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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Ride the Lightning. Reyes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad House Music ('98 Dub Mix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
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180 cm
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156 lbs
29 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Riel Dan Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi throws a hook but Reyes avoids it easily.
Kivi misses with a looping left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kivi. Reyes shrugs it off though.
Kivi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kivi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reyes shoots in but Kivi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kivi dives in and scores a takedown into Reyes's guard.
Reyes is trying to control the position but Kivi postures up.
Kivi trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Kivi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reyes pulls Kivi in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi preventing the sweep.
Kivi trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kivi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kivi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reyes lands with a straight right. Kivi didn't see that one coming.
Reyes lunges at Kivi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kivi's hand.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kivi manages to avoid it.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivi was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivi was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kivi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reyes.
Kivi cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Reyes slips a straight right by Kivi.
A slow jab from Kivi misses its intended target.
Kivi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kivi ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Kivi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Reyes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Kivi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kivi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi misses with a looping left.
Kivi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kivi throws a body kick that misses.
Atlas Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kivi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kivi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kivi lands with a good body shot.
Kivi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi connects with a looping right hand.
Kivi loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Kivi connects with a nice looking jab.
Kivi throws a chopping leg kick but Reyes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kivi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reyes.
Reyes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kivi.
Kivi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reyes slips under a jab.
Reyes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reyes lunges at Kivi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kivi's hand.
Kivi tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Kivi throws a hook but Reyes avoids it easily.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kivi but Kivi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Atlas Kivi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi'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.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Kivi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reyes scores with a jab.
Kivi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kivi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kivi darts in looking for a takedown but Reyes gets double underhooks and turns Kivi into the cage.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Kivi looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kivi as Reyes tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Kivi tries to stall but Reyes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes has Kivi pressed against the cage.
Reyes looking to stall.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Reyes stalling in the clinch.
Reyes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kivi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reyes throws the left hand but Kivi avoids the punch easily.
Reyes throws a hook but Kivi avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kivi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
Kivi slips a jab from Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Reyes misses with a lunging right hand
and Kivi counters by moving into the clinch.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reyes misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes working aggressively here.
Reyes looking to slow down the pace here.
Reyes working aggressively here.
Kivi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kivi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reyes is keeping busy.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to work over Kivi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes is trying to maintain a safe position but Kivi gets an underhook and turns Reyes into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kivi tries to circle away but Reyes has him pinned against the cage.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Reyes lands a left hand.
Kivi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kivi blocking some punches.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Kivi improves position.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kivi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
A short left from Reyes.
Come on Reyes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Kivi breaks from the clinch.
Kivi throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Kivi only half commits.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kivi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riel Dan Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reyes connects with a jab.
A jab from Reyes misses.
Reyes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atlas Kivi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kivi rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kivi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reyes is keeping busy.
Reyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Dan Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kivi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kivi trying to control the pace.
Reyes trying to hold on to Kivi's head to control him but Kivi postures up.
Reyes controlling the position for now.
Reyes is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes is trying to maintain the position but Kivi is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reyes is not content to let Kivi control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reyes works Kivi's body with a nice hook.
Kivi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kivi.
Reyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Reyes connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Kivi blocks the low kick.
Kivi tried to score with a low kick but Reyes checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Kivi.
Reyes lands a jab.
Kivi throws an off balance right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reyes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reyes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Reyes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kivi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reyes prevents Kivi from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes not doing much here.
Kivi trying to hold on to Reyes's head to control him but Reyes postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Reyes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reyes clobbers Kivi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes staying out of range there.
Kivi throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Reyes.
Kivi dives in and scores a takedown into Reyes's guard.
Reyes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reyes working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riel Dan Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Dan Reyes!
A relieved looking Riel Dan Reyes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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