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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Phresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phresh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad chick alert kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jay Phresh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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178 lbs
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200 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy O Leary! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Phresh! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Leary tries to land a front kick but Phresh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. O Leary misses with a kick to the body.
O Leary misses with a double jab.
O Leary throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. O Leary swinging wilding here.
Phresh keeps the fight on the outside. O Leary misses with a double jab.
Phresh checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. O Leary pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. O Leary throws a half hearted mid kick. O Leary looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Leary throws a right hand that Phresh ducks under and follows up with a left that Phresh also avoids with ease. O Leary looks for the body kick but Phresh saw that one coming. O Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Paddy O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Phresh moves out of range of the body kick. Phresh slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Leary scores with a spinning back kick! O Leary misses with a few strikes there.
Phresh walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Leary. O Leary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Leary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Leary scores with a push kick. O Leary throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. O Leary misses with a kick to the body.
Phresh slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
O Leary is breathing heavily. O Leary wants to slow Phresh down by chopping away at his legs. O Leary lands with a nice body kick. O Leary tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. No luck for Phresh with that takedown attempt. O Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Leary looks to land a combination. Phresh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Phresh shoots in for a double leg but O Leary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Phresh keeps the fight on the outside. O Leary looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. O Leary misses with a body kick. A decent looking cross lands there for O Leary. Phresh blocks the body kick.
Crunch! O Leary slams his shin into Phresh's torso. O Leary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Phresh fails with the takedown and O Leary counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Paddy O Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Phresh. O Leary misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Leary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. O Leary gets caught flat footed, as Phresh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Phresh is looking to stand up but O Leary won't let him. Phresh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. O Leary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. O Leary controlling Phresh's posture. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
O Leary scores with a body shot.
O Leary scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from O Leary - that will leave a mark!
O Leary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phresh moves away. Phresh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from O Leary. Phresh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Leary. That one must have hurt. Paddy O Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Phresh is breathing heavily. Phresh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. O Leary throws a nice outside leg kick. O Leary lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Leary shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Leary was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Phresh really wants to buck O Leary off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phresh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. O Leary controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phresh is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
O Leary controlling from mount. Phresh bucks O Leary off and manages to get back to his feet! O Leary fails in his attempt to clinch. O Leary throws a looping overhand right but Phresh ducks down to avoid it. O Leary thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Phresh stuffs the takedown attempt from O Leary. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet. Phresh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Phresh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phresh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and O Leary counters with a body kick. O Leary misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phresh checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Leary is looking to land body kicks. O Leary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Phresh circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Leary throws a leg kick which misses Phresh's front leg but catches the back leg as Phresh tries to avoid it. O Leary is looking to wear down Phresh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. O Leary wants to clinch. O Leary lands a jab-cross combination. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. O Leary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phresh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. O Leary lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Leary. O Leary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phresh moves out of range and avoids them all easily. O Leary looks to land a body kick but Phresh moved away. Phresh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily so O Leary counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. O Leary won't allow Phresh to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phresh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. O Leary content to stall in guard here. O Leary gets to his feet. Phresh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! O Leary misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Leary throws a body kick that misses. No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Leary gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Leary stops Phresh from getting back to his feet.
O Leary trying to control from half guard but Phresh is working away. Phresh pushes O Leary off looking to stand but O Leary dives back in and keeps control.
O Leary seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. O Leary is tying to control. Phresh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. O Leary thows a huge punch but Phresh dodges it nicely.
O Leary perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. O Leary keeps Phresh at a distance using the push kick. O Leary tries to clinch there but Phresh circles away.
O Leary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paddy O Leary is winning the standup battle so far. O Leary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. O Leary tries to clinch up but Phresh circles away and keeps his distance. O Leary throws a half hearted mid kick. Phresh on the wrong end of a nice jab. Phresh keeps the fight on the outside. Jay Phresh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! O Leary moves in looking to clinch but Phresh pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight! Paddy O Leary showed his dominance in that final round. Well O Leary 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy O Leary!
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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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