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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gee (ranked 3760 p4p, 426 weight class) and Apollo Reid (ranked 4486 p4p, 490 weight class). Reid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Living in America by James Brown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Apollo Reid!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab by Gee.
Reid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reid cracks Gee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reid throws a leg kick but Gee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab lands there for Gee.
Reid pushes Gee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gee.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gee misses with some punches.
Gee swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reid is looking to control Gee's arms but Gee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reid has his back to the ropes.
Reid seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Gee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reid stalling in the clinch but Gee improves position.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gee lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid taking a breather.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gee swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gee lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gee.
Gee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid stalling in the clinch but Gee improves position.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gee lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gee fails to land.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid wants to stall.
Reid tries to stall but Gee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gee lands an uppercut.
Gee tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Gee back against the ropes.
Reid trying to stall but Gee improves his position.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid clinches up against the ropes.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Gee.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gee lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Reid tries to break free but Gee pushes him back against the ropes.
Reid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gee lands with a light punch inside.
Reid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Gee on the inside.
Reid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gee.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee lands a right hand.
Gee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reid has Gee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gee lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee digs a right hand underneath Reid's ribcage. Reid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Gee.
Gee lands a left hand.
Gee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gee lands an uppercut.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee blocks the elbow strike.
Gee pushes Reid back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Gee on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gee dominated that round.
That's time! Gee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gee clinches with his opponent.
Gee swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gee lands a left hand.
Gee lands a nice shot to the body.
Dan Gee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Gee.
A short left from Gee.
Gee blocks the elbow strike.
Gee digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gee.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gee is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Gee.
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!
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
Reid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Gee.
Gee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gee digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Gee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gee scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Gee digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
Gee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gee is working Reid over against the ropes.
A short right from Gee.
Gee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gee.
Gee cracks Reid with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gee pushes Reid back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Gee.
Good body shot from Gee.
Gee scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Gee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reid trying to control the position but instead, Gee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reid into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Gee.
Gee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reid stalling in the clinch but Gee improves position.
Gee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reid can do to turn this around?
A short right from Gee.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gee.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gee prevents a body shot from Reid.
Gee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gee scores with a shoulder strike.
Gee lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Gee.
Reid is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Gee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reid is still on wobbly legs! Can Gee finish him?
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gee.
Still in the clinch, Gee scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gee.
Gee lands with a right to the head.
Reid working aggressively here.
Gee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gee.
Gee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reid is trying to maintain a safe position but Gee gets an underhook and turns Reid into the ropes.
Gee lands with a right to the head.
Gee lands with a short shot to the head.
Gee scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
Gee scores with a hook to the body.
Gee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Gee cracks Reid with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gee has Reid up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reid seems to have recovered his senses.
Gee lands a body punch.
Gee lands with a light punch inside.
Reid tries a body shot but Gee blocks it.
Gee lands a body punch.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gee pushes Reid back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Gee on the inside.
Gee lands a body punch.
Gee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Gee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gee.
Gee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gee scores with a shoulder strike.
Gee pushes Reid back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gee lands an uppercut.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gee scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gee lands a right hand.
Gee lands a shoulder strike.
Reid looking to stall.
Gee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gee gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
A short right from Gee.
Gee lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Gee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gee throws a big uppercut that drops Reid! More strikes from Gee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Reid lies dazed against the ropes as Gee celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gee!
Dan Gee is the new middleweight champion!
Apollo Reid spoke after the fight, saying 'Good luck.'.
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