a nice short shot to Mad's temple.
Mad taking some punishment here, with Rekis in his half guard.
Rekis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mad tries to get out of the position.
Rekis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mad tries to kick Rekis off but Rekis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mad is in trouble now - Rekis has advanced to mount!
Mad is in a horrible position here. Rekis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad has left one of his arms exposed and Rekis doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mad screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Rekis!
John Rekis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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