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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 181 p4p, 27 weight class) and Maxwell House (ranked 427 p4p, 59 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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188 cm
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185 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
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178 cm
29
180 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell House! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reich throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it. Reich lands a nice shot that snaps House's head back.
Reich instigates a clinch. Reich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from House. House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich lands a right hand. A head punch on the inside from Reich fails to land. House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Reich ducks under a wild hook from House. An attempted straight right counter from Reich misses the target. Reich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. House misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a stiff right hand. House wants to land a leg kick but Reich is out of range. Reich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Reich rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reich lands with a short shot to the head. Reich prevents House from breaking the clinch. A short left from Reich. House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Reich. Reich throws a head punch that misses. Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
House lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Reich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Reich throws a half hearted mid kick. An inside leg kick from House misses. Reich slips under a jab. House misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. House throws an off balance right hand
and Reich counters with an inside leg kick. Reich moves into the clinch. Reich tries a body shot but House blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Reich.
Reich misses with a body punch.
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! House lands with a right to the head. A head punch on the inside from House fails to land. Reich lands a right hand. House prevents a body shot from Reich. House blocks an uppercut.
Reich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from House.
House manages to break the clinch.
House takes a swing at Reich's ribcage but misses. House throws an off balance right hand
and Reich counters with a thumping low kick. Reich throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. House misses with a hook. Reich ducked under it nicely. Reich avoids a low kick by using good footwork. An attempted straight right counter from Reich misses the target. Reich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Reich lands with a right hand. House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reich. House is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Reich works House's body with a nice hook. House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Crunch! Reich slams his shin into House's torso. House throws the kick towards the body but Reich avoids it. Reich lands a head kick. House smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reich misses the shot to the body. Reich scoring well with a low kick there.
Reich throws a body shot but no joy. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Reich lands with a hook. House tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Reich wants to slow House down by chopping away at his legs. House feints and then cracks Reich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reich down. Reich blocks a low kick nicely. House fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reich is out of range. House moves out of range of the strikes. Reich clinches up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Reich dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
House throws a right hand that misses
and Reich counters with an outside leg kick.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Reich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Reich blocks a jab. Reich appears to be looking for a big counter. Reich throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it. House thows a left - swing and a miss! House thows a body kick. Reich tries to catch it but that hurt him. House keeps the fight on the outside. Ouch! a nice leg kick from House, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reich slips under a jab from House. Reich throws a right and a left that both miss. Reich slips a straight right by House.
That's one minute gone in the round. House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reich counters with a crisp one two that drops House! Reich thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves House to his feet! House is in big trouble!
House is rocked! House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reich can pounce on him.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Reich finish him? Reich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. House misses with a right hand and Reich counters with a left to the body. House walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Reich fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops House to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! House looks to clinch but Reich throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! House taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jarred Reich! A victorious Jarred Reich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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