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Event:
HFC 279 Derksen vs Malone
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Reyes lands a nice hook to Hardwood's body. Hardwood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardwood lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardwood misses the target.
Hardwood throws a combination. Reyes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardwood.
Reyes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Hardwood misses.
Lance Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwood jabs at Reyes's body.
Hardwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Hardwood misses with a two punch combination.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Hardwood.
Hardwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Hardwood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reyes to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Reyes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardwood.#CUT2#
It looks like Lance Hardwood has been cut.
Reyes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Hardwood misses its target.
Hardwood throws a shot to the body.
Hardwood misses with an uppercut.
Hardwood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
Hardwood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardwood lands with a shot to the body.
Hardwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Hardwood lands but Reyes takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood lands with a right hand.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Hardwood.
Reyes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reyes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T2#
Hardwood throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Reyes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reyes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardwood.
Hardwood misses with an uppercut
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Hardwood tries to bum rush Reyes with a series of wild strikes but Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reyes feints a counter leg kick.
Hardwood checks a leg kick.
Hardwood connects with a right hand. Reyes shakes it off.
Hardwood connects with a nice looking jab.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Hardwood moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Reyes throws a body punch but Hardwood moves out of range.
A big right from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardwood is just out of range.
Hardwood misses with a two punch combination.
Hardwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes lands with a hook. Hardwood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
Reyes scores with a push kick.
Nice cross by Hardwood.
No joy there for Hardwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardwood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardwood is just out of range.
Hardwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardwood lands a head shot.
Hardwood misses with a left hand
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reyes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardwood.
Hardwood looks to land a combination but Reyes avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardwood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Hardwood.
#T4#
Reyes avoids the body shot from Hardwood.
Hardwood lands a jab to the head.
Hardwood stuns Reyes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardwood throws an off balance right hand
and Reyes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardwood misses with a combination
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardwood slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Hardwood lunges at Reyes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reyes's hand.
Hardwood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardwood scores with a jab to the head.
Reyes defending well as Hardwood loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body.
Hardwood is looking for a counter combo.
Reyes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardwood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardwood misses with a body punch
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Hardwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Hardwood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hardwood moves out of range as Reyes throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardwood misses the target.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardwood throws out the jab.
Hardwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardwood.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lance Hardwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardwood misses with a hook. Reyes ducked under it nicely.
Hardwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes throws a looping overhand right but Hardwood ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Hardwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardwood throws a low kick, looking for Reyes's leg but Reyes calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Reyes misses.
No joy there for Hardwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T1#
Reyes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardwood.
Reyes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Reyes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reyes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hardwood misses with the combination.
Reyes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardwood can pounce on him.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardwood.
Good shot there by Reyes.
Hardwood throws a hook to the side of Reyes's head but Reyes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardwood has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hardwood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lance Hardwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
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!
Hardwood throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC2#
Hardwood is rocked!#T2#
Reyes lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Hardwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes is stalking Hardwood. Hardwood circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Reyes, and it's lights out! Hardwood really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Reyes!
An out of breath Jamie Reyes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
HFC 271 Break The Code
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Dickens looks to clinch
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickens.
Dickens has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dickens swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Dickens looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
As Dickens backs away, Reyes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL2#
Dickens has managed to clinch.
Reyes is looking to control Dickens's arms but Dickens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reyes.
A bit of stalling here from Reyes.
Dickens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Dickens.
Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Dickens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Reyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dickens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Dickens forces Reyes back against the cage and clinches.
Dickens scores with a hook to the body.
Dickens lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T1#
Reyes scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Reyes breaks from the clinch.
Dickens throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Dickens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a push kick but Dickens slaps the foot to one side.
Dickens takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dickens lands with a nice body punch. #CL2#
Dickens closes the distance and clinches.
Dickens can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dickens.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes can't break the clinch.
Dickens landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Dickens to work.
Dickens looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dickens lands a nice elbow.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Dickens.
Reyes scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dickens throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dickens.
Dickens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dickens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Dickens blocks with his arms.
Dickens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Our sources have told us that Reyes has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dickens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Dickens blocks it.
#T3#
Dickens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Dickens.
Dickens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reyes can't break the clinch.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Dickens. #BC#
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Reyes lands a high kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Reyes misses the target.
Dickens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reyes rather than just go for the knockout.
Reyes moves out of range as Dickens throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Dickens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Dickens.
Reyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dickens.
Dickens gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.#T4##CL2#
Dickens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickens tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickens managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
A nice left hand lands by Dickens.
Dickens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
Dickens blocks an uppercut.
Reyes lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Reyes breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Dickens. Beautiful body shot.
Dickens lands with a nice body punch.
Dickens misses with a jab to the body
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickens takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dickens dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Dickens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dickens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reyes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Dickens rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Reyes with a jab.
Dickens slips a straight right by Reyes.
Dickens throws a sloppy body shot
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Richard Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Dickens.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Dickens misses.
Dickens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickens misses with a body shot
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Dickens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickens wants to counter the offense by Reyes and move into the clinch position.
Dickens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reyes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dickens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickens misses with an uppercut. Reyes saw that one coming.
Dickens scores with a body shot.
Dickens misses with a double jab
and Reyes counters with a left to the body. #T2#
Dickens throws the left hand but Reyes avoids the punch easily.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Reyes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dickens.
Dickens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reyes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Dickens.
It looked like Reyes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richard Dickens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickens throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Dickens throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reyes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reyes throws a leg kick that misses.
Dickens lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reyes will feel that in the morning.
Dickens tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Reyes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T3#
Reyes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dickens eats them both and turns towards Reyes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickens looks to land a combination but Reyes avoids it well.
Dickens misses with a body shot.
Dickens cracks a nice hook into Reyes's ribs.
Dickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Reyes instigates a clinch.
Dickens missing with knees to the body.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
Dickens lands an elbow inside.
Dickens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickens controls his hands.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Reyes trying to stall but Dickens improves his position.
Reyes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickens's elbow.
Dickens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Dickens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes trying to control the position but instead, Dickens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reyes into the cage.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dickens is keeping busy.
Dickens throws an elbow that misses.
Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dickens stalling in the clinch but Reyes improves position.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dickens is keeping busy.
Dickens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes looking to stall.
Dickens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Dickens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Reyes as he connects with a hook.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Dickens moved out of range nicely.
Dickens lands a nice hook to Reyes's body. Reyes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickens lands the left hand.
Dickens misses with a combination
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickens throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Dickens saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dickens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reyes throws a right hand that misses
#CL2#
and Dickens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dickens works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Dickens lands an elbow just above Reyes 's eye.
Dickens cracks Reyes with a nice body shot.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes tries to break free but Dickens pushes him back against the cage.
Dickens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Dickens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes takes an elbow to the temple.
Dickens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Dickens.
Dickens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Dickens clinches.
Dickens pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes. #T2#
Dickens lands a nice elbow.
Reyes working aggressively here.
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!
Dickens can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Dickens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Dickens.
Nice body punch from Dickens - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dickens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reyes up against the cage.
Dickens lands a nice shot to the body.
Dickens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reyes or not.
Dickens lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dickens.
Dickens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dickens trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dickens.
Jamie Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Reyes wants to stall.
Dickens lands a shot to the body.
Dickens lands a damaging elbow.
Dickens scores a nice knee to the body.
Dickens scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Richard Dickens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Dickens - that landed with a thud.
Dickens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dickens misses with a punch to the body.
Dickens lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Dickens.
Dickens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dickens effectively controlling the action here.
Dickens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Dickens.
Dickens pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4#
Dickens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Dickens digs a right hand into Reyes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reyes's gas tank.
Dickens stalling the fight.
Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Dickens creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
Dickens lands an elbow inside.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickens avoids the damage to the body.
Dickens is leaning against Reyes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dickens can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Dickens lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Dickens tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Dickens back against the cage.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dickens has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Dickens to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dickens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dickens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richard Dickens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dickens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dickens avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Dickens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dickens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Dickens!
Our winner, Richard Dickens, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
HFC 264 Feel Good
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Reyes avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Reyes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reyes scores with a nice right hand.
Petrycki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Reyes wants to counter with a clinch but Petrycki pushes him away.
Petrycki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Petrycki.
Petrycki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrycki tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrycki counters with an inside leg kick.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Petrycki counters with a straight right hand.
Petrycki takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reyes.
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!#CL2#
Reyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Reyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrycki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.#T1#
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrycki avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes just leaning against Petrycki, taking a breather.
Reyes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrycki can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes is trying to push Petrycki away but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrycki tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrycki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reyess head.
Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrycki backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Petrycki takes a shot to the head.
