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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach has chosen The Simpsons Theme Song as his entrance music. Ada Reyes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bartholomew Roach's chin.
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202 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
24 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Roach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Roach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach looks to land a body kick but Reyes moved away.
Bartholomew Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach with a nice cross.
Roach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach flicks out a counter leg kick but Reyes steps away.
Reyes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roach tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Reyes catches Roach right on the button with a cross.
Roach connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Roach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reyes slips a jab from Roach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Roach throws a front kick aimed at Reyes's knee but Reyes avoids it well.
A left lands for Reyes.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reyes throws a counter high kick but Roach was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Roach.
It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Roach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Roach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roach throws the left hand but Reyes avoids the punch easily.
Reyes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roach throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a shot to the body
and Roach counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roach lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reyes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reyes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Roach tries to get set, Reyes tries to push him back and clinch up but Roach manages to avoid the attempt.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roach moves out of range of the strikes.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Roach attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes wants to clinch
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roach tries to keep at a distance but Reyes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Roach controls the action.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Reyes works on Roach's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Reyes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Roach controls the action.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike.
Reyes tries a body shot but Roach blocks it.
Reyes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reyes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roach throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Roach.
Nice body punch from Reyes - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Roach controls the action.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Roach controls his hands.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
Roach misses with an elbow over the top.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roach has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reyes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roach can turn it around.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
Roach lands with a left to the head.
Reyes scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Roach breaks the clinch.
Reyes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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 Ada Reyes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Roach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roach takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Reyes throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Reyes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Nice jab there from Reyes.
The fighters circling - Roach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes is looking to counter the offense by Roach and move into the clinch.
Roach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes works Roach's body with a nice hook.
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roach looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roach throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reyes drives through and clinches with Roach against the cage.
Roach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roach misses with a punch on the inside.
Ada Reyes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Roach fails to land.
Roach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Roach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roach.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roach blocks it with crossed arms.
Roach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Roach.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roach throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roach tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Roach controls his hands.
Reyes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roach's elbow.
I was talking to Reyes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
A right hand to the body from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
Roach missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is stalling here.
Roach tries to circle away but Reyes has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reyes's brow.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Roach, against the cage.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Roach controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Roach avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reyes.
Roach trying to land knees to the body.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Roach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Roach misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roach utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reyes is trying to stall.
Roach manages to break the clinch.
Reyes tries to clinch
and Roach counters with a body kick that stops Reyes in his tracks momentarily.
Roach lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Roach misses.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Roach raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Roach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bartholomew Roach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reyes misses with a right hand
and Roach counters with a left to the body.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roach.
The fighters circling - Roach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes checks a leg kick nicely.
Reyes is looking to counter punch.
Reyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Roach throws a jab when Reyes was well out of range.
Roach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reyes needs to keep his hands up - Roach had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach throws a push kick but Reyes slaps the foot to one side.
Roach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roach lands with a hook. Reyes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reyes swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach misses with a straight left.
Reyes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roach throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Roach blocks a jab.
Roach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roach looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.
Roach throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartholomew Roach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roach throws the left hand but Reyes avoids the punch easily.
Roach throws a low kick but Reyes moves out of range easily.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes clinches.
Reyes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reyes.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roach managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reyes - that landed with a thud.
Roach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roach working aggressively here.
Reyes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reyes misses with some punches.
Reyes has Roach pressed against the cage.
Roach is trying to push Reyes away but Reyes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reyes lands with a right to the head.
Roach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Reyes.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but Roach avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.
Reyes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roach.
Reyes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roach's elbow.
Roach is trying to break the clinch but Reyes is controlling him.
Roach managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but Roach avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.
Roach tries to break free but Reyes pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Reyes - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roach lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Roach.
Reyes prevents Roach from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ada Reyes clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roach swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes moves forwards but Roach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roach throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Roach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roach is rocked!
Reyes throws a head kick but Roach moves out of range.
Reyes drops Roach with a huge uppercut! Roach drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Reyes is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ada Reyes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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