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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Flynn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Terry Reilly's chin.
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144 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flynn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flynn is looking to clinch.
Flynn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reilly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reilly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flynn's guard.
Flynn is not content to let Reilly control the position.
Reilly stands up and beckons Flynn to join him on the feet.
Reilly swings for the body but Flynn moves out of range.
Flynn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flynn thuds his shin into the meat of Reilly's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Flynn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flynn dives in and scores a takedown into Reilly's guard.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Flynn from controlling successfully.
Reilly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flynn looking to pass the guard.
Flynn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reilly is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flynn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flynn looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reilly is trying to control the position but Flynn postures up.
Flynn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flynn defends well.
Flynn trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flynn is looking to advance position but Reilly has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Reilly fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to control the pace but Flynn is squirming around nicely.
Flynn tries to reverse the position but Reilly maintains control.
Reilly controlling the position easily from mount.
Flynn tries to hold on but Reilly postures up.
Flynn is trying desperately to improve position.
Reilly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Flynn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flynn.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reilly but Reilly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flynn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reilly.
Reilly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like William Flynn has been cut.
Flynn takes one on the button.
Reilly feints and then cracks Flynn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flynn down.
William Flynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flynn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flynn feints and as Reilly raises his hands in defense, Flynn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Reilly throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Flynn escapes and throws Reilly's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Reilly stops Flynn from passing to mount.
Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry Reilly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reilly is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Flynn working away.
Flynn stands up and beckons Reilly to his feet.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Flynn keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly stuffs the takedown attempt from Flynn. Flynn gets slowly back to his feet.
Flynn swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flynn misses with a knee strike.
Flynn breaks from the clinch.
Terry Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Flynn goes for a double leg but Reilly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reilly continues to drive forward.
Terry Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Flynn.
Reilly is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reilly wants to take the fight to the mat but Flynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Flynn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flynn smiles and moves away.
Flynn pushes Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Flynn working hard to break the clinch.
Reilly tries to pull guard but Flynn won't allow it.
Reilly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Flynn manages to pull guard.
Reilly trying to control but Flynn is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flynn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Flynn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Reilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Flynn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Flynn shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reilly but Reilly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flynn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reilly.
Flynn throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
Reilly lands with a hook. Flynn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reilly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reilly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flynn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reilly somewhat.
Terry Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Flynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reilly pinned against the cage. Reilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Terry Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Flynn.
Flynn closes the distance and pushes Reilly back into the cage.
Reilly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reilly stalls.
Flynn stalling in the clinch but Reilly improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flynn uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flynn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Flynn from controlling successfully.
Reilly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flynn defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reilly looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly working for submissions but it's allowed Flynn to get to half guard.
Flynn is trying to control the action in half guard but Reilly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flynn is thwarting Reilly's attempts to control the position.
Flynn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reilly is staying active underneath Flynn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. William Flynn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reilly.
Flynn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flynn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reilly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flynn has hold of one of Reilly's legs. Reilly is fighting the takedown attempt but Flynn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Reilly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Flynn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flynn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for William Flynn!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for William Flynn!
William Flynn wins by majority decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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