Reyes is trying to push Petrycki away but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrycki lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Petrycki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reyes.
Petrycki can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrycki is keeping busy.
Reyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petrycki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reyes can turn it around.
Petrycki lands with a right to the head.
Reyes wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrycki won't allow it.
Petrycki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Petrycki manages to break the clinch.
Petrycki misses with a looping left.
Petrycki fakes the leg kick and cracks Reyes in the body.
Petrycki lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Petrycki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Petrycki throws a hook but Reyes avoids it easily.
Petrycki is looking to wear down Reyes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrycki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Petrycki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reyes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T3#
Reyes lands the left hand.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrycki takes one to the chin there.
Petrycki throws a nice head kick!
Reyes slips a straight right by Petrycki.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Petrycki closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrycki obliges.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Petrycki is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrycki is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Petrycki clobbers Reyes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T4#
Petrycki moves out of range of the body kick from Reyes.
Petrycki lands a jab to Reyes's midsection.
Petrycki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
Reyes throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Reyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Petrycki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrycki 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.
Reyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrycki throwing a counter right hand but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
Petrycki scores with a push kick.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrycki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrycki.
Reyes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrycki misses with a hook.#CL#
Petrycki clinches up with Reyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrycki keeps control of Reyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Reyes takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrycki's head.
Reyes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrycki throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Petrycki only half commits.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes blocks the body kick.
Petrycki lands an overhand right.
Reyes slips under a jab from Petrycki.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrycki connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrycki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrycki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Petrycki throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Reyes misses.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
Petrycki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
#T2#
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Petrycki scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrycki at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrycki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reyes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
It appears Petrycki was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reyes scores with a jab. Petrycki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrycki's head.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Reyes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T3#
Petrycki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reyes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Petrycki misses with the combination.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot.
Petrycki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reyes.
Reyes throws out a leg kick but Petrycki moves out of range and Reyes only half commits.
Petrycki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reyes connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrycki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrycki momentarily.
Reyes is looking to chop away at Petrycki's legs.
Petrycki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T4#
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrycki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrycki tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Petrycki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reyes.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Petrycki slips the punch.
Reyes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrycki. That snapped Reyes's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
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!
#R3#
Petrycki takes one to the side of the head.
#CL2#
Reyes moves into range and clinches up with Petrycki.
Petrycki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrycki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrycki pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Petrycki.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrycki avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes trying to stall but Petrycki improves his position.
Petrycki avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Petrycki is controlling him.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
The referee calls for Petrycki to work.
Petrycki lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reyes up against the cage.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrycki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrycki.
Petrycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Petrycki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Petrycki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand. #T2#
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes throws a counter combo.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrycki moves away.
Petrycki throws a body shot but no joy.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrycki circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrycki lands with a kick to the temple. Reyes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrycki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reyes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrycki walks into a left hand.
Jamie Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##CL#
Petrycki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrycki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrycki has double underhooks.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes is working Petrycki over against the cage.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogdan Petrycki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Petrycki.
Reyes tries to circle away but Petrycki has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes has Petrycki pressed against the cage.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Petrycki.
Reyes throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Petrycki blocks with his arms.
Petrycki tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Reyes lands a right hand.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrycki blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrycki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrycki lands a body punch.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but Petrycki avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.
Petrycki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with some punches.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrycki.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
A short left from Petrycki.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reyes blocking some punches.
#BC#
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Reyes misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bogdan Petrycki.
Well Petrycki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Event:
HFC 260 Knuckle Up
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Sata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sata loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Reyes stuffs the takedown attempt from Sata. Sata gets slowly back to his feet.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Sata shoots in.
Sata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Sata should have avoided that one.
Reyes takes a swing at Sata's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Reyes responds with a good body kick, but Sata manages to step out the way in time.
Sata swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with an inside leg kick.
Reyes throws a hook but Sata blocks it.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Reyes lands a jab to Sata's midsection.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sata throws out the jab.
It seemed like Reyes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and Sata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata blocks a low kick nicely.
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Sata has closed the distance and engaged Reyes in a clinch.
Reyes pushes Sata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Sata to work.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Sata is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata tries to pull guard but Reyes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata missing with knees to the body.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands.
Sata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sata is stalling here.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Sata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reyes stops a takedown attempt from Sata.
Sata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes is trying to stall.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sata is defending well for now.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3#
Sata goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reyes prevents it.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sata avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Sata is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reyes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sata swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Sata.
