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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 1201 p4p, 162 weight class) and Adrik Vasilev (ranked 1573 p4p, 206 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Vasilev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 12 - 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
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilev defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Vasilev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Reilly's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vasilev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Reilly connects with the punch.
Vasilev throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Vasilev throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Reilly tries to work over Vasilev's front leg with a kick but Vasilev checks it.
Reilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Vasilev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
Vasilev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Vasilev - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
Reilly lunges at Vasilev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vasilev's hand.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasilev counters by clinching up.
Vasilev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly tries to break free but Vasilev pushes him back against the cage.
Vasilev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly moves out of range as Vasilev strikes.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Vasilev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Reilly counter with a right hand.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Vasilev lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Vasilev down.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vasilev needs to keep his hands up - Reilly had a free shot at his head there.
Vasilev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasilev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasilev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasilev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reilly throws out a leg kick but Vasilev moves out of range and Reilly only half commits.
Vasilev misses with a body shot
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vasilev, as that shot connected.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Vasilev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Vasilev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Vasilev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasilev tries to work over Reilly's front leg with a kick but Reilly checks it.
Reilly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vasilev.
Vasilev tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Reilly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vasilev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reilly's knee momentarily.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilev's shoulder, as Vasilev tries to avoid the shot.
Vasilev throws a leg kick that misses.
Reilly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Vasilev checks it.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasilev moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
Vasilev wants to counter with a clinch but Reilly pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasilev staying out of range there.
Reilly backing away here, and Vasilev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vasilev misses with a looping left.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Vasilev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasilev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vasilev's calf.
Vasilev throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Vasilev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reilly's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reilly checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank 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.
Vasilev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasilev moves away.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly checks a leg kick.
Reilly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Vasilev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasilev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
Vasilev motions for Reilly to come forward. Vasilev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Vasilev slips the punch.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Vasilev tries to counter with a clinch but Reilly shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly defending well as Vasilev loads up on a big left hand.
Vasilev blocks a jab.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasilev can do to turn this around?
Reilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasilev counters by clinching up.
Vasilev misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasilev has closed the distance and engaged Reilly in a clinch.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reilly tries to stall but Vasilev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vasilev misses with a knee to the head.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasilev avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasilev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasilev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasilev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasilev moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Vasilev moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilev throws a solid leg kick but Reilly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vasilev.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Vasilev throws a leg kick that misses.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilev wants to clinch.
Reilly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Vasilev tries to land a leg kick but Reilly saw it coming and moves away.
Reilly throws a hook but Vasilev blocks it.
Vasilev lands with a kick to the temple. Reilly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasilev tries to move into range but Reilly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Reilly.
Vasilev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasilev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reilly finds it's way round the side to connect with Vasilev's head.
Reilly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vasilev counters with an outside leg kick.
Reilly tried to score with a low kick but Vasilev checks it.
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!
Vasilev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reilly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vasilev scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev swings widly with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasilev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a right hand
and Vasilev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vasilev tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Vasilev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Vasilev throws a front kick aimed at Reilly's knee but Reilly avoids it well.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Vasilev wants to counter with a clinch but Reilly pushes him away.
Reilly throws a chopping leg kick but Vasilev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vasilev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Vasilev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasilev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vasilev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vasilev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasilev thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Vasilev blocks the leg kick.
Frank Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Vasilev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vasilev dips to his left and cracks Reilly with an uppercut!
Reilly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasilev finds it's way round the side to connect with Reilly's head.
Reilly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Reilly. That snapped Vasilev's head back.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly motions for Vasilev to come forward. Reilly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Vasilev.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Vasilev's head but Vasilev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasilev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reilly staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Vasilev misses the target.
Vasilev scores with a one two! Reilly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vasilev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vasilev throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Reilly throws a chopping leg kick but Vasilev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reilly connects with a high kick.
It looks like Adrik Vasilev has been cut.
Vasilev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Vasilev is looking for the big counter here.
Vasilev slips under a jab from Reilly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasilev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reilly cracks the inside of Vasilev's front leg.
Reilly misses with a hook to the body
and Vasilev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reilly throws the left hand but Vasilev avoids the punch easily.
Vasilev moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Vasilev wants to counter with a clinch but Reilly pushes him away.
Vasilev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Vasilev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
Vasilev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vasilev swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
Vasilev tries to move into range but Reilly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vasilev is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Vasilev throws a front kick aimed at Reilly's knee but Reilly avoids it well.
Vasilev avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Vasilev connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly checks a leg kick.
Vasilev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasilev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vasilev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reilly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasilev, right into the meat.
Reilly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reilly throws a leg kick which misses Vasilev's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasilev tries to avoid it.
A cross from Vasilev lands.
Reilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasilev. Vasilev obviously looking to wear him down.
Vasilev throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasilev in his tracks.
Reilly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasilev throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
A bone on bone clash there as Reilly blocks the leg kick.
Adrik Vasilev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly throws a leg kick but Vasilev moved away.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasilev counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev slips a straight right by Reilly.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasilev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reilly.
Reilly with a nice cross.
Reilly moves out of range of the leg kick from Vasilev.
Good shot there by Vasilev.
Reilly lands a nice hook to Vasilev's body. Vasilev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reilly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reilly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vasilev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vasilev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Reilly misses.
The fighters circling - Vasilev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
Frank Reilly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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