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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Knotsburry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vernon Reed! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Knotsburry! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reed looks to land a right hand but Knotsburry moved out of range. Knotsburry scores with a spinning back kick! Reed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Knotsburry slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
Reed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knotsburry. Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reed is breathing heavily. A solid body kick from Knotsburry. Some wild striking there from Knotsburry.
Knotsburry shoots in but no luck this time. Reed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knotsburry counters with a flying knee. Nice. Reed throws a series of punches but Knotsburry avoids them all with ease. Knotsburry tries to clinch up but Reed circles away and keeps his distance.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Knotsburry is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Knotsburry tries to clinch up. Knotsburry tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.
Knotsburry fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Vernon Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Knotsburry. Reed leaves Knotsburry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Knotsburry misses with a takedown attempt - Reed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Knotsburry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reed.
Reed could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Knotsburry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Knotsburry misses with a takedown attempt - Reed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Knotsburry fails in his attempt to clinch. Knotsburry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reed circles away. Reed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knotsburry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Knotsburry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Knotsburry tries to clinch but Reed moves out of range. Reed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Reed misses with a combination
and Knotsburry counters with a left to the body. Reed tries to bum rush Knotsburry with a series of wild strikes but Knotsburry uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Reed throws a series of punches but Knotsburry avoids them all with ease. Knotsburry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. A combination from Reed does no damage. Knotsburry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Reed connects with a crisp jab. Reed misses with a wild combination.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Knotsburry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Reed throws a series of punches but Knotsburry moves out of range. Knotsburry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knotsburry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A jab lands there for Reed. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy. Reed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Reed dominated that round. That's time! Reed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed misses with a wild body shot. Knotsburry moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off. A slapping leg kick lands for Knotsburry.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knotsburry throws a front kick that sends Reed stumbling back into the cage. Knotsburry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reed as he avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knotsburry throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily. Knotsburry fails with a takedown attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Reed throws a nice looking combination but Knotsburry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Knotsburry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reed blocks a head kick by Knotsburry.
Nice takedown defense from Reed. No joy for Knotsburry on that attempt. Vernon Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Knotsburry. Reed misses with a combination
and Knotsburry counters with a big head kick but Reed shrugs it off. Reed keeps the fight on the outside. Reed throws a shot from downtown. Knotsburry moves away and avoids it. Reed 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. Knotsburry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Knotsburry goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Knotsburry fails to land the takedown. Knotsburry moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off. Reed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knotsburry counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee. Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knotsburry counters by clinching up. Knotsburry tries to circle away but Reed has him pinned against the cage. Reed wants to get back to striking at distance but Knotsburry won't allow it.
Knotsburry tries to break free but Reed pushes him back against the cage. Knotsburry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knotsburry is trying to break free.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Knotsburry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reed just stands there and leans against the cage. Reed wants to stall.
Reed tries to circle away but Knotsburry has him pinned against the cage. Reed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knotsburry's efforts to push away. Reed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knotsburry looking for a takedown. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Knotsburry is trying to force a seperation but Reed has the dominant position. Reed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Reed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Knotsburry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knotsburry jumps guard but Reed stands there with Knotsburry around his waist. Knotsburry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reed is trying to break the clinch but Knotsburry is controlling him. Knotsburry prevents Reed from breaking the clinch. Knotsburry looking to stall.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Reed is trying to break free. Knotsburry prevents Reed from breaking the clinch. Reed has had enough of the clinch but Knotsburry keeps him there for the moment. Knotsburry looking to slow down the pace here. Knotsburry tries to pull guard but Reed holds him up against the cage and eventually Knotsburry drops back down to his feet.
Knotsburry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knotsburry jumps guard but Reed stands there with Knotsburry around his waist. Knotsburry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knotsburry is looking to break free of the clinch but Reed has double underhooks. Knotsburry is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Reed taking a breather. Knotsburry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knotsburry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reed wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Vernon Reed 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!
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed throws a combination that misses and Knotsburry counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reed is lucky that one didn't land flush. Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Knotsburry. Vernon Reed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Knotsburry misses with a double jab
and Reed counters with a series of strikes. Knotsburry will be more careful next time no doubt. Knotsburry has his takedown stuffed and Reed counters with a right hand to the body. Knotsburry throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knotsburry fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Reed lands a head shot. Knotsburry is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Reed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knotsburry counters with a nice body shot. Knotsburry tries for a takedown but Reed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Reed dips to his left and cracks Knotsburry with an uppercut! Knotsburry misses with a body kick. Knotsburry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand! Knotsburry tries for a takedown but Reed circles away easily and Reed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Vernon Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Knotsburry. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Reed lands with a nice body punch. Reed misses with a combination
and Knotsburry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Knotsburry throws a wild body kick that Reed sees coming a mile off. Reed misses with a hook. Knotsburry ducked under it nicely. Vernon Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Knotsburry has his takedown stuffed and Reed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knotsburry thinking. Knotsburry misses with an uppercut. Knotsburry doesn't succeed with the takedown enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab. Knotsburry doesn't succeed with the takedown and Reed counters with a two punch combo.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Reed.
Knotsburry tries for a takedown but Reed circles away easily and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Knotsburry fails with the takedown and Reed counters with a series of strikes. Knotsburry will be more careful next time no doubt. Reed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Knotsburry tries to clinch but fails miserably and Reed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Reed tries to bum rush Knotsburry with a series of wild strikes but Knotsburry uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Knotsburry fails in his attempt to clinch. Good standup being displayed there by Knotsburry as he connects with a hook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed misses with a combination
and Knotsburry counters with a one-two to the body. Reed misses with the combination.
Knotsburry slips a jab from Reed. Knotsburry with a poor takedown and Reed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knotsburry thinking. Knotsburry fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Reed misses with a double jab
and Knotsburry counters with a left and a right that stings Reed. Cameron Knotsburry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Vernon Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Knotsburry throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Vernon Reed showed his dominance in that final round. Well Reed 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Reed!
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