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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rupatti (ranked 4326 p4p, 3103 weight class) and Evan O Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evan O Riley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 cm 18 178 0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm 25 175 3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Lethal high kicks Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rupatti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evan O Riley! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Riley throws a right and a left that both miss. O Riley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Rupatti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. O Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rupatti. Sloppy strikes from O Riley. Those never looked like landing. O Riley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Riley duly obliges.
It looks like Reijo Rupatti has been cut. O Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rupatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Rupatti. Rupatti looks to score with a jab to the body but O Riley is just out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Rupatti misses the target. Rupatti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Evan O Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rupatti connects with an inside leg kick. Rupatti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Riley.
Rupatti cracks O Riley with a right hand to the side of the head. A slapping leg kick lands for Rupatti.
Rupatti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. O Riley misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Riley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Riley misses with a takedown attempt - Rupatti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. O Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rupatti throws out the jab. O Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rupatti moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rupatti throwing a counter right hand but O Riley manages to avoid it. Rupatti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Riley.
A little jabbing left from O Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. O Riley stalks Rupatti and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rupatti's face. Rupatti staggers backwards, shaken.
Rupatti is rocked! O Riley lands with a big right hook that stumbles Rupatti - he's out on his feet here! O Riley follows up with another monster hook that separates Rupatti from consciousness! Rupatti falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! O Riley stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Evan O Riley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
74% |
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