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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Hart will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Hart!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart.
It looked like Reilly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart rushes Reilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Hart has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly stalling in the clinch but Hart improves position.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Hart gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
Hart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
Mauricio Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Hart.
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Hart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
Reilly tightens his grip and picks Hart up, before dumping him to the ground. Hart manages to land in guard.
Hart looking for subs off his back but Reilly has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reilly thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.
Reilly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hart controls his leg.
Hart has hold of Reilly's hands but Reilly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hart wants to get back to his feet.
Reilly is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hart wants to control but Reilly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reilly 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.
Hart manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reilly.
Reilly stuffs the takedown.
Reilly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reilly controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.
Reilly managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Reilly controlling Hart's posture.
Hart stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reilly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Hart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Reilly fails to pull guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reilly wants to take the fight to the mat but Hart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hart lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
Reilly stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hart is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Reilly.
Reilly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hart.
Reilly thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a series of punches but Reilly avoids them all with ease.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Hart missing with knees to the body.
Hart manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart clinches up with Reilly and pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hart instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly avoiding damage.
Reilly is pushing Hart up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Reilly for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Reilly has hold of one of Hart's legs. Hart is fighting the takedown attempt but Reilly gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hart wants to stand up but Reilly is controlling him.
Reilly stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Reilly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hart is proving hard to escape from.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and Reilly counters with a series of strikes. Hart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mauricio Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Hart.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
Reilly tries to keep at a distance but Hart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reilly trying to control the position but instead, Hart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reilly into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reilly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hart leaning against his opponent.
Hart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Hart being controlled against the cage.
Reilly prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rich Hart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hart darts in looking for a takedown but Reilly gets double underhooks and turns Hart into the cage.
Hart throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hart.
Reilly is looking for a counter combo.
Hart throws a head kick that misses.
Hart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hart stalling the fight.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hart up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly is looking to control Hart's arms but Hart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hart has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly stalling against the cage.
Reilly avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Reilly.
Hart drives through and clinches with Reilly against the cage.
Hart is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hart.
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reilly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart is trying to pull guard but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Mauricio Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Hart.
Hart is trying to pull guard but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Hart stalling.
Reilly taking a breather.
Reilly is looking to control Hart's arms but Hart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reilly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.
Hart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reilly to keep the fight standing.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reilly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Reilly.
Reilly tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart shoots and misses
and Reilly moves into the clinch.
Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reilly is keeping busy.
Reilly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reilly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reilly gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Reilly stalls.
Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Reilly to work.
Hart jumps guard but Reilly stands there with Hart around his waist. Hart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mauricio Reilly.
I think Hart 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rich Hart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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