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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Reilly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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45
155 lbs
49 - 31 - 1 |
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36
155 lbs
26 - 9 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
49 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mizrahi checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Mizrahi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Mizrahi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mizrahi throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off.
Mizrahi throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reilly drives through and clinches with Mizrahi against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mizrahis head.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Mizrahi controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Reilly feints and then cracks Mizrahi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mizrahi down.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reilly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters circling a little - Mizrahi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mizrahi's sensitive parts.
Mizrahi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reilly counters with a right hand to the body.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mizrahi throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
The fighters circling - Mizrahi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mizrahi looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Reilly scores with a leg kick.
Reilly lands an overhand right.
Mizrahi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mizrahi throws an off balance right hand
and Reilly counters with a nice kick to the body.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reilly - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Mizrahi lands.
Reilly throws a leg kick that misses.
Reilly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mizrahi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mizrahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Mizrahi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reilly finds it's way round the side to connect with Mizrahi's head.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Mizrahi checks a low kick from Reilly.
Reilly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mizrahi misses with a hook
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mizrahi avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly is looking to chop away at Mizrahi's legs.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mizrahi throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mizrahi blocks a head kick by Reilly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reilly.
Mizrahi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
Reilly tries to clinch up but Mizrahi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly thumps Mizrahi with a low kick.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Mizrahi moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mizrahi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mizrahi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mizrahi tries to stall but Reilly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reilly stalling the fight.
Mizrahi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizrahi stalling.
Reilly tries to stall but Mizrahi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mizrahi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Reilly taking a breather.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mizrahi rushes Reilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mizrahi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mizrahi lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mizrahi. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Reilly does it's job there.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Mizrahi.
Reilly misses with a body kick.
Mizrahi ducks right into an uppercut from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses the jab.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
Mizrahi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reilly counters with a good low kick that Mizrahi was not able to check.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Mizrahi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mizrahi lands with a nice body kick.
Mizrahi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mizrahi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reilly lands a high kick!
Reilly digs a good body shot into Mizrahi's ribs.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Mizrahi moves out of range easily.
Reilly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mizrahi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizrahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly works the jab nicely.
Reilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mizrahi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Reilly moves out of range.
Mizrahi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mizrahi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws the left hand but Mizrahi avoids the punch easily.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mizrahi. That did some damage!
Reilly blocks a low kick nicely.
Mizrahi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.
Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
Mizrahi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut lands for Reilly. That snapped Mizrahi's head back.
Mizrahi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reilly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mizrahi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reillys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mizrahi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reilly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mizrahi momentarily.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reilly throws a looping overhand right but Mizrahi ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mizrahi's calf.
Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mizrahi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi moves out of range of the body kick.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Mizrahi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mizrahi looks to clinch
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly throws a solid leg kick but Mizrahi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reilly.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly scores with a nice right hand.
Mizrahi checks a leg kick.
Mizrahi tries to clinch there but Reilly circles away.
Ray Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Reilly is predictable there
and Mizrahi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Mizrahi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mizrahi.
Reilly tries to clinch but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Mizrahi gets a clinch.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Reilly cracks the inside of Mizrahi's front leg.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mizrahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Mizrahi's shoulder, as Mizrahi tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly throws a low kick, looking for Mizrahi's leg but Mizrahi calmly moves out of range.
Mizrahi works Reilly's body with a nice hook.
Reilly lands a jab.
Mizrahi thumps Reilly with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly throws a fast counter high kick but Mizrahi manages to duck under it in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reilly slips a jab and a cross from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off.
Reilly tries to bum rush Mizrahi with a series of wild strikes but Mizrahi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mizrahi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly connects with a crisp jab.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Mizrahi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reilly tries a quick counter leg kick but Mizrahi is wise to it.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi clinches with his opponent.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Mizrahi. Those never looked like landing.
Mizrahi moves to clinch but Reilly breaks away
and Reilly counters with a nice body kick.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Mizrahi thows a leg kick but Reilly checks it
and Reilly counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi misses the body punch
and Reilly counters with a head kick.
Mizrahi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Mizrahi misses with a straight right.
Mizrahi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reilly scores with a kick to the body.
Mizrahi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mizrahi tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Mizrahi.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reilly feints and then cracks Mizrahi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mizrahi down.
Reilly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Mizrahi moves to clinch but Reilly breaks away
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mizrahi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mizrahi. That did some damage!
Reilly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reilly lands a jab to Mizrahi's midsection.
Reilly tries to clinch but Mizrahi is having none of it.
Mizrahi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reilly.
Sloppy strikes from Mizrahi. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reilly.
Reilly tries to land a leg kick but Mizrahi saw it coming and moves away.
Reilly jabs Mizrahi right on the nose. Mizrahi blinks but takes it well.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Reilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mizrahi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mizrahi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reilly counters with a thumping low kick.
Mizrahi throws a low kick but Reilly moves out of range easily.
Mizrahi throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Reilly.
Reilly scores with the left hand. Mizrahi knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Reilly.
Mizrahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Mizrahi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reilly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reilly's head.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mizrahi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Reilly is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mizrahi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly looks to land a body kick but Mizrahi moved away.
Mizrahi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi closes the distance but Reilly moves to the side
and Reilly counters with an inside leg kick.
Mizrahi swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reilly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reilly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly throws a push kick but Mizrahi slaps the foot to one side.
Reilly throws a head kick but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reilly only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mizrahi thows a body kick. Reilly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Mizrahi misses with a low kick.
Donnie Mizrahi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Reilly!
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