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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petey Williams (ranked 6005 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Reagan (ranked 5384 p4p, 488 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing. Petey Williams looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petey Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Reagan! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good work by Reagan as he checks the leg kick. A jab lands there for Williams. Reagan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Reagan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Reagan stands up from half guard. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reagan is defended easily by Williams. Williams stalks Reagan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reagan's face. Reagan staggers backwards, shaken. Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Reagan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Reagan stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reagan is figuring out what he wants to do next. Reagan wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position. Williams is trying to stand up here but Reagan is controlling him well. Reagan working Williams over with strikes. Williams wants to control but Reagan is keeping busy and won't allow it. Reagan sitting and controlling from the half guard. Williams wants to get back to full guard. Williams wants to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Williams is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Reagan sitting and controlling from the half guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Reagan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams gets caught flat footed, as Reagan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Williams seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reagan controls the pace. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Reagan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Let's hope that Reagan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Williams is trying to control the position but Reagan postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reagan.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reagan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Williams throws a head kick that misses. Williams tries to bum rush Reagan with a series of wild strikes but Reagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Reagan closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petey Williams will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Reagan takes one on the button. Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Reagan has managed to clinch.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Reagan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Reagan stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Reagan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Reagan lands a couple of good shots and Williams has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Reagan scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Williams is looking for a way out. Reagan biding his time, controlling Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams wants to get back to his feet. Reagan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Williams doesn't escape. Reagan is continuing to stall. Reagan looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Williams taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nathan Reagan!
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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
RATING
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