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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 126 p4p, 19 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 76 p4p, 12 weight class). Payne has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Max Payne enters the cage!
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185 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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184 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws out a powerful jab.
Reich thuds his right hand into Payne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reich walks into a left hand.
Reich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Payne throws a one two combo.
Payne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reich momentarily.
Payne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reich takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reich 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.
Payne connects with an inside leg kick.
Payne loads up on a big right hand but Reich slips the punch.
Reich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reich throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a lazy uppercut
and Reich counters with a low kick, right behind Payne 's knee.
A head kick from Reich lands but Payne takes it in his stride.
Reich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Reich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reich's calf.
Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Reich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reich connects with a leg kick. Payne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Payne slips a jab from Reich.
Payne ducks right into an uppercut from Reich.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips a jab from Reich.
Reich lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reich can pounce on him.
Reich lands a nice hook to Payne's body. Payne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reich lands a high kick!
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Reich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Payne.
Reich scores with a kick to the body.
Reich throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Reich lands with an overhand left.
Payne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Payne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reich checks a leg kick.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reich. Reich obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne misses with a wild combination.
Reich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payne misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Payne misses
and Reich counters with a nice kick to the body.
Payne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Reich.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne misses with a hook. Reich ducked under it nicely.
Reich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
Payne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reich.
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!
Reich pushes Payne away with a front kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Payne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Payne does no damage.
Reich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Reich - just one landing.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Reich moves away and avoids it.
Reich moves away from the strike by Payne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Reich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Payne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reich scores with a kick to the body.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payne can do to turn this around?
Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with an outside leg kick.
Reich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reich digs a good hook to Payne's body.
Payne connects with a right hand. Reich shakes it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Reich blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
Reich lands a right hook to the body.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reich. Reich obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne is breathing heavily.
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!
Reich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Reich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Reich misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Payne misses.
Reich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reich is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Payne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reich has got the better of the exchanges.
That kick from Reich tenderised Payne's leg. Payne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Reich counters with a left to the body.
Payne's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Payne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reich.
Payne tries to move into range but Reich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Payne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reich in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Payne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reich throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reich throws a big shot that misses.
Reich misses the jab.
Reich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reich misses with an uppercut.
Reich takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reich tried to score with a low kick but Payne checks it.
Jab from Reich.
Reich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payne throws a lazy head kick
and Reich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Reich misses.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Reich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payne is rocked!
Payne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
Reich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne throws out a counter right but Reich avoids it with no problem.
Reich moves out of range of the leg kick from Payne.
Payne scores with a nice strike.
A clash of legs there as Payne blocks the low kick.
Payne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reich lands a really nice looking cross but Payne seems unphased.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Reich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands a big head kick that sends Payne tumbling to the mat! Reich takes a step backwards and waves Payne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Payne is still on wobbly legs! Can Reich finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Reich - that's a beauty! Payne is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Reich can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jarred Reich!
Jarred Reich is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jarred Reich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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RATING
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