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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
44 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws a right hand that Leonard ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonard also avoids with ease.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Reilly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Leonard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Leonard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leonard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reilly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard looking to sit in guard and control but Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reilly gets to his feet - Leonard follows without any prompting.
Leonard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly throws a quick counter kick to the body but Leonard avoids it.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
Reilly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leonard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Leonard misses.
A big left from Leonard misses.
Leonard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reilly as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonard throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Reilly jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Leonard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reilly lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Leonard. Those never looked like landing.
Leonard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leonard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Ray Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Leonard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Reilly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leonard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Leonard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leonard scores with a hook.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
A slow jab from Leonard misses its intended target.
Donk. Leonard catches Reilly right on the button with a cross.
Leonard misses with a few strikes there.
Leonard moves out of range of the body kick.
Leonard cracks a nice hook into Reilly's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leonard throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Leonard misses.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Leonard swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Leonard avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
Reilly throws a big counter combination but Leonard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reilly throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonard.
Reilly throws a head kick that Leonard semi-blocks.
Leonard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leonard is defended easily by Reilly.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reilly to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonard throws a right hand that Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Reilly also avoids with ease.
Leonard sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leonard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reilly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonard won't allow Reilly to sweep him here.
Reilly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nuriel Leonard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leonard looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Reilly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leonard scores with the left hand. Reilly knows he should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reilly.
Reilly slips a jab from Leonard.
A big right from Leonard misses.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
Leonard moves out of range of the leg kick from Reilly.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonard scores with a shot to the body.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
Reilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonard on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonard.
Leonard lands a lovely overhand right.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonard misses with a two punch combination.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leonard slips a jab and a cross from Reilly.
Reilly throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Leonard throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly slips under a jab from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Reilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Leonard.
Leonard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reilly misses with a hook
and Leonard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reilly throws a right and a left that Leonard avoids nicely.
Leonard throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Leonard misses with a body punch
and Leonard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonard drives through and clinches with Reilly against the cage.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leonard is stalling here.
Leonard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reilly is looking for a counter combo.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard looks to land a combination. Reilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Leonard manages to avoid it.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly throws a wild body kick that Leonard sees coming a mile off.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Leonard.
Reilly scores with a body shot.
Reilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly works on Leonard's body with a couple of short punches.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leonard struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonard controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Leonard misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly taking a breather.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reilly tries to land a leg kick but Leonard saw it coming and moves away.
Leonard lands a head shot.
Reilly tries to move into range but Leonard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly walks into a stiff left hand from Leonard.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
Reilly scores with a jab. Leonard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Leonard moved out of range nicely.
Leonard throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
Leonard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Reilly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Leonard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leonard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Leonard moves away and avoids it.
Leonard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonard.
Leonard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reilly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Leonard.
Leonard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonard's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonard.
Reilly moves out of range as Leonard strikes.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Leonard. Beautiful body shot.
Reilly looks to land a body kick but Leonard moved away.
Leonard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonard scores with a nice strike.
Leonard throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Leonard pushes him off.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonard throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Leonard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
It appears Reilly was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws the kick towards the body but Leonard avoids it.
Leonard misses with a body punch
and Reilly counters with an inside leg kick.
Leonard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reilly momentarily.
Reilly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reilly throws a body kick that misses.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Reilly misses with a low kick as Leonard jumps back.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonard checks a low kick from Reilly.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
Reilly looks for the body kick but Leonard saw that one coming.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard dives in for a single leg takedown but Reilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reilly connects with a nice looking jab.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Leonard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leonard lands a nice looking body shot.
Reilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly lands a high kick!
A clash of legs there as Leonard blocks the low kick.
Reilly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leonard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leonard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonard defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Leonard catches Reilly right on the button with a cross.
Leonard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reilly manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ray Reilly did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Leonard.
Leonard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reilly takes one on the button.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonard lands a nice hook to Reilly's body. Reilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leonard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonard fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Leonard's leg. Leonard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonard sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Leonard keeps it at a distance.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Leonard's leg. Leonard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonard checks a leg kick nicely.
Leonard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Leonard takes one on the button.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonard to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Leonard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonard shoots in and drives through. Reilly sprawls well.
Reilly works the jab nicely.
Leonard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reilly on the side of the head.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Leonard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reilly connects with a looping right hand.
Leonard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Reilly tries to clinch but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reilly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Leonard throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Leonard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonard.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Leonard is out of range.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands with a hook. Reilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Leonard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Leonard connects with a body shot that sends Reilly's belly button to the back.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters circling a little - Reilly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Leonard lands with a hook. Reilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Leonard has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly motions for Leonard to come forward. Reilly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Leonard lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly slips a jab from Leonard.
Reilly looks to land a body kick but Leonard moved away.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonard throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonard. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leonard.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ray Reilly 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Leonard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonard lands a glancing blow to the side of Reilly's head.
Some wild striking there from Leonard.
Leonard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly tries to score with a low kick but Leonard moves his leg out of the way.
Leonard tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonard slips under a jab.
Leonard throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reilly throws a series of strikes that have Leonard backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Leonard is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Leonard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly jabs Leonard right on the nose. Leonard blinks but takes it well.
Reilly walks into a stiff left hand from Leonard.
Nice body kick there by Reilly.
Leonard throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly pushes Leonard up against the cage in a clinch.
Leonard stalling in the clinch.
Leonard looking to slow down the pace here.
Leonard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reilly.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reilly.
Leonard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly scores with a head kick.
Leonard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leonard lands in his opponent's guard.
Reilly has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Leonard has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Leonard.
Reilly tries to stall but Leonard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard drops his hands momentarily and Reilly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reilly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leonard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leonard misses with a lunging right hand
and Reilly counters with a solid body kick.
Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonard looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Reilly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Reilly scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonard works Reilly's body with a nice hook.
Leonard lands a nice hook to Reilly's body. Reilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reilly looks to throw a body kick
and Leonard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuriel Leonard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Leonard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Leonard's head but Leonard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Leonard misses.
Nice shot lands for Leonard.
Reilly throws a front kick that sends Leonard stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reilly 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:49
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ray Reilly!
Ray Reilly retains his featherweight title!
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