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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles North (ranked 1806 p4p, 229 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 1013 p4p, 140 weight class). North comes into the arena with Men at Work - Down Under blaring out of the sound system. Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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194 cm
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169 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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181 cm
31
177 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reilly closes the distance and clinches. A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land. North breaks from the clinch.
North really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Reilly throws a body shot but no joy. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by North.
Reilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by North. North obviously looking to wear him down.
Reilly stuffs the takedown attempt from North. North gets slowly back to his feet. Good standup being displayed there by Reilly as he connects with a hook. North has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. A head kick from Reilly lands but North takes it in his stride. North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Reilly thumps North with a low kick. North closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. 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! North jabbing away but nothing is landing. Reilly pushes North up against the cage in a clinch. North avoids a wild elbow strike from Reilly. Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. North blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
North misses with a short punch on the inside. Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut. Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of North backwards. Reilly digs a right hand underneath North's ribcage. North let out a lung full of air as it connected. Reilly is working North over against the cage. Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Reilly is pressed up against the cage. North has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reilly down to the mat. Reilly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Reilly moves away from the strike by North. Reilly with a jab. North scores with a leg kick.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. North manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. North misses with the combination.
North throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly counters by clinching up. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut. North doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly works on North's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Reilly.
North dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
North is rocked! A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land. A short right from Reilly. Oh North is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A head punch blocked on the inside by North. Reilly lands an elbow inside. Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by North. Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch. North blocking some punches.
Reilly pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns North! Reilly unloads with more strikes and North sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Reilly! A victorious Frank Reilly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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