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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gioros Malaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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171 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gioros Malaks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Carlos Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaks moves into the clinch.
Reyes is trying to trip Malaks. He has hold of a leg but Malaks is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reyes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Reyes tries to free his leg and advance position but Malaks is retaining full guard.
Reyes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reyes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Malaks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reyes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reyes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throwing strikes but missing.
Reyes stands up and waves to Malaks to follow him.
Reyes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malaks is trying to defend but Reyes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reyes trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is working for a submission of some sort.
Ground and pound from Reyes.
Reyes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reyes controlling the action here.
Malaks taking some punishment here, with Reyes in his half guard.
Reyes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reyes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four 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.
Malaks is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Malaks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reyes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reyes stands up from half guard.
Malaks takes the fight into the clinch.
Malaks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reyes is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reyes slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos Reyes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reyes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reyes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reyes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Malaks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reyes stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes winds up and cracks Malaks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes is continuing to stall.
Juan Carlos Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malaks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reyes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reyes controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reyes passes to side control.
Reyes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Malaks struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Reyes stalls from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaks forces Reyes back against the cage and clinches.
Reyes has picked Malaks up - he's going for a ride! Reyes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Reyes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Reyes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Reyes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes stands up from half guard.
Reyes has Malaks up against the cage in a clinch.
Malaks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malaks wants to stall.
Reyes pulls guard successfully.
Reyes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malaks's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reyes controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reyes moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Malaks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reyes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malaks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Malaks is trying to maintain a safe position but Reyes gets an underhook and turns Malaks into the cage.
Reyes wants the takedown. Malaks is fighting it off but Reyes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Malaks's guard against the cage.
Malaks looking for a sweep. Not yet Malaks, not yet.
Malaks can't keep his opponent in guard - Reyes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Malaks trying to control but Reyes postures up.
We've been informed that Reyes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes trying to control the pace.
Malaks is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Malaks has hold of Reyes's hands but Reyes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reyes lands with a punch from half guard.
Reyes stands up from half guard.
Malaks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reyes rushes Malaks and presses him up against the cage.
Malaks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Reyes closes the distance and clinches.
Reyes cracks Malaks with a nice body shot.
Reyes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reyes is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reyes in particular looking to stall.
Reyes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malaks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reyes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaks taking some punishment here, with Reyes in his half guard.
Reyes stands up out of the half guard.
Gioros Malaks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reyes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Malaks clinches up with Reyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Malaks is trying to keep an underhook but Reyes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Reyes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Reyes.
Reyes stops Malaks from getting back to his feet.
Malaks taking some punishment here, with Reyes in his half guard.
Reyes not doing much here.
Gioros Malaks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Carlos Reyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reyes working over Malaks with some ground and pound. Malaks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos Reyes!
A victorious Juan Carlos Reyes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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