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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frontline-Pillar. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daigo Goto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goto but Goto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reilly shoots in for a double leg but Goto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goto stuffs the takedown.
Daigo Goto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Reilly.
Reilly shoots in and bounces Goto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reilly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reilly throws and elbow that misses. Goto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reilly's guard. Nice move by Goto!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reilly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goto preventing the sweep.
Goto distracts Reilly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reilly is in trouble now - Goto has advanced to mount!
Reilly looks gassed!
Goto landing strikes from the mount and Reilly is in trouble!
Reilly is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reilly is still in real trouble! Can Goto finish him?
Goto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Goto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Goto misses with a head shot.
Goto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Reilly is squirming around, avoiding Goto's attempts to control the action.
Reilly blocking the ground and pound.
Goto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Goto looking to control but Reilly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Goto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goto thowing shots but they're missing.
Reilly avoids a series of strikes thrown by Goto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Poor strikes thrown by Goto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reilly because Goto loaded up on that one.
Reilly wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goto.
Goto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goto thowing shots but they're missing.
Goto looking to ground and pound but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Goto unloads with some shots from mount but Reilly bucks and avoids them well.
Goto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Goto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Reilly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Goto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Goto tries to control but Reilly wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Reilly blocking the ground and pound.
Goto looking to ground and pound but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Goto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Goto looking to ground and pound but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Reilly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Goto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Goto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Goto working for a submission but Reilly is keeping him at bay.
Reilly is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Goto looking to finish with strikes here!
Goto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reilly can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Reilly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Goto.
That's four 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.
Goto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Goto throwing strikes here but Reilly is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Goto looking to ground and pound but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Goto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Goto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Goto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Goto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reilly wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goto.
Goto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Goto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Reilly has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Goto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reilly blocking the ground and pound.
Goto unloads with some shots from mount but Reilly bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Reilly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reilly shoots in but Goto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goto closes the distance looking for a takedown. Goto picks Reilly up and slams him brutally to the floor. Reilly is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Daigo Goto!
Daigo Goto retains his welterweight title!
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