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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May blocks the body kick.
Reznick tries a head kick but it misses.
Reznick wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from May on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
May misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from May.
Donk. Reznick catches May right on the button with a cross.
Reznick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reznick tries to land a leg kick but May saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
May throws a low kick but Reznick moves out of range easily.
May looks to land a body kick but Reznick moved away.
Good leg kick by Reznick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from May finds it's way through Reznick's defenses.
We've been informed that May has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
May pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reznick is out of range and May settles back down.
May takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
May takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
May lands with a nice body kick.
Reznick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by May.
Reznick scores with a head kick. May tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reznick.
Reznick tries a low kick but May avoids it.
May wants to slow Reznick down by chopping away at his legs.
As May looks to move away, Reznick throws a big counter combo bu May just gets out of the way.
Reznick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from May.
May feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reznick's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
May checks a low kick from Reznick.
May checks a leg kick nicely.
May dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reznick.
May pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reznick is out of range and May settles back down.
May throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reznick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reznick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of May's head.
Reznick throws a chopping leg kick but May manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reznick moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMay.
May scores with a jab to the body.
May checks a leg kick.
May appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as May lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reznick doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Reznick.
May swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Reznick is predictable there
and May counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
May on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reznick moves forwards but May connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reznick forces May back against the cage and clinches.
May tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by May.
May is looking to control Reznick's arms but Reznick gets an underhook and turns him. Now May has his back to the cage.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Come on May - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reznick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May looking to stall.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
May taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
May is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reznick is keeping busy.
Reznick misses with some punches.
May effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad May.
Reznick swings for the body but May moves out of range.
May throws a counter combo.
May connects with a leg kick. Reznick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as May checks a leg kick.
May moves out of range of the body kick from Reznick.
Reznick looks to land a right hand but May moved out of range.
Reznick throws a leg kick
and May counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Trevor Reznick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reznick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from May 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 Reznick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reznick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
May misses with a low kick.
Reznick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reznick lands the left hand.
Brad May seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reznick works May's body with a nice hook.
Reznick looks for the body kick but May saw that one coming.
A low kick from May is predictable there
and Reznick counters with an inside leg kick.
Reznick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick throws a leg kick
and May counters with a good low kick that Reznick was not able to check.
Trevor Reznick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from May does it's job there.
May throws a leg kick but Reznick checks it.
Reznick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from May.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a chopping leg kick but Reznick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
May swings and misses with a hook to the body.
May checks a leg kick.
Reznick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reznick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
May throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Reznick moves into range and clinches up with May.
May is trying to stall.
May stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May blocks an uppercut.
May is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reznick is keeping busy.
May is trying to stall.
May is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad May.
May motions for Reznick to come forward. May throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reznick thuds his right hand into May's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
May misses with a low kick as Reznick jumps back.
Reznick appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
May swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reznick.
Reznick tries a head kick but it misses.
Reznick is looking to land body kicks.
May throws a low kick but Reznick avoids it.
Reznick throws a jab when May was well out of range.
May connects with a right hand. Reznick shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May throws the kick towards the body but Reznick avoids it.
Reznick darts in and clinches May up against the cage.
May slowing the pace effectively.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reznick misses with a body punch.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick is leaning against May and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
May is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
May tries to stall but Reznick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
May is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Reznick has denied him.
May blocks a body shot from Reznick.
Reznick lands with a left to the head.
May looking to stall.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
May trying to keep a closed guard but Reznick is proving a slippery customer.
May might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reznick haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Reznick trying to stand up but can't free himself from May's guard.
Reznick controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
May working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Reznick dominated that second round.
That's time! Reznick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reznick throws a lazy uppercut
and May counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reznick clinches.
May is stalling here.
May wants to stall.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
May slows down the pace here.
May jumps guard but Reznick stands there with May around his waist. May gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick misses with a hook from the clinch.
May is trying to stall.
May tries to pull guard but Reznick holds him up against the cage and eventually May drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reznick as May tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad May.
May blocks the body kick.
Reznick fails with an attempt to clinch.
May takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reznick scores with a leg kick.
Reznick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
May lands the left hand.
May slips under a jab.
May darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
May lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from May misses.
Reznick scores with a leg kick.
Reznick tries a head kick but it misses.
Reznick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reznick's knee momentarily.
Reznick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reznick misses with a low kick.
May looks like he wants to counter punch here.
May moves out of range of the body kick.
May swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Reznick tenderised May's leg. May is trying to keep his angry face on.
May looks to land a body kick but Reznick moved away.
May throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reznick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reznick throws a sloppy head kick and May moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May keeps Reznick at a distance using the push kick.
May on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
May throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Reznick is looking to counter the offense by May and move into the clinch.
Reznick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reznick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reznick throws a wild body kick that May sees coming a mile off.
May avoids the body shot from Reznick.
Reznick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
May looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
May's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
May sizes up Reznick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reznick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May looks for the body kick but Reznick saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Reznick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reznick throws a sloppy head kick and May moves out of range easily.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reznick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
May shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reznick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reznick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
May dips to his left and cracks Reznick with an uppercut!
May takes a swing at Reznick's ribcage but misses.
May thumps Reznick with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as May checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Brad May just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from May, right into the meat.
May takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Reznick blocks the leg kick.
Reznick scores with a nice right hand.
Reznick misses with an uppercut. May saw that one coming.
May looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
May tries to work over Reznick's front leg with a kick but Reznick checks it.
Reznick has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reznick lands an uppercut.
May is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reznick is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
May just leaning against Reznick, taking a breather.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reznick looking to slow down the pace here.
May looking to stall.
May tries to stall but Reznick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reznick pushes May back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick lands a body punch.
May is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad May.
Reznick lands a glancing blow to the side of May's head.
May checks a low kick from Reznick.
A low kick from Reznick is predictable there
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reznick's knee momentarily.
May misses the jab.
Reznick tries to counter by clinching up but May breaks away and moves out of range.
May with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reznick to score with a decent uppercut.
Reznick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May is stalling here.
Reznick lands with a light punch inside.
May is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
May avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick scores with a shot to the side of May's head.
Reznick lands with a short shot to the head.
Reznick misses with a hook from the clinch.
May stalling in the clinch but Reznick improves position.
Reznick working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Reznick.
May stalling in the clinch.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as May controls the action.
May has Reznick pressed against the cage.
May manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad May.
That kick from Reznick tenderised May's leg. May is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on May. That did some damage!
Reznick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but May checks it well.
May staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reznick.
A lazy left from Reznick finds it's target.
Reznick scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A thudding body kick lands there by May!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from May, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Reznick had his way with Brad May in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
May fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Reznick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reznick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from May. That one must have hurt.
May throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
May fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Reznick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May blocks a jab.
Good work by Reznick as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Reznick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reznick moves away from the strike by May.
Reznick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reznick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick lands a nice leg kick that just misses May's sensitive parts.
Reznick tried to score with a low kick but May checks it.
May throws a hook but Reznick avoids it easily.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reznick.
Reznick moves into range and clinches up with May.
A shot in the inside from Reznick.
May is trying to break free.
May takes a shot to the head.
Reznick has a couple of punches blocked by May.
Still in the clinch, Reznick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brad May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May is trying to stall.
May taking a breather.
Reznick misses with some punches.
May is trying to stall.
May prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Reznick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Reznick - that landed with a thud.
May stalling in the clinch but Reznick improves position.
May misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reznick tries to work over May's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reznick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reznick up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brad May.
Reznick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reznick lands a nice looking kick to the body. May takes a step back to recover.
Trevor Reznick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reznick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May throws a hook but Reznick avoids it easily.
May misses with a low kick.
May misses with a left hand
and May takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reznick looks to land a body kick but May moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reznick.
Reznick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that May can do to turn this around?
Jab from May.
May looks to land a body kick but Reznick moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from May. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reznick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reznick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Reznick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reznick 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Reznick!
Trevor Reznick retains his light heavyweight title!
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