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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Reyes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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279 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Wong!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reyes moves into the clinch.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Wong's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Reyes jumps guard but Wong stands there with Reyes around his waist. Reyes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wong wants a takedown but no success here.
Wong gets control of Reyes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wong scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong pulls Reyes into guard.
Reyes wants to get up but he can't break Wong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reyes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes stands and steps away. Wong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wong drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Wong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reyes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reyes tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Wong is working for takedown but Reyes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benny Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wong.
Wong breaks from the clinch.
Wong closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
Reyes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wong.
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes stuffs the takedown attempt from Wong. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
Wong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Benny Reyes has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Reyes or perhaps it was just good defense by Wong which made him look bad.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense.
Wong looks winded!
Reyes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reyes lands in his opponent's guard.
Wong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.
Reyes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reyes passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Reyes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Wong.
Both fighters circling a little - Wong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reyes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reyes breaks the clinch.
Wong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wong is defended easily by Reyes.
Benny Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wong.
Wong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benny Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
Reyes looks for a takedown but Wong sprawls well.
Wong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong gets a clinch.
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reyes tries to avoid it but Wong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reyes to the ground. Reyes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Wong. No joy for Reyes on that attempt.
Wong throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to stall but Reyes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.
Reyes tries to pull guard but Wong holds him up against the cage and eventually Reyes drops back down to his feet.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reyes smiles and moves away.
Wong moves into range and clinches up with Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Wong pulls guard effortlessly.
Wong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong controls Reyes momentarily but Reyes frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reyes counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Wong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny Reyes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wong throws a right hand that Reyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Reyes also avoids with ease.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Reyes slaps away a takedown attempt from Wong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reyes tries to avoid it but Wong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reyes to the ground. Reyes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wong shoots for a takedown but Reyes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benny Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wong.
Wong shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
Wong darts in looking for a takedown but Reyes gets double underhooks and turns Wong into the cage.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reyes is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reyes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wong can't fight it off and eventually Reyes manages to take the fight to the floor. Wong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wong is trying to keep Reyes in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe Wong wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wong clinches.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reyes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reyes manages to pull guard.
Reyes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes has a closed guard, preventing Wong from standing up.
Reyes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reyes is working hard here to advance position.
Wong stands up from Reyes's guard - Wong perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reyes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reyes lands in his opponent's guard.
Wong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reyes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes gets to his feet - Wong follows without any prompting.
Wong clinches up against the cage.
Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe Wong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reyes defends well and Wong ends up having to push Reyes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Reyes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Wong as Reyes shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reyes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wong 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Wong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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