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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reily kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jump Around. Lemieux comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sliwa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan O Reily!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reily cracks Lemieux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Reily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Reily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from O Reily.
Lemieux misses with a right hand
and O Reily counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lemieux moves away from the strike by O Reily.
O Reily scores with a hook to the body. Lemieux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lemieux lands with a right hand.
O Reily thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Reily walks into a straight right hand from Lemieux.
A big right from O Reily misses.
Lemieux takes one to the side of the head.
Lemieux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good leg kick by O Reily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Reily connects with the punch.
Lemieux throws a shot from downtown. O Reily moves away and avoids it.
Lemieux looking to score a takedown here. O Reily is defending well but Lemieux drives through and ends up in O Reily's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but O Reily keeps moving.
O Reily manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lemieux manages to get himself to full guard.
O Reily wants to control from the top but Lemieux keeps moving.
Lemieux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Reily.
O Reily trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemieux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reily looking to pass the guard.
O Reily slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lemieux is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
O Reily tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lemieux throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily taking a breather here.
O Reily throws an elbow but Lemieux slips to the side and avoids it well.
O Reily working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux tries to buck O Reily off but O Reily is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Lemieux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lemieux is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lemieux has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Reily is working away from the top position though.
Lemieux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Reily has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lemieux trying to control but O Reily postures up.
O Reily lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is refusing to be controlled, as O Reily sits in half guard.
O Reily seems to be looking for submissions.
O Reily working the head and body with strikes.
O Reily seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lemieux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Reily looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. O Reily is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux is looking to get back to full guard here but O Reily has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lemieux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Reily landing strikes.
Lemieux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Reily wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lemieux, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Reily wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lemieux keeps working.
Lemieux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Reily is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lemieux knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Reily wants to improve his position but Lemieux is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan O Reily dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Reily.
O Reily throws an overhand right that lands on Lemieux's shoulder, as Lemieux tries to avoid the shot.
O Reily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Reily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from O Reily.
O Reily lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lemieux slips a straight right by O Reily.
O Reily swinging wildly here.
O Reily looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lemieux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lemieux lands with a nice body punch.
Ryan O Reily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reily looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemieux is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lemieux.
Lemieux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Reily keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
Nice defenses there by Lemieux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux fails to land the takedown.
Lemieux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Reily.
Danga de danga de dang - O Reily scores with a four punch combination!
Lemieux throws a sloppy head kick and O Reily moves out of range easily.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Reily moves away.
Lemieux moves out of range of the leg kick from O Reily.
Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Reily.
O Reily throws a lazy right hand but Lemieux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan O Reily is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from O Reily tenderised Lemieux's leg. Lemieux is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Reily scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Reily throws a hook but Lemieux blocks it.
O Reily lands with a shot to the body.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux avoids the body shot from O Reily.
Lemieux lands with a good body shot.
O Reily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from O Reily.
O Reily throws a big shot that misses.
Lemieux moves out of range as O Reily strikes.
O Reily misses the jab.
Donk. O Reily catches Lemieux right on the button with a cross.
O Reily just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Reily thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Reily walks into a jab.
O Reily throws a big shot that misses.
O Reily swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Reily takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Lemieux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
O Reily falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lemieux decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Reily's guard.
O Reily looking for a sweep. Not yet O Reily, not yet.
O Reily might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
O Reily had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lemieux defends it easily.
Lemieux works over O Reily with some ground and pound from guard.
O Reily has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lemieux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reily swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lemieux throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux won't allow O Reily to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux landing some decent shots from guard.
Lemieux sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Reily's guard.
Lemieux wants to take a breather but O Reily is having none of it.
Lemieux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lemieux trying to control from O Reily's half guard. O Reily has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lemieux cracks O Reily with a solid left hand.
Lemieux wants to pass the guard but O Reily is keeping the position.
O Reily has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lemieux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reily looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan O Reily overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lemieux throwing strikes from guard but O Reily blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ron Lemieux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lemieux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Reily bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Reily. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux scores with a jab. O Reily acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lemieux dodges the punch combination from O Reily.
Lemieux fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Reily avoids it really well and circles away.
O Reily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Reily.
O Reily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemieux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Reily bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lemieux's head.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from O Reily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Lemieux tenderised O Reily's leg. O Reily is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Reily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemieux connects with a jab.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Reily throws out the jab.
Lemieux works O Reily's body with a nice hook.
O Reily swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
O Reily stuffs the takedown.
O Reily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemieux throws a leg kick but O Reily checks it.
Lemieux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Reily.
Lemieux throws a body punch but O Reily moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from O Reily.
Lemieux swings for the body but O Reily moves out of range.
