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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rei Bourke (ranked 463 p4p, 54 weight class) and Ruben Nevez (ranked 689 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Bourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruben Nevez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Nevez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nevez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nevez lands a right hook to the body.
Bourke throws an overhand right that lands on Nevez's shoulder, as Nevez tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Nevez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bourke looks to land a combination but Nevez avoids it well.
Bourke looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevez is just out of range.
Nevez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourke.
Nevez misses with a hook.
Nevez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourke.
Nevez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nevez lands a glancing blow to the side of Bourke's head.
Bourke scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Ruben Nevez has been cut.
Bourke throws a body punch but Nevez moves out of range.
Nevez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevez.
Nevez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourke throws out a loose jab but Nevez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourke swings for the body but Nevez moves out of range.
Nevez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Bourke misses.
Nevez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nevez slips under a jab from Bourke.
Nevez lands a slapping body shot.
Bourke swings widly with a right hand
and Nevez counters by clinching up.
A short right from Bourke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourke.
Bourke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourke throws a punch but it's blocked by Nevez.
Bourke works on Nevez's body with a couple of short punches.
Nevez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nevez backwards.
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!
Nevez digs a right hand into Bourke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourke's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Nevez.
Bourke looking to stall.
Bourke presses Nevez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nevez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bourke is working Nevez over against the cage.
Nevez misses with the head strike.
Nevez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bourke blocking some punches.
Bourke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourke throws a shot from downtown. Nevez moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bourke.
Nevez misses with a body punch
and Bourke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourke loads up on a big right hand but Nevez slips the punch.
Bourke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bourke throws a hook to the side of Nevez's head but Nevez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nevez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nevez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourke throws a looping overhand right but Nevez ducks down to avoid it.
Nevez misses with the combination.
Nevez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bourke under the eye.
Nevez throws out a powerful jab.
Nevez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourke.
Nevez blocks a jab.
Bourke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nevez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nevez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourke.
Bourke lands the left hand.
Nevez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Bourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourke catches Nevez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevez moves out of range as Bourke strikes.
Nevez tries to counter with a clinch but Bourke shakes him off and moves away.
Nevez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Nevez does it's job there.
Bourke throws a poor cross that misses
and Nevez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourke throws a hook but Nevez avoids it easily.
Bourke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nevez misses with a hook. Bourke ducked under it nicely.
Nevez throws a lazy right hand but Bourke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bourke misses with a lunging right hand
and Nevez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nevez.
Nevez works Bourke's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourke ducks under a wild hook from Nevez.
Bourke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruben Nevez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruben Nevez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bourke slips a straight right by Nevez.
A left lands for Nevez.
Nevez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourke.
Bourke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nevez.
Nevez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourke throws out the jab.
Nevez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourke throws out the jab.
It seemed like Nevez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bourke lands with a straight right. Nevez didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Bourke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nevez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nevez loads up on a big right hand but Bourke slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nevez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourke throws a combination. Nevez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourke. Nevez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rei Bourke is winning the standup battle so far.
Nevez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nevez is rocked!
Nevez leaves his chin hanging out and Bourke seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nevez crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rei Bourke!
Rei Bourke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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