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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karson Wolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolton comes to the cage accompanied by Over The Rainbow. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karson Wolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paddy O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolton tries to clinch but O Reilly is having none of it.
Wolton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolton closes the distance and clinches up with O Reilly, looking for a takedown. Wolton pushes O Reilly against the cage but O Reilly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Wolton - just one landing.
O Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Reilly looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wolton!
Wolton tries to reverse the position but O Reilly maintains control.
O Reilly breaks from Wolton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wolton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wolton is working hard here to advance position.
O Reilly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reilly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wolton working to try and regain half guard.
Wolton wants to control but O Reilly is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wolton?
O Reilly tries to control but Wolton wriggling away.
O Reilly landing strikes from the mount.
O Reilly working Wolton over with strikes here.
O Reilly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wolton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
O Reilly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Reilly trying to control the action but Wolton is working from the bottom.
Wolton tries to get to full guard but O Reilly has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolton trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with O Reilly in particular looking to stall.
Wolton with the active half guard here but O Reilly passes nicely into side control.
Wolton is breathing heavily.
O Reilly scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Reilly decides to stand back up. O Reilly steps back and let's Wolton get back to his feet.
Wolton rushes O Reilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Reilly effectively controlling the action here.
Wolton is trying to break the clinch but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
O Reilly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wolton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wolton wants to get back to striking at distance but O Reilly won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolton is looking to break free of the clinch but O Reilly has double underhooks.
Wolton is looking to break free of the clinch but O Reilly has double underhooks.
Wolton wants to get back to striking at distance but O Reilly won't allow it.
O Reilly gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wolton regains guard.
O Reilly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Reilly landing with the ground and pound.
O Reilly trying to control but Wolton is working from the bottom.
Wolton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Reilly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wolton is looking for a triangle here but O Reilly uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wolton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolton taking punishment in the form of punches.
O Reilly lands a nice forearm strike.
O Reilly scores with punches from side control.
O Reilly lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wolton down.
O Reilly working the head and body with strikes.
Wolton tries to bench press O Reilly off him but O Reilly keeps the position.
Wolton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Reilly fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wolton sprawls well initially but O Reilly persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wolton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wolton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Reilly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wolton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolton wants to clinch up but O Reilly keeps it at a distance.
O Reilly dodges the punch combination from Wolton.
Karson Wolton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from Wolton.
Wolton is looking to clinch but O Reilly is avoiding it.
Wolton tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolton throws a right and a left that O Reilly avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Reilly throws a jab when Wolton was well out of range.
Wolton wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Reilly looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wolton!
Paddy O Reilly has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Reilly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wolton looks a forlorn figure.
Wolton is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Reilly controlling from mount.
O Reilly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Reilly landing strikes from the mount.
O Reilly landing punches.
O Reilly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolton is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Reilly working the ground and pound effectively.
Wolton is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolton is bucking up trying to escape but O Reilly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Reilly scoring with strikes but Wolton is staying in there.
O Reilly working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Reilly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
O Reilly avoids the attempt from Wolton to control.
O Reilly dominating with strikes here.
O Reilly landing shots from mount.
O Reilly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolton is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Reilly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
O Reilly with good strikes from the mount here!
O Reilly has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wolton's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reilly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
O Reilly is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wolton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
O Reilly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Reilly prevents Wolton from getting the reversal.
Wolton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four 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.
O Reilly working the ground and pound effectively.
O Reilly landing strikes from the mount and Wolton is in trouble!
Wolton is trying to escape the mount.
O Reilly with good strikes from the mount here!
Wolton is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Reilly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wolton looks a forlorn figure.
O Reilly wants to control the pace but Wolton is squirming around nicely.
O Reilly punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Reilly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wolton hang on?
Wolton is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wolton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wolton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolton avoids the head kick by O Reilly.
Wolton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Wolton catches O Reilly right on the button with a cross.
Wolton tries to clinch up.
O Reilly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wolton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Reilly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Reilly is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wolton pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wolton works his way into side control.
Wolton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wolton decides to stand up, so the ref orders O Reilly to his feet.
O Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karson Wolton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolton works over O Reilly's head and body with a nice combination.
O Reilly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Reilly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wolton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
O Reilly working the ground and pound from side control.
O Reilly working the head with strikes.
Wolton is looking to regain half guard here but O Reilly keeps moving and retains side control.
O Reilly advances nicely into full mount.
Wolton tries to reverse the position but O Reilly maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolton is squirming around, avoiding O Reilly's attempts to control the action.
O Reilly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
O Reilly punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wolton is desperately trying to improve his position but O Reilly has a good base and remains in mount.
O Reilly punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Wolton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Reilly prevents Wolton from getting the reversal.
O Reilly working Wolton over with strikes here.
Wolton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wolton is in a horrible position here. O Reilly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by O Reilly.
Wolton wants to hold on but O Reilly pushes him away.
Wolton regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Reilly stalling.
Wolton manages to get to full guard.
Karson Wolton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. O Reilly is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wolton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take O Reilly's back instead.
O Reilly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wolton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but O Reilly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wolton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paddy O Reilly.
I've got O Reilly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy O Reilly!
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hype
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