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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Shaun Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Franklyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Franklyn's choice of entrance music: For Those About To Rock. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Franklyn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklyn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Franklyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reeves manages to avoid it.
Reeves lands with a straight right. Franklyn didn't see that one coming.
Franklyn's coach down at Brutal Force Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Franklyn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Franklyn takes one to the side of the head.
Reeves moves out of range of the body kick from Franklyn.
An inside leg kick lands from Franklyn.
Reeves misses with a body shot.
Reeves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reeves rushes Franklyn and presses him up against the ropes.
Reeves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reeves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reeves prevents Franklyn from breaking the clinch.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Franklyn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Reeves finish him?
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Franklyn seems to have recovered his senses.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Franklyn is blocking nicely.
Franklyn managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franklyn backwards.
Franklyn can't break the clinch.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reeves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
Franklyn is trying to force a seperation but Reeves has the dominant position.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Reeves trying to land knees to the body.
Reeves lands with a right to the head.
Reeves misses with a punch to the body.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn is trying to force a seperation but Reeves has the dominant position.
Reeves keeps control of Franklyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franklyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reeves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franklyn backwards.
A short right from Reeves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franklyn missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks with his arms.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves misses with a punch on the inside.
Franklyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Reeves won't allow it.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reeves.
Reeves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reeves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reeves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklyn is defending well for now.
Reeves scores with a shot to the side of Franklyn's head.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklyn avoids it.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Reeves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Reeves.
Reeves lands a shoulder strike.
Reeves keeps control of Franklyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reeves missing with knees to the body.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franklyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaun Reeves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklyn slips a jab from Reeves.
Franklyn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Reeves dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Franklyn misses with a head kick.
Franklyn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reeves throws a big counter combination but Franklyn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reeves closes the distance and pushes Franklyn back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reeves.
Reeves keeps control of Franklyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Reeves swings wildly with an uppercut but Franklyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklyn is trying to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling him.
Reeves working aggressively here.
Reeves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franklyn can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklyn avoids it.
Franklyn blocks a body shot from Reeves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reeves.
Reeves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Franklyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franklyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Reeves won't allow it.
A short left from Reeves.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves crunches a lovely knee into Franklyn's ribcage.
A short right from Reeves.
Reeves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Franklyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklyn avoids it.
Reeves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reeves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shaun Reeves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franklyn tries to stall but Reeves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franklyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franklyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn avoiding damage as Reeves throws knees to the body.
Reeves tries to throw a body punch but Franklyn avoids it by throwing Reeves back against the ropes.
Franklyn blocks a body shot from Reeves.
Reeves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Franklyn's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reeves landing knees to the head.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reeves lands a left hand.
Franklyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn prevents a body shot from Reeves.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
Franklyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Reeves has double underhooks.
Franklyn avoiding damage as Reeves throws knees to the body.
Reeves missing with knees to the body.
Franklyn tries to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling the position.
Franklyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franklyn blocks a body shot from Reeves.
Franklyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn avoiding damage as Reeves throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Franklyn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franklyn is trying to push Reeves away but Reeves has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklyn avoids it.
Reeves lands with a right to the head.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Franklyn is blocking nicely.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves misses with a body punch.
Reeves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Reeves dominated that second 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!
Franklyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Reeves misses.
Reeves scores with a shot to the body.
Reeves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklyn.
Franklyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reeves throws out the jab.
Franklyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reeves.
Franklyn looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Reeves misses with a hook.
Franklyn pushes Reeves away with a front kick.
Reeves throws an off balance right hand
and Franklyn counters with a body kick that stops Reeves in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franklyn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reeves throwing a counter right hand but Franklyn manages to avoid it.
Reeves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franklyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves connects with a body shot.
Franklyn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Franklyn defending well as Reeves loads up on a big left hand.
Franklyn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reeves misses with a hook to the body
and Franklyn counters with a leg kick.
Reeves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reeves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franklyn counters with a body kick that stops Reeves in his tracks momentarily.
Reeves takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Franklyn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Franklyn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Franklyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franklyn.
Franklyn throws a wild body kick that Reeves sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn blocks a jab.
Jab by Reeves.
Reeves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklyn staying out of range there.
Franklyn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reeves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklyn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reeves clinches up with Franklyn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Franklyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks with his arms.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Franklyn controls his hands.
Reeves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklyn's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franklyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franklyn takes a shot to the head.
Franklyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shaun Reeves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reeves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ben Franklyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklyn managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
A short right from Reeves on the inside.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reeves scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklyn.
Reeves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklyn's efforts to push away.
Franklyn managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
Franklyn tries to circle away but Reeves has him pinned against the ropes.
Franklyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Reeves has double underhooks.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reeves lands a knee to the head.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Reeves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reeves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Reeves!
A relieved looking Shaun Reeves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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