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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reilly (ranked 922 p4p, 149 weight class) and Jimmy Ryan (ranked 1349 p4p, 205 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by The Whispers - Rock Steady. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Reilly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan stalling the fight.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly gets through Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reilly cracks Ryan with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Ryan effectively controlling the action here.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan working aggressively here.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Ryan trying to stall but Reilly improves his position.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly works on Ryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Reilly presses Ryan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ryan as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryan looking to stall.
Reilly tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan is rocked!
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Ryan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Reilly pushes Ryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Ryan instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Ryan works on Reilly's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ryan tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Reilly works on Ryan's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Reilly moves into range and clinches up with Ryan.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly feints a jab promting Ryan to slip. Reilly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan blocking some punches.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Ryan trying to control the position but instead, Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryan into the cage.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly gets through Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Mike Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly wants to clinch
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mike Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Reilly.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly clinches up against the cage.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Mike Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Ryan scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ryan.
Reilly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan tries to land a leg kick but Reilly saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan thinks about the counter body kick.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reilly is looking to slow Ryan down with leg kicks.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Mike Reilly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reilly throws a lazy head kick
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reilly thows a leg kick but Ryan checks it
and Ryan counters with a good low kick that Reilly was not able to check.
Reilly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryan! But no joy.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
A little jabbing left from Ryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Ryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Reilly's corner calls for a 1-2. Reilly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ryan swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly tries to clinch
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly moves forwards but Ryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reilly is rocked!
Reilly connects with a nice looking jab.
Reilly moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
Ryan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Ryan punishes Reilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Reilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Ryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan stalling.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimmy Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimmy Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Ryan. Beautiful body shot.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Reilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Reilly drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ryan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Reilly's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Ryan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jimmy Ryan waved his t-shirt featuring BuriedAlive// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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