Sata misses with a body punch.
Reyes tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reyes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sata lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sata stalls.
Reyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sata seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reyes can turn it around.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Sata.
#T4#
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes tries to circle away but Sata has him pinned against the cage.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes controlling the action here for a moment.
Reyes blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Sata fails to pull guard.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata blocking some punches.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Sata.
Sata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sata walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Sata's front leg but catches the back leg as Sata tries to avoid it.
Jamie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Reyes works Sata's body with a nice hook.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
A countering left hand to the body from Reyes misses.
Reyes thuds his shin into the meat of Sata's side.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Reyes cracks a nice hook into Sata's ribs.
Sata throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes misses with a straight left.
Sata is looking for a counter combo.
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sata throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Sata looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range. #T1#
Reyes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Sata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sata tried to counter with a leg kick but Reyes avoided it.
Reyes with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sata appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good work by Sata as he checks the leg kick.
Sata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
Sata throwing a counter right hand but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes slips under a jab.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
Sata tries to counter by clinching up but Reyes breaks away and moves out of range.
Sata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes tries to work over Sata's front leg with a kick but Sata checks it.
Sata tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Sata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Sata swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.#T2#
Sata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sata moves out of range of the body kick.
Sata lands with a good body shot.
Sata scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.#TD#
Sata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB2#
Reyes looking for a guillotine here but Sata defends easily.
Sata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a triangle but Sata pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Sata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Reyes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Sata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Sata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sata is looking to clinch.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sata lands a lovely overhand right.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
Sata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sata fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Sata does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata backing away here, and Reyes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Reyes clinches up with Sata and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sata.
Sata throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes. #T1#
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sata avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Sata can't get the takedown.
Sata tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Sata manages to break the clinch.
Sata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reyes defends well and Sata ends up having to push Reyes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes catches Sata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sata is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Sata closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Sata pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Sata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Sata's shoulder, as Sata tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Reyes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reyes's head.#SUB2#
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Sata trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom. #T3#
Sata stops Reyes from standing up. #SUB2#
Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Sata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Sata isn't so interested in that idea. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sata won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Sata stands up over Reyes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
An out of breath Jamie Reyes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
HFC 256 Chaos Entity
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Kahne looks to land a right hand but Reyes moved out of range.
Kahne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reyes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A good leg kick by Reyes.
Reyes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kahne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Reyes throws a low kick but Kahne avoids it.
Kahne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reyes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kahne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahne slips under a jab.
Kahne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Reyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kahne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kahne slips under a jab from Reyes.
Reyes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kahne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jamie Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Reyes looks for the body kick but Kahne saw that one coming.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahne was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kahne misses with a few strikes there.
Reyes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahne's sensitive parts.
Kahne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kahne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reyes scrambles back to his feet.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Kahne avoids them all with ease.
Kahne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reyes counters with a three punch combo that has Kahne backing up. Kahne nods at Reyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Kahne tries to counter with a takedown but Reyes is quick to defend against it.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kahne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kahne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Reyes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kahne rather than just go for the knockout.
Reyes wants to land a leg kick but Kahne is out of range.
Kahne closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Kahne pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reyes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reyes misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reyes.
Kahne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good work by Kahne as he checks the leg kick.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Kahne slips the punch.
Kahne throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
Reyes thuds a left hand into Kahne's body.#T3#
Reyes takes a swing at Kahne's ribcage but misses.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Reyes tries to clinch but Kahne is having none of it.
Reyes misses with a looping right.
Kahne throws out a loose jab but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahne lands the left hand.
Kahne sizes up Reyes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reyes lands a jab to Kahne's midsection.
The crowd cheers as Reyes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kahne doesn't seem phased though.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kahne looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Reyes there.
A slow jab from Kahne misses its intended target.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Kahne tries to counter with a takedown but Reyes is quick to defend against it.
Kahne misses the jab.
Reyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kahne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes tries to score with a low kick but Kahne moves his leg out of the way.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahne.
Reyes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kahne throws a jab but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Kahne.
Jab from Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kahne shoots in looking for a takedown but Reyes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kahne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Kahne misses.
Nice shot by Reyes.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Kahne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kahne, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
Reyes has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Kahne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahne defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
Kahne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Kahne misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Kahne with that takedown attempt.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahne is just out of range.
Reyes lands a nice shot that snaps Kahne's head back.
Reyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahne.
