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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemieux comes to the cage accompanied by Sliwa. O Reily has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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138 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan O Reily!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux scores with a nice strike.
O Reily looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemieux is just out of range.
Lemieux connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by O Reily.
Sloppy strikes from O Reily. Those never looked like landing.
Lemieux avoids the body shot from O Reily.
O Reily throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Reily takes one on the button.
O Reily connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Reily swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lemieux throws a body shot but no joy.
O Reily misses with a looping right.
O Reily has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Reily there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Reily throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
O Reily swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
O Reily lands a slapping body shot.
O Reily fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from O Reily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Reily napping and manages to drive through into side control!
O Reily taking a bit of punishment here - Lemieux scoring with strikes.
O Reily tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lemieux scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lemieux postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Reily tries to improve position but can't.
Lemieux working the ground and pound.
O Reily sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux is pressing down on O Reily's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Reily is holding on for now.
Lemieux is trying to work for a kimura but O Reily is defending well.
O Reily is looking to control Lemieux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Reily avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Reily doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lemieux.
O Reily wants to improve his position but Lemieux is controlling well.
O Reily is still trying to improve position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux is keen to just control but O Reily is a slippery customer.
O Reily looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Reily wants to improve his position but Lemieux is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Reily is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lemieux.
O Reily looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lemieux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Reily regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lemieux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Reily throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Reily wants to sweep but no luck.
Lemieux scoring with some ground and pound.
Lemieux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Reily is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lemieux is aware though and is defending well.
Lemieux is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
O Reily tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throwing strikes but missing.
O Reily is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lemieux is in close to O Reily's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lemieux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Reily's head.
Lemieux thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
O Reily not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lemieux controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Reily keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Lemieux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Reily's head.
Lemieux cracks O Reily with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Lemieux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lemieux loads up on a big right hand but O Reily slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from O Reily.
O Reily lands a nice shot that snaps Lemieux's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. O Reily does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Reily smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lemieux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Reily throws out the jab.
O Reily swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lemieux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Reily moves into full guard.
O Reily wants to sweep here but Lemieux controlling him for the moment.
Lemieux trying to control but O Reily is working from the bottom.
Lemieux preventing the sweep.
O Reily throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Reily keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is really struggling to control O Reily but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ron Lemieux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lemieux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Reily looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Reily is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lemieux is aware though and is defending well.
O Reily keeping full guard, as Lemieux tries to pass.
Lemieux stays in close to O Reily's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Reily wants to sweep here but Lemieux controlling him for the moment.
O Reily has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lemieux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lemieux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reily bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lemieux's guard.
O Reily passes Lemieux's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lemieux gets full guard.
O Reily throws an elbow that misses. Lemieux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Reily's guard. Nice move by Lemieux!
Lemieux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Reily has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lemieux has managed to get both his arms back between O Reily's legs - danger averted.
O Reily working for a triangle but Lemieux defends it easily.
Lemieux lands a couple of digs.
O Reily is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Reily is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Reily can't keep his opponent in guard - Lemieux advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lemieux trying to control the action but O Reily is working from the bottom.
Lemieux works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lemieux's best efforts.
Lemieux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Reily's head.
O Reily is trying to get back to full guard.
Lemieux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Reily is looking for a sweep. Lemieux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Reily actively working from the bottom here.
Lemieux is looking for a kimura here.
Lemieux trying to control from half guard but O Reily is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Reily is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Ron Lemieux 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.
Lemieux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Reily.
Lemieux shoots in but no luck this time.
O Reily lands the left hand.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut. O Reily saw that one coming.
Lemieux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lemieux swinging wildly here.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reily fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reily gets caught flat footed, as Lemieux shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lemieux makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Reily looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lemieux is one step ahead there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
O Reily is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
O Reily keeping full guard, as Lemieux tries to pass.
Lemieux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lemieux's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lemieux trying to control but O Reily is working from the bottom.
O Reily not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Reily looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemieux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reily swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
O Reily bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lemieux's guard.
Lemieux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Reily can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Reily accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lemieux controls O Reily momentarily but O Reily frees himself.
