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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Reaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Bill Ward struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Zach Reaver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Reaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Ward!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaver tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
Reaver moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
Ward staying out of range there.
Ward tries to clinch
and Reaver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ward takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ward looks gassed!
Reaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reaver landing knees to the head.
Reaver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ward up against the ropes.
Reaver connects with a knee to the head.
Reaver pulls guard.
Reaver wants to stand and escape but Ward is having none of it.
Reaver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reaver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ward is one step ahead there.
Ward not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reaver wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Reaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reaver wants to clinch.
Reaver swinging wildly here.
Reaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reaver tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Reaver fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two 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.
Reaver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
Reaver landing knees to the head.
Ward gets underhooks to prevent Reaver's takedown attempt.
Reaver pulls guard.
Reaver has his foot on Ward's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ward works his way back into a safe position though.
Ward won't allow Reaver to get back to his feet.
Ward wants to control from the top but Reaver keeps moving.
Reaver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ward stands up from Reaver's guard - Ward perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reaver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reaver gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reaver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ward's face.
Reaver lands a knee to the body.
Reaver pushes Ward back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reaver manages to pull guard.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Reaver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reaver has a closed guard, preventing Ward from standing up.
Reaver is looking to stand up but Ward isn't so interested in that idea.
Ward trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Reaver wants to sweep but no luck.
Ward stands up from Reaver's guard - Ward perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reaver tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Reaver misses with a jab to the body
and Ward counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ward stalling away here and it's allowed Reaver to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Reaver wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Zach Reaver will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reaver instigates a clinch.
Ward takes a shot to the head.
Ward tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reaver landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Reaver.
Ward tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reaver just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Reaver lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Reaver.
Reaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reaver.
Reaver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reaver wants a takedown.
Reaver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reaver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reaver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reaver moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
Ward tries to keep at a distance but Reaver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reaver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaver tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Reaver. Reaver maintains the clinch.
Reaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reaver lands with a light punch inside.
Ward tries to pull guard but Reaver won't allow it.
Zach Reaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Ward.
Reaver scores with a knee to the head.
Reaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Reaver with a knee to the head.
Reaver lands an elbow inside that Ward shrugs off.
Ward is trying to maintain a safe position but Reaver gets an underhook and turns Ward into the ropes.
Reaver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ward's efforts to push away.
Reaver scores with a knee to the head.
Reaver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ward pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Ward circles away.
Reaver misses with a takedown
and Ward counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaver wants to get back to full guard.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Reaver is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bill Ward!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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