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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Keller (ranked 25462 p4p, 25463 weight class) and Cooper Oreilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cooper Oreilly !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oreilly loads up on a big right hand but Keller slips the punch.
Keller is breathing heavily.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Oreilly .
It looked like Keller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keller lands with an uppercut that bounces Oreilly off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keller. Oreilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller moves away from the strike by Oreilly .
Jab by Oreilly .
Keller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oreilly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Keller.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Oreilly .
Keller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oreilly misses with a double jab
and Keller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreilly throws a jab when Keller was well out of range.
Keller is looking to counter punch.
Keller misses with a series of wild punches.
Keller misses with a lunging right hand
and Oreilly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Keller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Keller has momentary wrist control but Oreilly slips an elbow through the middle.
Keller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oreilly .
Oreilly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keller's head.
Oreilly postures up and lands a big shot to Keller's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oreilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Oreilly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keller has momentary wrist control but Oreilly slips an elbow through the middle.
Oreilly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Keller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oreilly .
Oreilly cracks Keller with a solid left hand.
Oreilly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oreilly lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oreilly postures up and lands a big shot to Keller's brow.
Oreilly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keller's head.
Keller working a defensive guard here.
Oreilly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oreilly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oreilly throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oreilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Oreilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oreilly throws a head kick that misses
enabling Keller to counter with a crisp jab.
Oreilly misses with a wild combination.
Keller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oreilly throws a hook but Keller blocks it.
It looked like Keller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keller slips under a jab from Oreilly .
A telegraphed right hand from Keller misses the target.
Oreilly misses with a hook. Keller ducked under it nicely.
Keller throwing a counter right hand but Oreilly manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Oreilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Keller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keller misses with a straight right.
Oreilly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leon Keller is winning the standup battle so far.
Oreilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick by Oreilly misses
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Oreilly misses with a right hand
and Keller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oreilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oreilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oreilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keller throws a hook but Oreilly blocks it.
Oreilly throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oreilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Keller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keller throws a looping overhand right but Oreilly ducks down to avoid it.
Keller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Oreilly .
Keller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Keller throws a hook but Oreilly avoids it easily.
Oreilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keller throws an overhand right that lands on Oreilly 's shoulder, as Oreilly tries to avoid the shot.
Keller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oreilly .
Keller misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Oreilly .
Oreilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oreilly tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Keller misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oreilly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oreilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Keller counters with a nice body shot.
Keller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oreilly throws an overhand right that lands on Keller's shoulder, as Keller tries to avoid the shot.
Oreilly throws a lazy head kick
enabling Keller to counter with a crisp jab.
Keller lands a nice shot that snaps Oreilly 's head back.
Oreilly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oreilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Keller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper Oreilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keller feints a jab promting Oreilly to slip. Keller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oreilly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Keller lunges at Oreilly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oreilly 's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oreilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Keller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Keller.
Oreilly shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Oreilly .
Oreilly misses with a straight right.
Oreilly misses with a right hand
and Keller counters with a stiff right hand.
Oreilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keller.
A big left from Oreilly misses.
A little feinted left hand from Keller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oreilly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keller looks to land a right hand but Oreilly moved out of range.
Oreilly throws a sloppy head kick and Keller moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Keller misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Oreilly misses.
Keller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keller avoids the head kick by Oreilly .
Oreilly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oreilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keller circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keller lands a lovely overhand right.
Keller avoids the head kick by Oreilly .
Oreilly scores with a nice right hand.
Oreilly slips under a jab from Keller.
Oreilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oreilly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leon Keller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Keller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Keller throws a big shot that misses.
Oreilly scores with a jab to the head.
Keller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oreilly lands a really nice looking cross but Keller seems unphased.
Keller connects with a body shot that sends Oreilly 's belly button to the back.
Keller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oreilly throws the left hand but Keller avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oreilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oreilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keller defending well as Oreilly loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller connects with the punch.
Keller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oreilly .
Keller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oreilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Keller.
Oreilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keller.
Oreilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Keller counters with a left to the body.
Keller throws a jab when Oreilly was well out of range.
Oreilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keller.
Oreilly cracks Keller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oreilly throws a right hand that misses
and Keller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oreilly misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oreilly throws a head kick that misses
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oreilly 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oreilly scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Oreilly misses.
Keller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oreilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keller is looking to counter punch.
Oreilly misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Keller.
A telegraphed right hand from Oreilly misses the target.
Keller moves out of range as Oreilly strikes.
It looked like Keller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oreilly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oreilly throws a head kick that half lands.
Keller blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller misses with a straight right.
Keller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oreilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oreilly looks to land a combination but Keller avoids it well.
Oreilly throws a right hand that misses
and Keller counters with a nice uppercut.
Oreilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Oreilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keller is looking to counter punch.
Oreilly misses with a head kick.
Oreilly throws a lazy right hand but Keller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keller throws a jab but it's blocked by Oreilly .
Keller takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly throws a hook but Keller blocks it.
Keller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oreilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keller.
Keller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oreilly throws a right hand that misses
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oreilly misses with a few strikes there.
Oreilly misses with a left hand
and Keller counters with a stiff right hand.
Oreilly throws out a loose jab but Keller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oreilly lands a nice shot that snaps Keller's head back.
Keller swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Oreilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Keller - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Oreilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oreilly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Oreilly !
Cooper Oreilly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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