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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws a hook but Strasser avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Strasser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Strasser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strasser moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strasser.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reilly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strasser.
Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reilly!
Reilly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Reilly misses with a shot to the body
and Strasser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strasser throws a nice looking combination but Reilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Reilly.
Strasser avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Strasser misses with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a good low kick that Strasser was not able to check.
Reilly feints and then cracks Strasser's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strasser down.
A jab lands there for Reilly.
Strasser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly cracks Strasser with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strasser has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reilly finds it's way round the side to connect with Strasser's head.
A shot to the liver by Reilly. Beautiful body shot.
Strasser throws a series of punches but Reilly avoids them all with ease.
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Strasser saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strasser, pushing him back against the cage.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Strasser avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Strasser tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strasser.
Strasser tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strasser on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reilly misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Strasser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strasser blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Strasser moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strasser has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Strasser moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Strasser.
Reilly is looking to land body kicks.
Reilly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reilly tries to clinch but Strasser moves out of range.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Strasser throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Strasser's leg. Strasser is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly scores with a kick to the body.
Strasser's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reilly misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Strasser counter with a right hand.
Reilly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reilly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Strasser will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Strasser circles away.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strasser.
Strasser walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reilly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strasser slips a straight right by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Strasser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strasser defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Strasser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reilly throws a push kick but Strasser slaps the foot to one side.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Strasser's head but Strasser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strasser blocks a jab.
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strasser.
Strasser throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Reilly misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strasser's corner calls for a 1-2. Strasser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Strasser.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reilly.
Strasser looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser lands with a shot to the body.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Strasser checks it.
Strasser moves out of range of the body kick.
Reilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Strasser counters with a right hand to the body.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Strasser moves out of range easily.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strasser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strasser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Strasser takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strasser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strasser darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strasser sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reilly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strasser has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reilly lands a head kick!
Reilly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Reilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strasser counters with a two punch combo.
Strasser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reilly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Strasser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Strasser does no damage.
Strasser throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Strasser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strasser can do to turn this around?
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Strasser does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Reilly.
Reilly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strasser cracks Reilly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Strasser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a front kick that sends Strasser stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strasser.
Strasser has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reilly.
Reilly sizes up Strasser with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ray Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strasser counters with a straight right hand.
Ray Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strasser slips under a jab.
Strasser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Reilly lands a front kick.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Reilly misses with a jab to the body
and Strasser counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 Ray Reilly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reilly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strasser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Reilly swinging wildly here.
Reilly lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Strasser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Strasser.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strasser.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Strasser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Reilly.
Strasser chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Reilly lands with a nice body kick.
Reilly connects with a jab.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Strasser counters with a three punch combo that has Reilly backing up. Reilly nods at Strasser to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strasser checks it well.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Strasser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strasser.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Reilly throws a hook but Strasser avoids it easily.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Strasser saw that one coming.
Strasser lands a head shot.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Strasser's head but Strasser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strasser slips a jab and a cross from Reilly.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Strasser is just out of range.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Strasser counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser misses with a straight left.
Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly looks to throw a body kick
and Strasser counters with a stiff right hand.
Strasser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Strasser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reilly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strasser counters with a one-two to the body.
Strasser steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reilly. That one must have hurt.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strasser avoids the body shot from Reilly.
A telegraphed right hand from Strasser misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Strasser blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strasser misses with a looping left.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strasser throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Reilly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strasser.
Reilly misses with a body kick.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Strasser checks a leg kick nicely.
Rosen Strasser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strasser fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reilly 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Reilly!
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