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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fast Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Toss the Feathers. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fast Punch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Reilly! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reilly dodges the punch combination from Punch.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Punch. Punch misses with a wild body shot. Punch misses with a series of wild punches.
Punch jabbing away but nothing is landing. Punch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily. Reilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Punch counters with a straight right hand. Punch on the wrong end of a nice hook. Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Punch on the side of the head. Reilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Reilly scores with a jab to the body. Punch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Brendan Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Punch throws a right and a left that Reilly avoids nicely. The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Punch doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Punch lands a jab to Reilly's midsection. Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Reilly misses the shot to the body. Reilly throws a right hand that Punch ducks under and follows up with a left that Punch also avoids with ease. Punch blocks a jab. Punch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reilly. Punch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Punch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target. Punch misses with a looping left. Punch tries to land a leg kick but Reilly saw it coming and moves away.
Reilly tries to clinch up. Punch throws a good cross that connects.
Punch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily. Reilly rushes Punch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Punch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Reilly misses with a combination
and Punch counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Reilly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Punch counters with a nice uppercut. Reilly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Reilly blocks the body kick.
Punch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Punch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Punch. Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it. Reilly tries to clinch but fails miserably and Punch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punch. A combination from Punch does no damage. Punch misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Punch swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Punch throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it. Punch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reilly. Punch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reilly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Punch. Punch throws a right and a left that both miss. Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punch manages to avoid it. Punch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reilly momentarily.
Reilly works over Punch's head and body with a nice combination. Punch misses with a two punch combination.
Punch avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Punch swings away with a leg kick that misses. Reilly looks for a takedown but Punch sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Punch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Reilly misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly just leaning against Punch, taking a breather. Punch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punch is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Punch has his back to the cage. Punch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Punch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fast Punch dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Punch misses with a few strikes there.
Punch misses with a jab to the body
and Reilly counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Punch is trying to force a seperation but Reilly has the dominant position. Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Punch taking a breather. Reilly lands with a right to the head. Reilly misses with some punches.
Punch is trying to force a seperation but Reilly has the dominant position. Punch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punch's efforts to push away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Punch's head. Reilly is working Punch over against the cage. Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Punch tries to stall but Reilly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch. Punch takes a shot to the head. Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Punch misses with a punch on the inside.
Punch being controlled against the cage. Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Punch. A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly. Reilly lands a body punch. Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly effectively controlling the action here. Reilly lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Punch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Both guys are working to get underhooks. Reilly stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land. A nice left hand lands by Punch.
A hook to the body from Reilly.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Punch has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment. Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Punch is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks. Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Reilly throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Punch counter with a right hand. Reilly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Punch rather than just go for the knockout. Reilly thuds a left hand into Punch's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Punch ducks under a wild hook from Reilly. Reilly slips a straight right by Punch. Punch swings away with a leg kick that misses. Punch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punch blocks a jab. Fast Punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A telegraphed right hand from Punch misses the target. Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center. Punch looks to land a combination but Reilly avoids it well. Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body and Reilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Punch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Fast Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Punch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reilly circles away. Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Reilly forces Punch back against the cage and clinches. Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly. Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
Punch misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Punch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punch. Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly moves out of range of the leg kick from Punch. Punch throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Reilly takes a swing at Punch's ribcage but misses. Punch throws a push kick but Reilly slaps the foot to one side. Punch fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Punch loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch. Punch takes a body punch but keeps moving. Punch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Punch throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reilly lands a jab to Punch's midsection. Reilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Reilly misses with a wild body shot. Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punch's efforts to push away. Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Punch. Reilly avoiding damage.
Punch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Punch misses with a body shot
and Reilly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Reilly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Punch ducks under a wild hook from Reilly. Punch misses with a wild body shot. Reilly misses with an uppercut. Punch saw that one coming. Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punch moves away. Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly lands the left hand. Nice body punch from Reilly. Reilly wants to clinch. Punch digs a good body shot into Reilly's ribs. Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punch was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly. Punch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reilly lunges at Punch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Punch's hand. Punch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Punch tried to score with a low kick but Reilly checks it. Reilly misses with a combination
and Punch counters with a nice uppercut. Punch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Reilly counter with a right hand. Punch throws a combination that misses and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Reilly swinging wildly here.
Punch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reilly. Reilly circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Punch loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch. Punch walks into a stiff left hand from Reilly. Punch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Punch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Reilly. Punch looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range. Punch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly. A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target. Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand. Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
Punch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Reilly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Punch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Reilly wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fast Punch. I think Punch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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
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