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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lando Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salmon comes into the arena with The Little Things blaring out of the sound system. Seamus O Reilly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lando Salmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seamus O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon misses with an uppercut.
Salmon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Salmon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
O Reilly is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Reilly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Salmon trying to control the position.
Salmon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salmon wants to sweep here but O Reilly controlling him for the moment.
O Reilly has gone for a leg lock! Salmon slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Reilly's guard.
O Reilly wants to hit a switch here but Salmon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for O Reilly there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Reilly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Reilly is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Reilly should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
O Reilly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salmon with good strikes from the mount here!
O Reilly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Salmon.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - O Reilly has eaten all the pies!
Salmon cracks O Reilly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmon is landing with some decent strikes but O Reilly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Reilly taking shots to the head.
O Reilly looks gassed!
Salmon trying to control but O Reilly is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
O Reilly gets back to half guard.
O Reilly taking some punishment here, with Salmon in his half guard.
Salmon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Reilly is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Salmon pulls his head out easily.
O Reilly looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon trying to control from half guard but O Reilly is working away.
O Reilly is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Salmon jumps into side control!
O Reilly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
O Reilly takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Salmon wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reilly keeps working.
O Reilly throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Reilly is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salmon lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reilly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salmon is staying tight to O Reilly's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lando Salmon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salmon defending well as O Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Salmon moves out of range as O Reilly strikes.
Salmon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Reilly gets caught flat footed, as Salmon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
O Reilly working for a triangle but Salmon defends it easily.
Salmon with a nice head shot there.
Salmon is pushing down on O Reilly's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Reilly is fighting to maintain full guard but Salmon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Salmon wants to stand but O Reilly has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Reilly is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Reilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salmon looks to land a strike but O Reilly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Reilly working for a triangle but Salmon defends it easily.
O Reilly throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salmon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Reilly's head.
O Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
O Reilly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Salmon passes into half guard.
Salmon prevents O Reilly from standing back up.
O Reilly wants to get back to full guard but Salmon has mounted him!
Salmon looking for a guillotine from mount but O Reilly is having none of it.
O Reilly is desperately trying to improve his position but Salmon has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
O Reilly throws a strike from the bottom but Salmon passes into side control!
Lando Salmon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Reilly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Salmon's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salmon 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 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salmon is working away from the top position though.
O Reilly is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Salmon pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon throwing shots but O Reilly is blocking nicely.
O Reilly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salmon is thwarting O Reilly's attempts to control the position.
O Reilly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salmon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lando Salmon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Salmon tries to close the distance and clinch but O Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Salmon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salmon.
O Reilly misses with a takedown
and Salmon counters with a shoot takedown. O Reilly fights it but they end up in guard.
O Reilly looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Salmon has picked O Reilly up and slammed him! O Reilly can't keep hold of the triangle and Salmon manages to pass to side control!
Salmon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Salmon landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Salmon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Salmon decides to stand up, so the ref orders O Reilly to his feet.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salmon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salmon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Reilly wants to improve his position but instead Salmon has moved into half guard.
O Reilly moves into full guard.
O Reilly has momentary wrist control but Salmon slips an elbow through the middle.
O Reilly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Reilly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salmon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Salmon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so O Reilly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salmon wants to sweep but no luck.
O Reilly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salmon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Reilly postures up in Salmon's guard and throws a big left but Salmon blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon looking for a guillotine here but O Reilly defends easily.
Salmon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Reilly postures up in Salmon's guard and throws a big left but Salmon blocks it.
O Reilly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Salmon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of O Reilly, into his guard.
O Reilly working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Reilly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Salmon trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reilly working for a triangle but Salmon defends it easily.
Seamus O Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lando Salmon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salmon trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seamus O Reilly.
I think Salmon 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lando Salmon!
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energy
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