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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aremana Luku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luku comes to the cage accompanied by Rancid - Things To Come (Dancehall Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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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, Aremana Luku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 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!
Luku closes the distance and clinches up with O Reilly, looking for a takedown. Luku pushes O Reilly against the cage but O Reilly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Reilly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
O Reilly is looking to take a break and control but Luku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Reilly working Luku over with strikes.
O Reilly throwing shots but Luku is blocking nicely.
O Reilly working Luku over with strikes.
O Reilly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Reilly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Luku blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Reilly.
O Reilly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Luku trying to hold on to O Reilly's head to control him but O Reilly postures up.
O Reilly is stalling here. Luku is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! O Reilly seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Luku has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luku is looking to take a break and control but O Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Reilly tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
O Reilly is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Luku is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Luku trying to control but O Reilly is having none of it.
Luku throws some wild stikes that O Reilly manages to avoid easily.
O Reilly gets back to half guard.
Luku trying to pass the guard but O Reilly defending well.
Luku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luku is looking to take a break and control but O Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Reilly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luku throws a big right hand that misses.
Luku preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Reilly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
O Reilly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Reilly is looking for a triangle but Luku pushes his legs off easily.
O Reilly looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luku decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Luku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luku tries for a takedown but O Reilly circles away easily
and O Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
Luku tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aremana Luku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
O Reilly wants the takedown. Luku is fighting it off but O Reilly persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Luku's guard against the cage.
Luku has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but O Reilly has passed into side control.
Luku is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly in side control lands a decent elbow.
O Reilly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Luku manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Luku is staying active underneath O Reilly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Luku trying to control but O Reilly postures up.
Luku is looking to escape.
Luku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luku is defending against the submission attempts here by O Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Reilly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luku feints and as O Reilly raises his hands in defense, Luku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Luku has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Reilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luku is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luku wants to get up but he can't break O Reilly's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
O Reilly throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Luku wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
O Reilly looking for a sweep. Not yet O Reilly, not yet.
O Reilly is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luku wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
Luku preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luku fails with the takedown
and O Reilly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luku's guard.
O Reilly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Reilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luku throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly drops back looking for a leg! Luku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Luku manages to kick O Reilly off! O Reilly jumps back into Luku's guard.
Luku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Luku pulls O Reilly in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Reilly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luku looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luku closes the distance but O Reilly moves to the side
and O Reilly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Luku's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luku working a defensive guard here.
Luku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luku scrambles and gets back to his feet.
O Reilly moves into range and clinches up with Luku.
O Reilly tries for a takedown. No joy.
O Reilly is pressed up against the cage. Luku has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Reilly down to the mat. O Reilly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
O Reilly avoids the head kick by Luku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Reilly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
O Reilly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Luku trying to keep a closed guard but O Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
O Reilly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
O Reilly shoots in but Luku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luku looks to clinch
and O Reilly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O Reilly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luku defending well though.
Luku is looking for a sweep. O Reilly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Reilly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Reilly is pressing down on Luku's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luku is holding on for now.
O Reilly stops Luku from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luku wants to control but O Reilly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Reilly seems to be working for a kimura but Luku defends the submission attempt.
Luku works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luku pulls O Reilly in to control the position.
Luku keeping moving, preventing O Reilly from controlling successfully.
O Reilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Luku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paddy O Reilly has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Reilly looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Reilly is in bad spot here.
Luku keeps control of the position easily here as O Reilly tries to buck him off.
Luku not allowing O Reilly to control his hands.
I really don't envy O Reilly right now.
O Reilly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Luku misses with an elbow to the head.
Luku tries to keep control of the position but O Reilly is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luku is persistently looking for the submission but O Reilly is defending it well.
Luku not allowing O Reilly to control his hands.
Luku patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
O Reilly is keeping busy.
O Reilly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Luku wants to control the pace but O Reilly is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Reilly is trying to escape the mount.
O Reilly tries to hold on but Luku postures up.
Luku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Reilly is squirming around, avoiding Luku's attempts to control the action.
O Reilly gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy O Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy O Reilly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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