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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Belcher.
Rekis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Belcher connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rekis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belcher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rekis parries the strikes from Belcher easily there. Belcher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rekis to escape.
Belcher in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Belcher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rekis down.
Belcher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rekis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Belcher working the ground and pound.
Belcher landing strikes.
Rekis regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rekis tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
Belcher wants to pass the guard but Rekis is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rekis sees it coming and defends easily.
Rekis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rekis.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belcher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rekis's head.
Belcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rekis trying to control the position.
Belcher trying to control but Rekis is working from the bottom.
Rekis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher with a nice head shot there.
Belcher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rekis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rekis managing to control the position.
Rekis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rekis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rekis looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Belcher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Belcher working the ground and pound.
Belcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rekis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Belcher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rekis is looking to regain half guard here but Belcher keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Belcher trying to control the action but Rekis is working from the bottom.
Belcher lands some shots froms side control.
Rekis tries to buck Belcher off but Belcher is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rekis wants to control but Belcher postures up.
Belcher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rekis, who protects the arm well.
Belcher scores with punches from side control.
Belcher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rekis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Belcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belcher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belcher.
Belcher throwing shots but Rekis is blocking nicely.
Belcher is looking for a kimura here.
Rekis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belcher is working away from the top position though.
Belcher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rekis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belcher is trying to control. Rekis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rekis wants to control but Belcher is keeping busy.
Belcher lands strikes from half guard.
Belcher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rekis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rekis is defending against the submission attempts here by Belcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belcher wants to clinch.
Belcher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rekis counters by moving into the clinch.
Rekis is pushing Belcher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rekis scores a nice knee to the body.
Belcher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rekis is defending well.
Rekis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher looks for a takedown but Rekis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belcher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rekis connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis has Belcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Belcher wants a takedown but no success here.
Rekis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Belcher uses from the top position.
Belcher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rekis struggling a bit here.
Rekis tries to improve position but can't.
Belcher lands a few punches from side control.
Belcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Belcher landing strikes.
Belcher landing a few strikes.
Jake Belcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Belcher are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher grinds an elbow into Rekis's temple.
Belcher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Belcher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rekis manages to get back to half guard.
Rekis is looking to control Belcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rekis avoid being mounted?
Belcher is looking to take a break and control but Rekis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belcher is looking for a kimura but Rekis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belcher to get the leverage.
Rekis wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rekis moves into full guard.
Belcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Rekis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rekis controlling Belcher's posture.
Belcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rekis can do to turn this around?
Belcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belcher is one step ahead there.
Belcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rekis is keeping the position for now.
Belcher is fighting to break Rekis's control of his arms but Rekis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rekis looking to control.
Belcher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Belcher stopping the sweep attempt from Rekis.
Rekis is trying to control the position but Belcher postures up.
Belcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Rekis looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rekis did well to prevent Belcher getting side control.
Rekis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belcher is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher thows a huge punch but Rekis dodges it nicely.
Belcher trying to control the action but Rekis is working from the bottom.
Rekis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belcher.
Rekis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Belcher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rekis's head.
Belcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rekis is refusing to be controlled, as Belcher sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rekis wants to control but Belcher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rekis wants to improve his position but Belcher is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rekis throws a low kick, looking for Belcher's leg but Belcher calmly moves out of range.
Belcher went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Belcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rekis did well to prevent Belcher getting side control.
Rekis gets full guard.
Rekis is adopting a defensive guard.
Belcher chips away with some ground and pound.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rekis is trying to keep Belcher in close.
Belcher slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Belcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belcher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Belcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Rekis has wrist control.
Belcher scoring with some ground and pound.
Belcher stands up over Rekis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belcher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rekis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rekis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rekis working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Belcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rekis throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis wants to control from the top but Belcher keeps moving.
Belcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rekis defends well.
Rekis looking to sit in guard and control but Belcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belcher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rekis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rekis is adopting a defensive guard.
Belcher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Belcher drops back looking for a leg! Rekis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rekis manages to kick Belcher off! Belcher jumps back into Rekis's guard.
Rekis keeping full guard, as Belcher tries to pass.
Rekis keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Rekis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rekis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rekis pulls Belcher in to control the position.
Belcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rekis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rekis slaps away a takedown attempt from Belcher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belcher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rekis wants to sweep but no luck.
Belcher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belcher postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belcher chips away with some ground and pound.
Jake Belcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
John Rekis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rekis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Belcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belcher, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Belcher!
Jake Belcher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated John Rekis had this to say: 'I'll be back!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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