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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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173 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane throws a jab when ORielly was well out of range.
Keane looks to land a combination. ORielly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ORielly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
ORielly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keane scores with a head kick.
Keane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORielly misses with a two punch combination.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORielly works the jab nicely.
Keane takes a jab right on the kisser.
ORielly lands a right hook to the body.
ORielly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
ORielly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keane's head.
ORielly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keane's head.
Keane pushes ORielly off looking to stand but ORielly dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
ORielly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from ORielly there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Keane is trying to stand.
Keane punching from the bottom.
Keane wants to get back to full guard.
Keane is trying to stand.
Keane is trying to get back to full guard.
ORielly is nestled in close to Keane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
ORielly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ORielly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keane's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ORielly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Keane is predictable there
enabling ORielly to counter with a crisp jab.
ORielly lands with a nice combination. Keane backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Padraig Keane has been cut.
Keane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
ORielly blocks a head kick by Keane.
Keane throws a left and a right that both miss
and ORielly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keane is breathing heavily.
ORielly darts in and clinches Keane up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from ORielly.
ORielly scores with a hook to the body.
ORielly breaks the clinch.
ORielly tests Keane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ORielly scores with a jab to the body.
ORielly lands a jab.
ORielly clobbers Keane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keane walks into a stiff left hand from ORielly.
The crowd cheers as ORielly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keane doesn't seem phased though.
Keane moves forwards but ORielly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for ORielly.
Keane is rocked!
ORielly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh Keane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but ORielly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Keane seems to have got his legs back now.
Keane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ORielly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
ORielly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly working Keane over with strikes.
ORielly drops an elbow to the side of Keane's head.
ORielly slips a nice elbow through Keane's hands, connecting with Keane's forehead.
ORielly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Keane is looking to improve his position.
ORielly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
ORielly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORielly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Keane kicks ORielly off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by ORielly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden ORielly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Padraig Keane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Keane duly obliges.
Keane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keane misses with a combination
and ORielly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from ORielly.
ORielly feints and as Keane raises his hands in defense, ORielly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
ORielly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Keane's head.
ORielly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keane's head.
ORielly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ORielly trying to control but Keane is working from the bottom.
ORielly passes Keane's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane wants to get back to his feet.
ORielly working Keane over with strikes.
Keane is trying to stand.
ORielly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
ORielly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but ORielly scores with a couple of nice shots.
ORielly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from ORielly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Keane tries to kick ORielly off but ORielly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
ORielly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
ORielly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Keane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ORielly.
ORielly lands with a punch from half guard.
ORielly trying to control the action but Keane is working from the bottom.
ORielly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keane defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ORielly tries to bum rush Keane with a series of wild strikes but Keane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keane takes a swing at ORielly's ribcage but misses.
Keane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly lands a with a good body shot.
A punch combination from ORielly misses.
Keane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ORielly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keane avoids a punch combination nicely.
ORielly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Keane is in a horrible position here. ORielly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by ORielly.
Aiden ORielly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keane regains half guard.
ORielly winds up and cracks Keane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keane is trying to stand up here but ORielly is controlling him well.
ORielly decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ORielly lands a glancing blow to the side of Keane's head.
ORielly misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden ORielly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Padraig Keane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from ORielly does it's job there.
ORielly lands with a straight right. Keane didn't see that one coming.
ORielly cracks Keane with an open hand slap.
ORielly throws a hook but Keane blocks it.
ORielly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keane.
Aiden ORielly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ORielly connects with a body shot.
Keane falls off balance throwing a combination
and ORielly counters with a two punch combo.
Padraig Keane's cut is getting worse.
ORielly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Keane throws a series of punches but ORielly avoids them all with ease.
Keane throws a looping overhand right but ORielly ducks down to avoid it.
Keane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ORielly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ORielly scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly tests Keane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORielly fails with an attempt to clinch.
ORielly scores with a body shot.
ORielly throws a shot to the body.
ORielly avoids the head kick by Keane.
ORielly shoots in and bounces Keane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Keane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keane keeping moving, preventing ORielly from controlling successfully.
ORielly scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORielly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ORielly scoring with punches to the head and body.
ORielly is working Keane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
ORielly throws a big right hand that misses.
Keane kicks ORielly off and gets to his feet.
ORielly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Keane avoids the body shot from ORielly.
Keane connects with a high kick.
Keane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ORielly misses with an uppercut.
Keane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Padraig Keane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ORielly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
ORielly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
ORielly stuns Keane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
ORielly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by ORielly.
ORielly throws a sloppy body shot
and Keane counters with a good low kick that ORielly was not able to check.
Keane avoids the body shot from ORielly.
ORielly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
ORielly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORielly distracts Keane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
ORielly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Keane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ORielly is controlling him.
ORielly stands up over Keane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
ORielly advances position into side control!
Keane throws ORielly to one side and escapes!
Padraig Keane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aiden ORielly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keane tries to bum rush ORielly with a series of wild strikes but ORielly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORielly lands with a hook. Keane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
ORielly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Keane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden ORielly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well ORielly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden ORielly!
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