Reyes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kahne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kahne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kahne throws a hook but Reyes blocks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kahne might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Reyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahne. That did some damage!
Kahne walks into a left hand.
Reyes throws a leg kick but Kahne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kahne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T2#
Reyes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahne missing with a left hand there. Reyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes is looking to slow Kahne down with leg kicks.
Kahne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reyes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kahne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kahne feinted with a counter takedown.
Kahne slips a straight right by Reyes.
Reyes tests Kahne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reyes.
Reyes scores with a head kick.
#T3#
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Kahne tries to counter with a takedown but Reyes is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Kahne gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes is not content to let Kahne control the position.
Reyes is trying to get back to half guard.
Reyes is trying to escape the position but Kahne is controlling the position.
Reyes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kahne's best efforts.#T4#
Kahne throwing shots but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Kahne throwing shots but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Reyes wants to control but Kahne is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Reyes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kahne pulls his head out easily.
Kahne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reyes wants to improve his position but Kahne is controlling well.
Reyes trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Reyes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reyes wants to improve his position but Kahne is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
#R3#
Reyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes moves out of range as Kahne strikes.
A slow jab from Kahne misses its intended target.
Reyes misses the body punch #TD#
and Kahne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reyes wants to improve his position but Kahne is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes keeps trying to improve his position.
Kahne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Reyes manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Reyes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kahne is aware though and is defending well.
Kahne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kahne advances position into side control!#SUB#
Kahne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kahne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Reyes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kahne cracks Reyes with a big right hand but Reyes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reyes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kahne off and has taken his back!
Kahne can't escape the position.
#T2#
Reyes throwing sloppy strikes. #SUB2#
Kahne preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Reyes.
Kahne is really stuck here.
Kahne manages to reverse the position and now he's in Reyes's guard. Nice work there by Kahne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T3#
Kahne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Reyes working for a triangle but Kahne defends it easily.
Reyes being controlled here, momentarily.
Reyes is trying to control the position but Kahne postures up.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kahne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reyes keeping full guard, as Kahne tries to pass.
Kahne trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Reyes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kahne has passed into half guard!
Reyes trying to hold on to Kahne's head to control him but Kahne postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kahne clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahne manages to avoid it.
Kahne avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes slips a jab from Kahne.
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kahne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kahne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kahne ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Kahne misses with a hook
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kahne shoots in for a double leg but Reyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reyes defending well as Kahne loads up on a big left hand.
Reyes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#TD#
Kahne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T1#
Reyes is trying to get back to full guard.
Reyes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kahne lands strikes from half guard.
Kahne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kahne is thwarting Reyes's attempts to control the position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kahne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reyes is trying to get back to full guard.
Kahne working over Reyes with some ground and pound. Reyes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kahne prevents Reyes from standing back up.
Kahne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reyes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kahne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Reyes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kahne manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Reyes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kahne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reyes has Kahne in his guard.#REVR#
Kahne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
Kahne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kahne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kahne stays in close to Reyes's body and controls the position. #T4#
Kahne's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB2#
Reyes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kahne is aware though and is defending well.
Reyes controls Kahne momentarily but Kahne frees himself.
Kahne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahne pushing down on Reyes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kahne is taking a breather. Reyes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ken Kahne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kahne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Kahne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jamie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes staying out of range there.
Kahne cracks a nice hook into Reyes's ribs.
Reyes thuds a left hand into Kahne's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Kahne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Kahne counters with a single leg into guard. Reyes didn't expect that.
Kahne stopping the sweep attempt from Reyes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Kahne from controlling successfully.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T1#
Kahne trying to control from the bottom.
Reyes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reyes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kahne gets back to full guard.
Reyes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kahne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reyes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kahne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reyes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reyes is looking to advance position but Kahne has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Kahne tries to control but Reyes wriggling away.
Reyes is desperately trying to improve his position but Kahne has a good base and remains in mount.
Reyes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Reyes wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Reyes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reyes is refusing to be controlled, as Kahne sits in half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Reyes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kahne pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Kahne.
Kahne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kahne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reyes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kahne is trying to control the action in half guard but Reyes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reyes wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Kahne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reyes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kahne lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Reyes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reyes has a hand on Kahne's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kahne takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Reyes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kahne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#SUB#
Kahne is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Reyes is surviving well by controlling Kahne's body position as best he can.
Reyes regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Kahne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kahne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Kahne!
Ken Kahne retains his bantamweight title!
Ken Kahne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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