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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rich Like Me. 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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202 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
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195 lbs
30 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes lands with a slapping head kick.
Reyes lands a jab.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reach missing with a left hand there. Reyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Reach catches Reyes right on the button with a cross.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Reach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reach throws a counter combo.
Reyes misses with a hook
and Reach makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reyes really felt that one!
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reach tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reach's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reach's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes landing knees to the head.
Reach is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Reach has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Reach.
Reach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes lands with a straight right. Reach didn't see that one coming.
Reach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes digs a good hook to Reach's body.
A shot to the body from Reach misses
and Reyes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reach is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reach lands an overhand right.
Reach seems to have recovered his senses.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reach.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reachs head.
Reyes lands with a light punch inside.
Reach misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Reyes.
Reyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Reach back against the cage.
Reach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Reyes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short uppercut from Reyes.
Reach misses with a knee to the head.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Reach.
Reach wants to break free but Reyes has control.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Reach lands a shot to the body.
Reach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reach wants to break free but Reyes has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
A right hand to the body from Reyes.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Reach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reach is keeping busy.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Reyes - that landed with a thud.
Reach can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
Reyes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reyes lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ada Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Reach's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reach looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Reach throws a body shot but no joy.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Reyes throws a jab when Reach was well out of range.
Reyes with a nice cross.
Reach defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
Reyes throws a hook but Reach blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reach lands with an overhand left.
Reyes staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Reach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Reach.
Reyes misses with a hook. Reach ducked under it nicely.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes's corner calls for a 1-2. Reyes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reyes tries to clinch but Reach moves out of range.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Reach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Reach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reach momentarily.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes has Reach up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reach can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reach.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes working aggressively here.
Reyes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reach tries to circle away but Reyes has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
Reach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach blocking some punches.
Reyes lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Reach blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reach lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Reach.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reach blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Reach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach lands a nice uppercut.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reach.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Reach improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reach.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reach misses with a punch to the body.
Reach lands a right hand.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
Reach lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.
Reyes tries to work over Reach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
Reyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Ada Reyes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reach was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a jab to the body
and Reach counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach throws out a counter right but Reyes avoids it with no problem.
Reach drops Reyes with a beautiful combination! Reyes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reach is looking for the KO!
Reyes is rocked!
Reyes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Reyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach walks into a jab.
Reyes seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick by Reyes misses
and Reach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reach tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach avoids the body shot from Reyes.
It seemed like Reach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reach blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ada Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reyes.
Reach blocks a head kick by Reyes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reyes.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Reyes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reach.
Reyes looks to land a body kick but Reach moved away.
Reach follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Reach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach scores with a nice body kick.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Reach is just out of range.
Reyes throws the kick towards the body but Reach avoids it.
Reach misses with a body kick.
Reach walks into a stiff left hand from Reyes.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Reach is just out of range.
Reyes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reach on the side of the head.
Reyes moves in looking to clinch but Reach pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a right hand. Reach shakes it off.
Reach lands with an overhand left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reach!
Reyes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reyes rushes Reach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Reach.
Reach working aggressively here.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Reach.
Come on Reyes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reach scores with a shoulder strike.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach misses with some punches.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Reach lands with a left to the head.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Johnny Reach just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Reach follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ada Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reach throws the kick towards the body but Reyes avoids it.
Nice body punch from Reyes.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reach lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach blocks a jab.
Reach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reach ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reach is looking for the big counter here.
Reyes throws a hook but Reach blocks it.
Reach lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reach! But no joy.
Reach avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Reach avoids it well.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Reach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.
Reyes throws a hook but Reach avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes scores with a jab. Reach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Reyes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice cross by Reach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reach goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reyes throws a hook but Reach blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes rushes Reach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reyes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reach backwards.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reach.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Reach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reach lands a body punch.
Reach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reach breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Reach.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reach thinks about the counter body kick.
Reach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reach throws a body kick that misses.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reach.
Reyes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Reach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ada Reyes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reach staying out of range there.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reach was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
A little jabbing left from Reach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reyes moves out of range as Reach throws a body kick.
A big left from Reach misses.
Reyes moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Reach blocks it.
Reyes trying to stall but Reach improves his position.
Reach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach lands a left hand.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reach avoids it.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Reach.
Reyes is struggling to control the position.
Reach working aggressively here.
Reach tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reach working aggressively here.
Reach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
Johnny Reach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ada Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Reach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes throws a body punch but Reach moves out of range.
Reyes throws a body punch but Reach moves out of range.
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach is trying to break the clinch but Reyes is controlling him.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reach has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Reach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reach tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Reach back against the cage.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach presses Reyes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Reach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes crunches a lovely knee into Reach's ribcage.
Reach is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach blocks an uppercut.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reyes.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
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 Ada Reyes.
Well Reyes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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