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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid has chosen Johnny Cash - Roughneck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ben Sampson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Reid!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson shoots in looking for a takedown but Reid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sampson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sampson throws a sloppy head kick and Reid moves out of range easily.
Reid scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck for Sampson with that takedown attempt.
Sampson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reid controlling the action here for a moment.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Sampson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reid to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid working Sampson over with knees to the body.
Sampson being controlled against the cage.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sampson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ben Sampson has been cut.
Reid just leaning against Sampson, taking a breather.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Sampson's ribcage.
Reid landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Sampson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson tries to break the clinch but Reid is controlling the position.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid is pushing Sampson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reid has Sampson pressed against the cage.
Sampson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head.
Reid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sampson's efforts to push away.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Sampson's ribcage.
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Sampson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid is pushing Sampson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Reid.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Reid working Sampson over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Reid.
Sampson tries to circle away but Reid has him pinned against the cage.
Sampson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
Reid working Sampson over with knees to the body.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Reid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Sampson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reid clinches up against the cage.
Sampson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sampson is looking for a takedown.
Liam Reid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Sampson can't find room to land a body shot as Reid controls the action.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Reid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sampson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Sampson's ribcage.
Reid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sampson up against the cage.
Reid working Sampson over with knees to the body.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Sampson's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Sampson's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sampson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Reid slows down the pace here.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid landing knees to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sampson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid has Sampson pressed against the cage.
Sampson wants to take the fight to the mat but Reid manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sampson's face.
Reid just leaning against Sampson, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Sampson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reid.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sampson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sampson up against the cage.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Reid.
Sampson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Reid.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid just leaning against Sampson, taking a breather.
Reid lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Sampson being controlled against the cage.
Sampson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sampson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sampson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid effectively controlling the action here.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Sampson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sampson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid stalls.
Sampson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid working Sampson over with knees to the body.
Liam Reid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Sampson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A combination from Sampson does no damage.
Reid connects with a solid leg kick.
Ben Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid clinches up against the cage.
Sampson is working for takedown but Reid is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson tries to pull guard but Reid holds him up against the cage and eventually Sampson drops back down to his feet.
Sampson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
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!
Sampson is trying to break free.
Sampson is trying to pull guard but Reid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Reid!
Liam Reid decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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