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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stormy Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stormy Crow!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Crow coming out on top.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Crow tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reilly missing with knees to the body.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Crow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crow.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Crow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crow takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Crow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crow looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Stormy Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reilly throws a front kick aimed at Crow's knee but Crow avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Reilly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crow takes one to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
A nice combination there by Crow.
Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Crow counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crow takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Crow lands with a nice combination. Reilly backs away looking to recover.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow is looking for the big counter here.
Reilly slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Crow.
Reilly is looking to counter the offense by Crow and move into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Crow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crow walks into a left hand.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Reilly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crow eats them both and turns towards Reilly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reilly if he has to take too many more of those.
Reilly avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly tries to counter by clinching up but Crow breaks away and moves out of range.
Crow throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Crow looks to move away, Reilly throws a big counter combo but Crow just gets out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Reilly. That snapped Crow's head back.
Crow walks into a jab.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly takes the fight into the clinch.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Crow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crow lands a right hand.
Crow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crow has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow can't break the clinch.
Crow lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Crow controls the action.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow lands with a left to the head.
Reilly has Crow pressed against the cage.
Crow is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
Reilly pushes Crow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crow is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Reilly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Crow's ribcage. Crow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crow throws a series of punches but Reilly avoids them all with ease.
Crow 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.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stormy Crow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crow misses with a wild combination.
Reilly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Reilly tries a low kick but Crow avoids it.
Crow walks into a straight right hand from Reilly.
Crow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reilly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Crow moved out of range nicely.
Crow slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Crow scores with a four punch combination!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crow pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reilly back to the cage. Crow follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Crow down.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly darts in and clinches Crow up against the cage.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Crow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reilly is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crow gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Crow has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reilly gets through Crow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Crow.
Crow tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Crow back against the cage.
Crow managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
Reilly prevents Crow from breaking the clinch.
Reilly stalling the fight.
The referee calls for Reilly to work.
Crow throws a head punch that misses.
Crow is trying to force a seperation but Reilly has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crow.
Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crow throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crow backwards.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crow tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Crow lands a nice uppercut.
Crow tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.
Reilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reilly pushes Crow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow blocks an uppercut.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Crow's head.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frank Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crow working aggressively here.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crow's efforts to push away.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crow looks to land a combination. Reilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crow throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crow staying out of range there.
Crow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reilly keeps Crow at a distance using the push kick.
Crow scores with a head kick.
Crow misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reilly.
Reilly throws a hook but Crow avoids it easily.
A jab from Reilly finds it's way through Crow's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reilly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reilly misses the jab.
Crow misses with a looping right.
Stormy Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Crow tries to work over Reilly's front leg with a kick but Reilly checks it.
Crow throws a right and a left that Reilly avoids nicely.
Crow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reilly counters with a leg kick.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crow.
Reilly lands with a slapping head kick.
Reilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
enabling Crow to counter with a crisp jab.
Crow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reilly throws out a leg kick but Crow moves out of range and Reilly only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly throws a series of punches but Crow avoids them all with ease.
Reilly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stormy Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Reilly misses.
Crow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good work by Crow as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Crow.
Crow throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crow blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Crow.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Crow slips the punch.
Crow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Crow misses.
Reilly slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Reilly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Crow.
No joy there for Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses
and Crow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reilly misses with a straight left.
Crow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly slips a jab from Crow.
Reilly is looking to counter the offense by Crow and move into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Reilly misses
and Crow counters with a nice uppercut.
Reilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crow. Crow obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Crow misses.
Crow checks a low kick from Reilly.
Reilly lands a jab to the head.
Crow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crow throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
Crow blocks a head kick by Reilly.
A punch lands to the side of Crow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reilly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crow doesn't seem bothered though.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Crow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Frank Reilly.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reilly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
After winning the bout, Frank Reilly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Stormy Crow spoke after the fight, saying 'c'mon release me from your roster sir'.
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