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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grenado Explough (ranked 6089 p4p, 6307 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 cm 18 300 4 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm 18 300 2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Solid Muay Thai Determined |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grenado Explough! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cooper Oreilly ! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Oreilly moves out of range of the strikes. Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign! Oreilly loads up on a big right hand but Explough slips the punch. Explough throws a jab when Oreilly was well out of range. Oreilly blocks a jab. Explough definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Explough misses with a wild combination.
Explough throws a big shot that misses. Oreilly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Oreilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Explough. Oreilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Oreilly lands a nice shot that snaps Explough's head back.
Oreilly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Explough. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oreilly , as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Explough misses with a lunging right hand
and Oreilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A big right from Explough misses. Explough closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A big right from Explough misses. Oreilly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Oreilly misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oreilly slips a straight right by Explough. Explough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oreilly 's hands. A jab from Oreilly misses. Explough throws a right hand that misses
and Oreilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Oreilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Explough misses with a lunging right hand
and Oreilly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Explough is lucky that one didn't land flush. A big left from Explough misses. Grenado Explough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Explough blocks a jab. Explough looks to throw the jab but Oreilly is out of range. Explough looks to land a left hand but Oreilly moved out of range nicely. Explough cracks Oreilly with a good jab. Explough misses the jab. Oreilly misses with a looping right. Oreilly throws out a loose jab but Explough uses good head movement to avoid it. Oreilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Explough walks into a left hand. Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oreilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
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! Explough throws a big shot that misses. Explough misses with an uppercut
letting Oreilly counter with a right hand. Explough is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Oreilly 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Oreilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Explough's hands. A swing and a miss from Oreilly . A swing and a miss from Explough. Oreilly looks like he wants to counter punch here. Explough darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Explough misses with a straight right. Explough throws a right hand that Oreilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Oreilly also avoids with ease. Sloppy strikes from Oreilly . Those never looked like landing. Explough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Explough throws a lazy right hand but Oreilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Oreilly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Explough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oreilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Oreilly takes one on the button. Explough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oreilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Explough. Explough moves away from the strike by Oreilly . Oreilly misses with a two punch combination.
Explough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oreilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Oreilly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Explough avoids the head kick by Oreilly .
Oreilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Oreilly moves away from the strike by Explough. Explough swinging wildly here.
Oreilly cracks Explough with a right hand to the side of the head. Decent striking displayed by Oreilly there. Explough throws a jab when Oreilly was well out of range. Explough throws a big shot that misses. Oreilly ducks under a wild hook from Explough. Explough swings widly with a right hand
and Oreilly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Explough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oreilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Explough takes one to the side of the head.
Explough is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Explough misses with a series of wild punches.
Oreilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Explough throws an overhand right that lands on Oreilly 's shoulder, as Oreilly tries to avoid the shot. Explough throws a looping overhand right but Oreilly ducks down to avoid it. Oreilly throws a nice looking combination but Explough bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Explough looks to land a left hand but Oreilly moved out of range nicely. Explough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Explough misses with a hook. Oreilly ducked under it nicely. A swing and a miss from Explough. Explough lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Explough throws a lazy right hand but Oreilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Explough throws a jab but it's blocked by Oreilly . Oreilly throws a right hand that Explough ducks under and follows up with a left that Explough also avoids with ease. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Explough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oreilly . And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cooper Oreilly will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Explough throws the left hand but Oreilly avoids the punch easily. Explough misses with a series of wild punches.
Oreilly sizes up Explough with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Explough misses with an uppercut. Explough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Oreilly there. Oreilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cooper Oreilly seems to be getting the better of the standup. Oreilly defending well as Explough loads up on a big left hand. Oreilly lands a head shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oreilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Explough moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Explough misses with the combination.
Oreilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Explough. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Explough loads up on a big right hand but Oreilly slips the punch. Explough throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Explough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oreilly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Explough. Explough connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Oreilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Oreilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Explough.
Oreilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oreilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Oreilly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Explough misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oreilly throws a head kick but Explough moves out of range.
Explough went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Oreilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Oreilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Oreilly ducks under a wild hook from Explough. Oreilly throws a head kick but Explough moves out of range.
Explough scores with a one two! Oreilly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Oreilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Oreilly slips a jab from Explough. Explough tries to move into range but Oreilly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Explough throws a series of punches but Oreilly moves out of range. Explough misses with a jab, cross combination.
