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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bo Bice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bice comes to the cage accompanied by Witness - Bo Bice. Ray Reilly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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168 cm
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Bice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reilly circles away.
Bice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Donk. Reilly catches Bice right on the button with a cross.
Bo Bice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bice dives in and scores a takedown into Reilly's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bice passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reilly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bice's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bice is looking to pass Reilly's guard but actually Reilly recovers to full guard.
Bice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reilly controlling Bice's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice throwing strikes but missing.
Bice has gone for a leg lock! Reilly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bice's guard.
Bice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bice seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Reilly stands and throws Bice's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bice is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reilly off and has taken his back!
Bice working for the choke.
Even with his hooks in, Bice manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to get back to his feet.
Bice looking for the RNC.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bice looking for the RNC.
Reilly defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Reilly has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bice looking for the choke but no joy.
Reilly defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bice's arms.
Bice is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bice patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bice is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Reilly knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Reilly for a finish.
Bice has the hooks in. Reilly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bice is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Reilly has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Reilly defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Reilly covering up well under a series of strikes from Bice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reilly preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Bice dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Bice's head but Bice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bice shoots in looking for a takedown. Reilly tries to sprawl out of it but Bice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reilly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reilly lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice takes one to the side of the head.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly moves out of range as Bice strikes.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bice.
Bice cracks Reilly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bice looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Reilly lands a jab.
Reilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Bice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bice connects with a right hand. Reilly shakes it off.
Bice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reilly's waist but Reilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bice off to one side.
Bice throws out a powerful jab.
Bice scores with a nice right hand.
Bice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reilly is fending him off so far but Bice persists. Nope, Reilly circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bice is defended easily by Reilly.
Ray Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Bice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bice shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reilly sprawls well. Reilly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bice gets slowly back to his feet.
Bice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bice was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Reilly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bice wants to clinch but Reilly slips to the side
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bo Bice has been cut.
Bice misses with a lunging right hand
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reilly is trying to defend but Bice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reilly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bice.
Bice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reilly is just riding it out for now. Bice eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice wants to pass to mount but Reilly is defending the position.
Bice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reilly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bice.
Reilly is looking to control Bice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reilly avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bice is pressing down on Reilly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reilly is holding on for now.
Bice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bice is working for a kimura but Reilly is defending it quite comfortably.
Reilly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is looking to control Bice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reilly avoid being mounted?
Reilly is defending against the submission attempts here by Bice.
Bice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reilly is just riding it out for now. Bice eventually gives up the hold.
Bice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bo Bice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reilly defends it well.
Bice is looking for a kimura here.
Bice is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Bice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bice 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Bice!
Bo Bice bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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