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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad House Music ('98 Dub Mix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
31 - 14 - 0 |
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180 cm
31
179 lbs
24 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riel Dan Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Reyes's head.
It looks like Riel Dan Reyes has been cut.
Reyes scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Riley misses with a hook
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
Riley connects with an inside leg kick.
Riley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reyes.
Riley rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Reyes tries to circle away but Riley has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Reyes tries to circle away but Riley has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley misses with the head strike.
Riley scores with a hook to the body.
Riley pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riley works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.
Reyes trying to stall but Riley improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reyes.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
Riley misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Riley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Reyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reyes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reyes is looking to take a break and control but Riley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes working away.
Riley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reyes.
Reyes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riley prevents Reyes from moving into mount.
Reyes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reyes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riley down.
Reyes in side control, throwing shots but Riley defends.
Reyes tries to advance to mount but Riley denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is looking to take a break and control but Riley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reyes working away.
Reyes tries to advance to mount but Riley denies him.
Riley tries to bench press Reyes off him but Reyes keeps the position.
Reyes working the ground and pound.
Riley taking a bit of punishment here - Reyes scoring with strikes.
Riley is looking to reverse the position.
Riley gets back to half guard.
Riley is staying active underneath Reyes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley pushes Reyes off looking to stand but Reyes dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reyes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reyes postures up and lands a big shot to Riley's brow.
Reyes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reyes postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reyes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Dan Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reyes tries to move into range but Riley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Riley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Reyes tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice looking body shot.
Reyes throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes shoots in and bounces Riley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reyes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reyes.
Riley is trying to keep Reyes in close.
Reyes won't allow Riley to sweep him here.
Reyes trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Reyes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Riley haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riley wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Riel Dan Reyes.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Riley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reyes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley connects with a high kick.
Riley throws a nice head kick!
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reyes lands a really nice looking cross but Riley seems unphased.
Reyes looks for a takedown but Riley sprawls well.
Travis Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Riley tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Riley misses.
Travis Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes throws a looping overhand right but Riley ducks down to avoid it.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Riley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley slips a jab from Reyes.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reyes.
Riley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
Riley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riel Dan Reyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Riley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riley connects with a crisp jab.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Riley connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reyes's calf.
Reyes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reyes.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reyes's coach down at Rape Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reyes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Travis Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Riley manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Riley.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Riley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reyes or not.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes slowing the pace effectively.
Reyes wants to break free but Riley has control.
Reyes pushes Riley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Riley.
Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Riley misses.
Travis Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riel Dan Reyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Riley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reyes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
Riley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reyes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reyes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reyes somewhat.
Travis Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riel Dan Reyes.
Riley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reyes.
Riley 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.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Reyes cracks Riley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riley is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
Riley throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley moves into range and clinches up with Reyes.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Riley working aggressively here.
Reyes is trying to pull guard but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Riley.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Riley lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
Riley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reyes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Dan Reyes!
Post fight, an emotional Riel Dan Reyes said 'Hell madafuckin yeah!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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