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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI. Reyes has chosen Bad House Music ('98 Dub Mix) as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 cm
34
160 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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180 cm
34
156 lbs
30 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Riel Dan Reyes! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! David takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reyes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Reyes lands a really nice looking cross but David seems unphased.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away. Nice body kick there by David. David throws a front kick that sends Reyes stumbling back into the cage. David connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reyes momentarily.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes misses with a right hand and David counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reyes misses with a wild body shot. David thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it and Reyes counters with a one-two to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. David lands with a hook. Reyes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Reyes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as David sprawls well. David wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reyes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reyes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but David swivels and escapes. David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes lands a nice hook to David's body. David takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Reyes is looking to clinch. Reyes looks to throw the jab but David is out of range. David buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
David works the jab nicely. Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. David gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reyes scores with a nice strike. Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Riel Dan Reyes has been cut. David feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Reyes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Larry David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riel Dan Reyes. David throws out a powerful jab. Reyes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. David looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Reyes slips a straight right by David. Reyes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. David fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reyes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. An inside leg kick from David misses. A looping hook to the body misses from David. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet. David looks for the body kick but Reyes saw that one coming. Reyes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Reyes avoids the body shot from David.
David on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot. Reyes throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily. Reyes avoids the head kick by David.
Larry David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reyes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reyes misses with a wild body shot. A swing and a miss from Reyes. David defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reyes. A swing and a miss from Reyes. David slips under a jab. David moves out of range of the strikes. David throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reyes avoids it. David stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and David wants it to stay on the feet. It looked like David wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. David takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses. Reyes throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Larry David will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
David loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch. Nice body punch from David. David swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
David defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand. David thinks about countering with a head kick. Reyes's jab looks to have found its range, popping David under the eye. Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
David scores with a punch to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. David looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range. David looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range. Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
That's one minute gone in the round. David slips under a jab. David takes one on the chin but seems OK.
David is rocked! David is aggressively charging in as Reyes backs up avoiding any damage. Reyes tosses out a jab and David runs right into it face first! David is out cold! Reyes dropped down on all fours and is barking in David's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riel Dan Reyes! Riel Dan Reyes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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
48% |
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