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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Oreily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Oreily!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Henk De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oreily shoots in and bounces De Vries off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Oreily works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oreily wants to control but De Vries is keeping him busy.
De Vries is looking to improve his position.
De Vries won't allow Oreily to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Vries manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Vries looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oreily wants to control from the top but De Vries keeps moving.
De Vries wants to sweep but no luck.
De Vries is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oreily stopping the sweep attempt from De Vries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily looking to pass the guard.
Oreily pushing down on De Vries's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oreily trying to control from half guard but De Vries is working away.
De Vries is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Oreily pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Vries ducks right into an uppercut from Oreily.
De Vries changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oreily looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oreily is looking for a sweep.
Oreily is working hard here to advance position.
De Vries looks up at the clock and then as Oreily takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De Vries smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreily tries to buck De Vries off but De Vries is having none of it.
De Vries working away.
De Vries works to advance to full mount. Oreily defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Oreily working to try and regain half guard.
De Vries trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Vries forces the positional change into back control.
Oreily is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if De Vries gets his way!
De Vries looks gassed!
De Vries is looking for the choke from the back position but Oreily is controlling his hands well.
Oreily manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Vries's guard. Nice work there by Oreily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vries working for submissions but it's allowed Oreily to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries trying to hold on to Oreily's head to control him but Oreily postures up.
Oreily landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oreily drops an elbow to the side of De Vries's head.
De Vries has hold of Oreily's hands but Oreily slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oreily is tying to control. De Vries wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oreily scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oreily is trying to control the action in half guard but De Vries is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Vries wants to improve his position but Oreily is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oreily feints and then cracks De Vries's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Vries down.
That's four 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oreily.
De Vries is looking for a sweep.
Oreily has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oreily working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oreily is stalling here but it's allowed De Vries to get half guard.
Oreily trying to control from half guard but De Vries is working away.
De Vries tries to get to full guard but Oreily has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Oreily will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Vries getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oreily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vries shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Vries seems to be working for a kimura but Oreily defends the submission attempt.
Oreily is holding on to half guard well.
De Vries is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Vries is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily moves into full guard.
De Vries drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Vries jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Vries throws and elbow that misses. Oreily uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Vries's guard. Nice move by Oreily!
De Vries is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oreily sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Vries's guard.
Oreily works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oreily lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
De Vries can't escape the position.
De Vries showing good submission defense here.
Oreily is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! De Vries is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Oreily!
Ryan Oreily retains his lightweight title!
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