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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laverne Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Dur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtek Dur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Laverne Reynolds's chin.
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laverne Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wojtek Dur!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dur avoids it really well and circles away.
Dur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dur throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Dur tries to score with a low kick but Reynolds moves his leg out of the way.
Dur gets tackled into the cage by Reynolds. Reynolds maintains the clinch.
Dur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Reynolds's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dur tries to land a leg kick but Reynolds saw it coming and moves away.
Reynolds feinted with a counter takedown.
Reynolds clinches with his opponent.
Reynolds lands an elbow just above Dur 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Dur.
Reynolds blocks the body kick.
Reynolds clinches up against the cage.
Reynolds decides to pull guard.
Dur stands up from Reynolds's guard - Dur perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds drives through and clinches with Dur against the cage.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Dur won't want to take too many of those.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but Dur forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reynolds just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dur breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dur connects with a solid leg kick.
Dur tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dur misses with a kick to the body.
Dur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
Dur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reynolds is able to avoid easily.
Reynolds looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dur throws a push kick but Reynolds slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dur tries to land a front kick but Reynolds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reynolds appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick from Dur.
It appears Reynolds was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dur is looking to land body kicks.
Dur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reynolds pushes Dur up against the cage in a clinch.
Dur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reynolds counters with a big head kick but Dur shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dur misses with a low kick as Reynolds jumps back.
Dur throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Dur throws a leg kick
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wojtek Dur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dur thows a leg kick but Reynolds checks it
and Reynolds counters by clinching up.
Reynolds is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but Dur won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laverne Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reynolds taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reynolds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dur is trying to pull guard but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Dur gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dur is looking to land body kicks.
Dur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Laverne Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dur quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dur is trying to control but can't.
It looks like Reynolds is going to stand back up.
Reynolds trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Reynolds tries to stand and escape but Dur actually recovers to full guard.
Dur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reynolds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reynolds defends it easily.
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 Laverne Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laverne Reynolds's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dur shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reynolds is trying to defend but Dur finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dur looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dur gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds tries to clinch there but Dur circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Reynolds blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dur's face.
Reynolds controlling the action here for a moment.
Dur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reynolds lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wojtek Dur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dur throws a sloppy head kick
and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dur misses with a knee to the head.
Dur lands a good knee to the midsection. Reynolds won't want to take too many of those.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laverne Reynolds has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dur tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to stall but Dur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reynolds lands with a right to the head.
Dur breaks the clinch.
Dur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reynolds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reynolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dur keeps working.
Dur is looking for a sweep.
Reynolds landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Dur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reynolds in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Laverne Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dur is trying to control Reynolds's posture but Reynolds avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dur is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dur can't do much from the bottom here.
Dur is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Reynolds stalls from top position.
Reynolds knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dur on the ground.
Dur tries to bench press Reynolds off him but Reynolds keeps the position.
Reynolds trying to control the action but Dur is working from the bottom.
Dur is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reynolds cracks Dur with a big elbow.
Dur being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Dur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reynolds wants to stand but Dur has his arm trapped.
Dur manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reynolds's best efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reynolds with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Laverne Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laverne Reynolds's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Dur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reynolds drives through and clinches with Dur against the cage.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds takes the fight into the clinch.
Dur tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Reynolds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dur smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dur throws a head kick that misses.
Dur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dur throws a head kick that misses
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Dur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laverne Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds shoots in looking for a takedown but Dur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reynolds's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reynolds looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reynolds is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like Reynolds is going to stand back up.
Reynolds wants to pass the guard but Dur is defending well.
Reynolds tries to stand and escape but Dur is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dur slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dur is looking for a triangle but Reynolds pushes his legs off easily.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
Reynolds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dur has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reynolds has managed to get both his arms back between Dur's legs - danger averted.
Dur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds stands up from Dur's guard - Reynolds perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dur 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 Reynolds has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reynolds and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dur keeps Reynolds at a distance using the push kick.
Dur throws a push kick but Reynolds slaps the foot to one side.
Reynolds moves out of range as Dur throws a body kick.
Reynolds is looking for a counter combo.
Reynolds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laverne Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Dur throws a lazy head kick
and Reynolds counters with a one-two to the body.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dur as he jumps to the side.
Laverne Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dur. That's going to slow Reynolds down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dur 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 Reynolds has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reynolds and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reynolds throws a quick counter head kick but Dur was just out of range.
Dur throws the kick towards the body but Reynolds avoids it.
Dur tries to keep at a distance but Reynolds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dur takes an elbow to the temple.
Dur wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dur wants to break free but Reynolds has control.
Dur has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds gets control of Dur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reynolds will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wojtek Dur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds wants to stand but Dur is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Laverne Reynolds.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reynolds, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laverne Reynolds!
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