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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Reilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
24 - 9 - 2 |
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192 cm
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162 lbs
63 - 27 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
63 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Wednesday steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reilly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wednesday throws a counter combo.
Reilly lands with a right hand.
Wednesday avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Reilly is looking to land body kicks.
Wednesday throws a counter combo.
Wednesday clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Reilly stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reilly is looking to control Wednesday's arms but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Wednesday tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wednesday's elbow.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wednesday displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reilly up against the cage.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Wednesday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reilly tries to land a body kick
and Wednesday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Wednesday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wednesday. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Wednesday tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wednesday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reilly tries to land a body kick
and Wednesday counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wednesday.
Reilly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wednesday takes a step back to recover.
Wednesday connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reilly's hands.
Reilly punishes Wednesday's body with a nice straight punch.
Wednesday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday punishes Reilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Ray Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Reilly throws a head kick that Wednesday semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from Wednesday.
Reilly lands a really nice looking cross but Wednesday seems unphased.
Wednesday misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Reilly lands with a shot to the body.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Wednesday moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wednesday crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reilly - the referee stops the clock and Wednesday gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reilly. Wednesday manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wednesday throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Reilly is looking to wear down Wednesday with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wednesday throws a right hand that Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Reilly also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
As Wednesday backs away, Reilly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Reilly lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wednesday's sensitive parts.
Reilly throws a lazy head kick
and Wednesday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wednesday.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wednesday.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Wednesday misses with a punch to the body.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wednesday lands a nice shot to the body.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly is trying to force a seperation but Wednesday has the dominant position.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wednesday just leaning against Reilly, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Wednesday sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reilly throws a body kick that misses.
Reilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wednesday stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wednesday works the jab nicely.
Wednesday checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
Wednesday rushes Reilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wednesday is struggling to control the position.
Wednesday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wednesday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wednesday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Wednesday takes a shot to the head.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Wednesday scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reilly duly obliges.
Wednesday moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly throws a front kick that sends Wednesday stumbling back into the cage.
Wednesday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wednesday circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wednesday! But no joy.
Reilly connects with the punch.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Reilly thinks about countering with a body kick.
Reilly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wednesday.
Reilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly trying to stall but Wednesday improves his position.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday has Reilly pressed against the cage, preventing Reilly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly has Wednesday pushed against the cage.
Reilly just leaning against Wednesday, taking a breather.
Reilly has Wednesday pushed against the cage.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wednesday throws a big shot that misses.
Wednesday misses with a double jab.
Wednesday blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks for the body kick but Wednesday saw that one coming.
Reilly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wednesday.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wednesday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wednesday has Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Wednesday stalling the fight.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Reilly just leaning against Wednesday, taking a breather.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wednesday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
Wednesday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wednesday throws a body shot but no joy.
Wednesday throws a series of punches but Reilly moves out of range.
Wednesday is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reilly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
As Wednesday backs away, Reilly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wednesday.
Wednesday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Wednesday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wednesday.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Wednesday.
Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wednesday checks a low kick from Reilly.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reilly.
Wednesday misses with a body shot.
Reilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wednesday circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a leg kick.
Wednesday is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reilly with a body shot.
Wednesday looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Wednesday misses its intended target.
Wednesday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly throws a solid leg kick but Wednesday takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reilly.
Wednesday lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wednesday's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Wednesday.
Good exchange - Wednesday coming out on top.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reilly takes a swing at Wednesday's ribcage but misses.
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wednesday walks into a jab.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wednesday's sensitive parts.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wednesday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wednesday.
Wednesday stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wednesdays head.
Wednesday is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wednesday has his back to the cage.
Wednesday has Reilly pressed against the cage.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reilly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Reilly lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Wednesday circles away.
Reilly clobbers Wednesday with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wednesday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Reilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Reilly misses
and Wednesday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wednesday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reilly.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alpo Wednesday.
I think Reilly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Reilly!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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