Explough throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Oreilly scores with a jab to the jaw. Oreilly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Explough. A nice combination there by Explough.
Explough misses with a looping right. Explough misses with a two punch combination.
Explough throws a hook to the side of Oreilly 's head but Oreilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A telegraphed right hand from Oreilly misses the target. Nice shot lands for Explough.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Explough - just one landing. Explough looks to throw the jab but Oreilly is out of range. Explough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oreilly . Oreilly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Explough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oreilly sees it coming and avoids it easily. Oreilly slips under a jab. Explough uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Explough misses with a hook. Oreilly ducked under it nicely. Oreilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Explough lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oreilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Oreilly blocks a jab. Oreilly dips to his left and cracks Explough with an uppercut! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big right from Explough misses. Oreilly staying out of range there. A big left from Explough misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oreilly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Explough scores with a nice strike. Oreilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Explough looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Explough misses with an uppercut. Oreilly unleashes a big counter combination but Explough bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Explough throws a series of punches but Oreilly avoids them all with ease. Explough throws a jab when Oreilly was well out of range. Oreilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Explough fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Explough throws a good cross that connects.
Explough looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Explough misses with an uppercut. Explough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Explough looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Oreilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oreilly lands a head shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grenado Explough dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round! Explough scores with a sloppy right hand. Oreilly should have avoided that one. Explough throws out a loose jab but Oreilly uses good head movement to avoid it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oreilly ! But no joy. A big right from Explough misses. Explough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oreilly sees it coming and avoids it easily. Oreilly 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oreilly duly obliges. Oreilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oreilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Explough stalks Oreilly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oreilly 's face. Oreilly staggers backwards, shaken. Oreilly misses with a wild combination.
Explough misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice cross by Oreilly . Oreilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Explough takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oreilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oreilly takes one to the chin there. Explough misses with a straight right. Oreilly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Oreilly slips under a jab. Oreilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A telegraphed right hand from Oreilly misses the target. Explough scores with a decent looking hook. Oreilly slips under a jab. Explough throws a series of punches but Oreilly moves out of range. Explough looks to throw the jab but Oreilly is out of range. A big left from Explough misses. Explough misses with an uppercut
and Oreilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Explough throws a right hand that misses
letting Oreilly counter with a right hand. Oreilly moves out of range of the strikes. Oreilly ducks under a wild hook from Explough. Explough misses with a two punch combination.
Oreilly lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Oreilly connects with a high kick. Oreilly lands a jab to the head.
Oreilly throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Explough throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Oreilly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Oreilly misses. Explough looks to land a left hand but Oreilly moved out of range nicely. Oreilly looks like he wants to counter punch here. Oreilly staying out of range there. Oreilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Explough. Explough misses the jab. Explough jabbing away but nothing is landing. A swing and a miss from Oreilly . Explough throws a jab but it's blocked by Oreilly . Explough misses with an uppercut. Explough looks to land a combination but Oreilly avoids it well. Oreilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Explough lands the left hand. Oreilly slips a straight right by Explough. A slow jab from Explough misses its intended target. Explough throws a right and a left that Oreilly avoids nicely. A combination from Oreilly does no damage. Oreilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Oreilly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Explough. Explough takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Explough throws a right and a left that Oreilly avoids nicely. Explough clobbers Oreilly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Explough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oreilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Oreilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Explough. Explough swings widly with a right hand
and Oreilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Oreilly tries to move into range but Explough moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Explough looks to throw the jab but Oreilly is out of range. Explough throws a series of punches but Oreilly avoids them all with ease. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oreilly ! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Explough thows a left - swing and a miss! Explough scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Explough throws a jab but it's blocked by Oreilly . Oreilly is looking for the big counter here. Explough moves out of range as Oreilly strikes. A jab from Explough misses. Oreilly moves out of range of the strikes. Oreilly misses the jab. Explough throws a jab but it's blocked by Oreilly . Oreilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oreilly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Oreilly misses with a straight left. Oreilly slips a jab from Explough. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Oreilly slips a jab from Explough. Explough takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Explough throws a hook but Oreilly blocks it. Oreilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Explough.
And that's the end of the fight! Grenado Explough showed his dominance in that final round. Well Explough has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28 Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grenado Explough! A very excited looking Grenado Explough made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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