Lemieux is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Reily is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
O Reily trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lemieux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Reily defends well.
O Reily missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lemieux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lemieux looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemieux, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily scoring with some ground and pound.
O Reily got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lemieux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Reily has managed to get both his arms back between Lemieux's legs - danger averted.
O Reily throwing strikes but missing.
My spies in Cutthroat inform me that O Reily has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
O Reily got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lemieux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Reily has managed to get both his arms back between Lemieux's legs - danger averted.
O Reily keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lemieux's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reily postures up and lands a big shot to Lemieux's brow.
O Reily wants to control from the top but Lemieux keeps moving.
O Reily throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemieux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemieux has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Reily can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lemieux looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Reily in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemieux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Reily defends it easily.
O Reily drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Reily jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Reily postures up in Lemieux's guard and throws a big left but Lemieux blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reily works over Lemieux with some ground and pound from guard.
O Reily postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Reily lands a couple of digs.
O Reily stopping the sweep attempt from Lemieux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ryan O Reily just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Reily goes for a double leg but Lemieux avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lemieux continues to drive forward.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lemieux gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
O Reily wants to control but Lemieux is keeping busy.
O Reily wants to improve his position but Lemieux is controlling well.
Lemieux is nestled in close to O Reily, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lemieux wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reily keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reily is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Reily actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily is refusing to be controlled, as Lemieux sits in half guard.
Lemieux controlling the action here.
Lemieux trying to control the action but O Reily is working from the bottom.
Lemieux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Reily sees it coming and defends easily.
O Reily is trying to get back to full guard.
O Reily regains full guard. Nicely done.
O Reily is looking for a triangle but Lemieux pushes his legs off easily.
Lemieux pushing down on O Reily's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily manages to get to full guard.
O Reily tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lemieux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Reily's head.
Lemieux passes O Reily's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lemieux winds up and cracks O Reily with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Reily is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
O Reily wants to control but Lemieux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lemieux tries to pass to full mount but O Reily defends it.
Nice strikes from Lemieux there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux trying to control from half guard but O Reily is working away.
O Reily blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemieux.
Lemieux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Reily works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lemieux throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemieux thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
O Reily is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lemieux defends well.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but O Reily keeps moving.
O Reily is trying to control the position but Lemieux postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily working for a triangle but Lemieux defends it easily.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but O Reily keeps moving.
O Reily looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Reily preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Reily working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lemieux.
O Reily is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Reily bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lemieux's guard.
Lemieux controlling O Reily's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Lemieux had his way with Ryan O Reily in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lemieux looks to throw the jab but O Reily is out of range.
O Reily throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lemieux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling a little - Lemieux finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lemieux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Reily at a distance.
O Reily looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
O Reily bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Reily defending well as Lemieux loads up on a big left hand.
Lemieux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reily takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Reily throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lemieux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lemieux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Lemieux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lemieux there.
O Reily tries to roll over but Lemieux keeps him under control.
Lemieux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Reily wants to get back to full guard.
O Reily is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lemieux's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lemieux's back!
O Reily lands punches and elbows.
O Reily working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
O Reily is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
O Reily is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. O Reily gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. O Reily gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. O Reily apologises and we restart here on the feet.
O Reily takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Reily keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Reily.
O Reily misses with a straight right.
O Reily misses with a hook to the body
and Lemieux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux controlling the action here.
Lemieux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lemieux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Reily is not content to let Lemieux control the position.
Lemieux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lemieux wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reily keeps working.
Lemieux wants to pass to mount but O Reily is defending the position.
Lemieux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily is looking for a sweep. Lemieux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux lands with a punch from half guard.
Ron Lemieux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lemieux controlling the action here.
O Reily gets back to full guard.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemieux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Reily working a defensive guard here.
O Reily has his foot on Lemieux's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lemieux works his way back into a safe position though.
Lemieux is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Reily lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
O Reily makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lemieux pulls O Reily in close to prevent any damage.
O Reily forces his way into half guard.
Ryan O Reily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Reily looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Lemieux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lemieux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Lemieux!
Ron Lemieux retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ron Lemieux made sure he mentioned VIRAL COMBAT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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