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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Star has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cyril O Reily's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril O Reily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Andy Star!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reily wants to clinch up but Star keeps it at a distance.
O Reily 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.
O Reily thows a big elbow that misses.
O Reily pushing down on Star's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Reily working the head and body with strikes.
O Reily thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Star to regain full guard.
O Reily sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reily trying to control but Star is working from the bottom.
O Reily's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily passes Star's left leg - he's now in half guard.
O Reily throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Reily is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Reily looks to land a strike but Star avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Star looks gassed!
O Reily missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Star keeping moving, preventing O Reily from controlling successfully.
O Reily postures up and lands a big shot to Star's brow.
O Reily gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
O Reily drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
O Reily lands an elbow.
O Reily tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Star!
O Reily fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Reily pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Reily lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
O Reily unloading with bombs!
O Reily scoring with strikes but Star is staying in there.
O Reily scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Star?
O Reily lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star is in a horrible position here. O Reily smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Reily pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Reily lands a big elbow.
Star can't escape the position.
Star is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Reily scoring with strikes but Star is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril O Reily dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Reily closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
O Reily is chipping away with strikes.
O Reily has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Star!
Star wants to hold on but O Reily pushes him away.
O Reily controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by O Reily.
O Reily is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Star has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Star can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Reily is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Star can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Reily lands with some strikes.
O Reily looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
O Reily landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Reily fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star working to try and regain half guard.
Star taking shots to the head.
Star is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Star taking shots to the head.
O Reily lands a nice shot to the head.
O Reily working the ground and pound effectively.
O Reily landing strikes from the mount and Star is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Reily with good strikes from the mount here!
O Reily putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Star is squirming around, avoiding O Reily's attempts to control the action.
O Reily controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril O Reily dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Reily tries to clinch up.
O Reily shoots for a takedown but Star saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Reily misses with a few strikes there.
Cyril O Reily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Star fails with the takedown
and O Reily counters with a nice double leg into guard.
O Reily trying to control but Star is working from the bottom.
O Reily throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Star works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Reily in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Reily is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Star escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Reily gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Reily is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Reily distracts Star with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Star throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Star working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Reily.
O Reily throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Star works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Reily is pushing down on Star's leg trying to pass to half guard. Star is fighting to maintain full guard but O Reily has managed to sneak the leg through.
Star trying to control from the bottom.
O Reily stalling away here and it's allowed Star to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Andy Star has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Star avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Reily seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
O Reily wants to control from the top but Star keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Reily lands a couple of digs.
O Reily is looking to work some ground and pound but Star has wrist control.
O Reily wants to control from the top but Star keeps moving.
O Reily is in close to Star's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star keeping moving, preventing O Reily from controlling successfully.
Cyril O Reily is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril O Reily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Reily, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril O Reily!
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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