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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. Julian Reis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
21 - 20 - 1 |
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180 cm
34
153 lbs
25 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zegan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reis if he has to take too many more of those.
Zegan throws a leg kick which misses Reis's front leg but catches the back leg as Reis tries to avoid it.
Julian Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zegan pinned against the ropes. Zegan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zegan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reis gets a takedown into half guard.
Zegan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reis.
Zegan trying to control from the bottom.
Reis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zegan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reis.
Reis is looking to pass Zegan's guard but actually Zegan recovers to full guard.
Zegan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zegan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Reis throwing strikes but missing.
Zegan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zegan keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Reis passes Zegan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zegan is trying to maintain the position but Reis is very close to passing his half guard.
Reis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zegan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zegan trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zegan sees it coming and defends easily.
Reis tries to pass to full mount but Zegan defends it.
Reis wants to work for an arm triangle but Zegan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reis is pressing down on Zegan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zegan is holding on for now.
Reis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zegan trying to hold on to Reis's head to control him but Reis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis is nestled in close to Zegan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reis is looking for a kimura but Zegan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reis to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Reis there.
Zegan wants to control but Reis is keeping busy.
Reis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Reis seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zegan's head.
Zegan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zegan is trying to get back to full guard.
Zegan is trying to stand back up but Reis is controlling him
Reis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reis works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Reis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis is working for a guillotine from mount but Zegan frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reis looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Reis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zegan swinging wildly here.
Reis dives in and grabs Zegan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zegan pushes down on Reis's head and hops out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zegan, right into the meat.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Zegan catches Reis right on the button with a cross.
Zegan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reis.
Zegan misses with a low kick.
Zegan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zegan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zegan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zegan throws a body kick that misses.
Zegan misses with a low kick.
Reis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maciej Zegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zegan cracks the inside of Reis's front leg.
Zegan throws out a leg kick but Reis moves out of range and Zegan only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan throws a big shot that misses.
Julian Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reis.
Reis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zegan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reis gets tackled into the ropes by Zegan. Zegan maintains the clinch.
Reis wants a takedown.
Zegan scores with a hook to the body.
Zegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis misses with a takedown attempt
and Zegan counters with a stiff right hand.
Zegan gets a clinch.
Reis wants to take the fight to the mat but Zegan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zegan.
Zegan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zegan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zegan tests Reis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Zegan slams his shin into Reis's torso.
Zegan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reis has time to react.
Reis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zegan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zegan can pounce on him.
Reis with a poor takedown
and Zegan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zegan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zegan scores with the left hand. Reis knows he should have avoided that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zegan. Reis shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zegan.
Reis shoots for a takedown but Zegan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Zegan.
Zegan throws a series of strikes that have Reis backpedaling.
Reis is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Zegan! Reis is out on his feet! Zegan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Reis is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Reis is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maciej Zegan!
Maciej Zegan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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