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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gibiatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Jamie Reyes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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150 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Gibiatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Gibiatti misses.
Gibiatti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reyes doesn't seem bothered though.
Jamie Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reyes.
Gibiatti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gibiatti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gibiatti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
Gibiatti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gibiatti scoring with punches and elbows.
Gibiatti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Reyes's face as Gibiatti controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti scoring with punches from side control.
Gibiatti trying to control the position but Reyes is working away.
Gibiatti working away.
Gibiatti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reyes defending against the ground and pound.
Reyes is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibiatti is putting a hurting on Reyes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gibiatti lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reyes is trying to improve his position.
Gibiatti cracks Reyes with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti wants to control but Reyes is keeping him busy.
Gibiatti throws a strike aimed at the side of Reyes's head but Reyes avoids it well.
Gibiatti creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reyes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gibiatti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reyes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gibiatti working the strikes but Reyes uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Reyes won't allow Gibiatti to pass to mount.
Gibiatti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reyes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gibiatti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibiatti works over Reyes with some ground and pound from guard.
Gibiatti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gibiatti trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Gibiatti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gibiatti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gibiatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibiatti 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.
Gibiatti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibiatti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gibiatti makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibiatti looking to sit in guard and control but Reyes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reyes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gibiatti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gibiatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibiatti swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reyes.
Gibiatti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gibiatti misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Gibiatti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibiatti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reyes scores with a head kick.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibiatti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gibiatti throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gibiatti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reyes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gibiatti scrambles back to his feet.
Gibiatti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reyes swings for the body but Gibiatti moves out of range.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Gibiatti moves away and avoids it.
Reyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gibiatti in his tracks.
Gibiatti misses with a looping right.
Jamie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Gibiatti.
A nice combination there by Reyes.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibiatti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
Gibiatti takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gibiatti showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Gibiatti seems content to control.
Reyes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gibiatti's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gibiatti's back!
Gibiatti is in bad spot here.
Frank Gibiatti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reyes is looking for the choke from the back position but Gibiatti is controlling his hands well.
Reyes is hanging on to Gibiatti's back as he tries to escape.
Reyes working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Reyes avoiding Gibiatti 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti is really stuck here.
Gibiatti tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gibiatti manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gibiatti is not content to let Reyes control the position.
Gibiatti manages to get to full guard.
Gibiatti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gibiatti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reyes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gibiatti keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Gibiatti looking for a guillotine here but Reyes defends easily.
Reyes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibiatti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gibiatti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gibiatti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Gibiatti's shoulder, as Gibiatti tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Reyes lands.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Gibiatti lands a right hook to the body.
Reyes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes pushes Gibiatti up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibiatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gibiatti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibiatti.
Gibiatti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gibiatti or not.
Gibiatti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gibiatti is keeping busy.
Gibiatti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Gibiatti pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibiatti looking to slow down the pace here.
Gibiatti throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gibiatti pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibiatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Gibiatti works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.
Gibiatti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibiatti as Reyes tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gibiatti's face.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gibiatti lands with a left to the head.
Gibiatti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibiatti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibiatti.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibiatti avoids it.
Gibiatti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
I was talking to Gibiatti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reyes is trying to push Gibiatti away but Gibiatti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frank Gibiatti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gibiatti.
Gibiatti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reyes or not.
A nice left hand lands by Gibiatti.
Gibiatti blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Gibiatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gibiatti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibiatti blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Gibiatti punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Gibiatti saw that one coming.
Gibiatti tests Reyes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reyes gets caught flat footed, as Gibiatti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gibiatti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gibiatti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes working for submissions but it's allowed Gibiatti to get to half guard.
Reyes manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibiatti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibiatti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gibiatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibiatti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gibiatti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibiatti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gibiatti!
Frank Gibiatti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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