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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 310 p4p, 11 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 717 p4p, 27 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nagasaki's choice of entrance music: Execute Plan: Road To Hades . Santosh Nagasaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki walks into a straight right hand from Reynolds.
Nagasaki dives in and grabs Reynolds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reynolds pushes down on Nagasaki's head and hops out.
Nagasaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reynolds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nagasaki momentarily.
Reynolds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reynolds scores with a nice strike.
Reynolds with a nice cross.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reynolds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagasaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reynolds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds connects with a nice looking jab.
Reynolds lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reynolds scores with a nice head shot.
Reynolds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nagasaki.
A big right from Reynolds misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nagasaki! But no joy.
Reynolds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reynolds lands with a right hand.
Reynolds lands a head shot.
Nagasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reynolds moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been told by Reynolds's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nagasaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reynolds can pounce on him.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Nagasaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nagasaki tries to clinch up.
Nagasaki walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Nagasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds counters with a right hand to the body.
Nagasaki slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Reynolds cracks Nagasaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reynolds throws a shot to the body.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
A little jabbing left from Nagasaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nagasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagasaki.
Reynolds half committed to a counter leg kick.
That kick from Reynolds tenderised Nagasaki's leg. Nagasaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nagasaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
Nagasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds missing with a left hand there. Nagasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Nagasaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reynolds tries to bench press Nagasaki off him but Nagasaki keeps the position.
Reynolds wants to control but Nagasaki postures up.
Reynolds avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nagasaki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasaki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reynolds manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nagasaki's best efforts.
Nagasaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is refusing to be controlled, as Nagasaki sits in half guard.
Nagasaki winds up and cracks Reynolds with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nagasaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki looking to pass the guard.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagasaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Reynolds there.
Nagasaki misses the shot to the body.
Cole Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nagasaki misses with a straight left.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Reynolds misses.
Nagasaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nagasaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reynolds, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
A nice side step and Nagasaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nagasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a hook
and Nagasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki throws a lazy body kick
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nagasaki has his takedown stuffed
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Nagasaki moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagasaki scores with a jab to the body.
Nagasaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
Reynolds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Reynolds misses.
Donk. Nagasaki catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nagasaki throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nagasaki's hands.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Reynolds misses the target.
Nagasaki misses with a body kick.
Reynolds throws a hook but Nagasaki blocks it.
Reynolds listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cole Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Reynolds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Reynolds digs a right hand underneath Nagasaki's ribcage. Nagasaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nagasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagasaki misses with a body punch.
Nagasaki presses Reynolds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reynolds prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nagasaki prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
Nagasaki jumps guard but Reynolds turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cole Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santosh Nagasaki.
Nagasaki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Reynolds sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reynolds tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagasaki is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds won't allow Nagasaki to sweep him here.
Reynolds stands up and waves to Nagasaki to follow him.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagasaki can do to turn this around?
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Reynolds misses with a body punch
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Nagasaki misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds scores with a sloppy right hand. Nagasaki should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Reynolds misses.
Nagasaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nagasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds dominated that second round.
That's time! Reynolds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nagasaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reynolds quickly recovers to half guard.
Nagasaki slips a nice elbow through Reynolds's hands, connecting with Reynolds's forehead.
Reynolds taking some punishment here, with Nagasaki in his half guard.
Reynolds is trying to get back to full guard.
Nagasaki trying to mount his opponent but Reynolds defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nagasaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Nagasaki seems content to control.
Nagasaki is pressing down on Reynolds's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reynolds is holding on for now.
Nagasaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reynolds's head.
Reynolds has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nagasaki is working away from the top position though.
Nagasaki is trying to control. Reynolds wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reynolds avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nagasaki.
Reynolds is looking to control Nagasaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reynolds avoid being mounted?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nagasaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reynolds's head.
Santosh Nagasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nagasaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nagasaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nagasaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reynolds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nagasaki moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagasaki slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Nagasaki throws out a counter right but Reynolds avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reynolds.
Nagasaki misses with a left hand
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds lands an overhand right.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
Nagasaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds blocks a low kick nicely.
Nagasaki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Reynolds!
Reynolds sneaks out the side door and pushes Nagasaki away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Reynolds lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nagasaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reynolds. Reynolds obviously looking to wear him down.
Nagasaki takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Reynolds - just one landing.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagasaki throws out a counter right but Reynolds avoids it with no problem.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reynolds's sensitive parts.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reynolds lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
Reynolds clinches up against the cage.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Nagasaki tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Nagasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Nagasaki.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reynolds, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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