Lemieux avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Lemieux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Reily thows a body shot but no joy.
O Reily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemieux moves away.
Lemieux slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by O Reily.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reily misses with a looping right.
O Reily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily stuffs the takedown.
Ryan O Reily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Lemieux.
O Reily throws a sloppy body shot
and Lemieux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in O Reily's guard now.
O Reily has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lemieux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lemieux cracks O Reily with a solid left hand.
O Reily keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
O Reily 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.
Lemieux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reily swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lemieux lands a couple of elbows.
Lemieux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Reily swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Reily works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily has momentary wrist control but Lemieux slips an elbow through the middle.
O Reily not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Reily had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lemieux defends it easily.
O Reily with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Lemieux can't handle though.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lemieux working his ground and pound in the gym.
O Reily trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reily working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lemieux.
Lemieux throwing strikes from guard but O Reily blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ron Lemieux just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Lemieux.
O Reily looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
Lemieux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lemieux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lemieux.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Reily.
Lemieux connects with an inside leg kick.
O Reily lands a glancing blow to the side of Lemieux's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lemieux or perhaps it was just good defense by O Reily, which made it look bad.
Lemieux throws a hook but O Reily avoids it easily.
O Reily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
O Reily attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Reily.
Lemieux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Reily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Lemieux scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Reily in his tracks.
O Reily throws a looping overhand right but Lemieux ducks down to avoid it.
O Reily looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
O Reily closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Reily slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Nice cross by O Reily.
A left lands for Lemieux.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lemieux.
A big right from O Reily misses.
O Reily throws a front kick aimed at Lemieux's knee but Lemieux avoids it well.
Good work by Lemieux as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily lands a nice shot that snaps Lemieux's head back.
Lemieux lands with a straight right. O Reily didn't see that one coming.
Lemieux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lemieux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lemieux throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Reily tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lemieux is in O Reily's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lemieux is working O Reily over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but O Reily keeps moving.
Lemieux passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on O Reily's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
O Reily parries the strikes from Lemieux easily there. Lemieux is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable O Reily to escape.
Lemieux misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
O Reily wants to control but Lemieux postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily is not content to let Lemieux control the position.
O Reily tries to buck Lemieux off but Lemieux is having none of it.
Lemieux lands a nice forearm strike.
O Reily tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lemieux wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lemieux lands a few punches from side control.
Lemieux trying to control the action but O Reily is working from the bottom.
Lemieux is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lemieux is trying to get an arm triangle but O Reily is defending well.
Lemieux lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lemieux's best efforts.
Lemieux is looking to take a break and control but O Reily is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Reily is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lemieux lands with a punch from half guard.
O Reily is looking to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Reily regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lemieux postures up in O Reily's guard and throws a big left but O Reily blocks it.
Lemieux content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reily looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lemieux is one step ahead there.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reily is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Lemieux dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Reily.
Lemieux slips a jab from O Reily.
O Reily scores with a nice head shot.
O Reily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Reily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Reily misses with an uppercut.
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Lemieux misses.
O Reily moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Reily blocks a jab.
A big left from O Reily misses.
Lemieux throws a low kick but O Reily moves out of range easily.
O Reily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemieux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Reily looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lemieux lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lemieux tries to move to mount but O Reily blocks the move with his legs.
Lemieux thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
O Reily sneaks back into half guard.
Lemieux wants to control but O Reily is keeping him busy.
O Reily blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemieux.
O Reily is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reily trying to hold on to Lemieux's head to control him but Lemieux postures up.
O Reily is not content to let Lemieux control the position.
O Reily moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Reily keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
O Reily wants to sweep but no luck.
Lemieux lands a couple of elbows.
Lemieux postures up and lands a big shot to O Reily's brow.
Lemieux throws a big right hand that misses.
O Reily wants to sweep here but Lemieux controlling him for the moment.
Lemieux throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Reily works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily is trying to keep Lemieux in close.
O Reily wants to sweep but no luck.
Ron Lemieux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lemieux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ron Lemieux hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
O Reily misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Lemieux finds it's target.
Lemieux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lemieux misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
O Reily keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Reily cracks Lemieux with an open hand slap.
Lemieux connects with a right hand. O Reily shakes it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lemieux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Reily looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
Lemieux scores with the left hand. O Reily knows he should have avoided that one.
O Reily ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lemieux lands with a right hand.
O Reily throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lemieux's waist but Lemieux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Reily off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Lemieux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Reily uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryan O Reily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Reily misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Lemieux.
I think Lemieux 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Lemieux!
Ron Lemieux is the new bantamweight champion!
Ron Lemieux thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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