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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Devin Dilbrandt (ranked 6153 p4p, 236 weight class) and Ray Reaper (ranked 6978 p4p, 254 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devin Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Reaper!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt shoots for a double leg takedown but Reaper sprawls well. He's pushed Dilbrandt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dilbrandt dives in and grabs Reaper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reaper pushes down on Dilbrandt's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Reaper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dilbrandt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Dilbrandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dilbrandt shoots in looking for a takedown. Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but Dilbrandt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Reaper looks to land a combination. Dilbrandt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Dilbrandt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reaper throws a right hand that Dilbrandt ducks under and follows up with a left that Dilbrandt also avoids with ease.
Dilbrandt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reaper's waist but Reaper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dilbrandt off to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper leaves Dilbrandt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dilbrandt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reaper but Reaper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ray Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Dilbrandt with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt dodges the punch combination from Reaper.
Dilbrandt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reaper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dilbrandt somewhat.
Dilbrandt goes for a double leg but Reaper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reaper continues to drive forward.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilbrandt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reaper throws a one two combo.
Reaper misses with a wild combination.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Dilbrandt fails with the takedown.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt dives in for a single leg takedown but Reaper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilbrandt shoots in for a takedown but Reaper shows good takedown defense.
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!
Dilbrandt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reaper tries to avoid it but Dilbrandt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reaper to the ground. Reaper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Reaper as Dilbrandt shoots in.
Dilbrandt is breathing heavily.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reaper!
Reaper throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
Dilbrandt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Dilbrandt dives in and grabs Reaper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reaper pushes down on Dilbrandt's head and hops out.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilbrandt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt tries to score with some ground and pound. Reaper controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reaper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
Dilbrandt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ray Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilbrandt slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
Ray Reaper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dilbrandt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reaper as he jumps to the side.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilbrandt has a takedown stuffed.
Dilbrandt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reaper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Reaper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Dilbrandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dilbrandt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reaper explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dilbrandt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reaper pinned against the cage. Reaper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Reaper throws a right hand that Dilbrandt ducks under and follows up with a left that Dilbrandt also avoids with ease.
Dilbrandt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reaper as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Dilbrandt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dilbrandt fails with a takedown attempt.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Reaper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dilbrandt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilbrandt shoots in looking for a takedown. Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but Dilbrandt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper stuffs the takedown attempt from Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt gets slowly back to his feet.
Reaper tries to bum rush Dilbrandt with a series of wild strikes but Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Dilbrandt avoids it well.
Dilbrandt misses with a takedown attempt - Reaper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dilbrandt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reaper defends well and Dilbrandt ends up having to push Reaper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
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!
Dilbrandt fails to land the takedown.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Dilbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reaper misses with the combination.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Dilbrandt avoids it well.
Dilbrandt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reaper but Reaper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dilbrandt fails with a takedown attempt.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilbrandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilbrandt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Reaper misses.
Dilbrandt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reaper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dilbrandt somewhat.
Dilbrandt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Dilbrandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reaper!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Reaper. No joy for Dilbrandt on that attempt.
Dilbrandt shoots in looking for a takedown. Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but Dilbrandt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Reaper. No joy for Dilbrandt on that attempt.
Ray Reaper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Reaper scores with a four punch combination!
Reaper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and clinches up with Reaper, looking for a takedown. Dilbrandt pushes Reaper against the cage but Reaper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dilbrandt pushes Reaper up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilbrandt is trying to drag Reaper to the mat but Reaper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reaper manages to break the clinch.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Dilbrandt dodges the punch combination from Reaper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Reaper tries to bum rush Dilbrandt with a series of wild strikes but Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dilbrandt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reaper as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dilbrandt.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
Dilbrandt shoots in looking for a takedown but Reaper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dilbrandt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Devin Dilbrandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Dilbrandt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Nice defenses there by Reaper.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reaper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reaper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Ray Reaper wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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