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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Donavon (ranked 2049 p4p, 300 weight class) and Mike Reilly (ranked 1044 p4p, 163 weight class). Reilly has chosen The Whispers - Rock Steady as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Donavon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donavon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Donavon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly throws a leg kick which misses Donavon's front leg but catches the back leg as Donavon tries to avoid it.
Donavon tries to clinch up but Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Reilly wants to counter with a clinch but Donavon pushes him away.
Donavon misses with a straight right.
Reilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donavon tries to clinch
and Reilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Chris Donavon has been cut.
Reilly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donavon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
Reilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donavon has Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donavon struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donavon blocking some punches.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donavon or not.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Donavon blocking some punches.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donavon tries to pull guard but Reilly holds him up against the cage and eventually Donavon drops back down to his feet.
Donavon blocking some punches.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donavon tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donavon swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike.
Donavon tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
A shot in the inside from Donavon.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly digs a right hand into Donavon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donavon's gas tank.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donavon tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Donavon.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Donavon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
A short right from Donavon.
Donavon lands a shot to the body.
Reilly presses Donavon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike.
Donavon tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Donavon back against the cage.
Donavon misses with a body punch.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
Donavon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Donavon looking to slow down the pace here.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Donavon controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reilly moves into range and clinches up with Donavon.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donavon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
Reilly digs a right hand into Donavon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donavon's gas tank.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donavon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donavon working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavon tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Donavon back against the cage.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Donavon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donavon tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Donavon back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Donavon lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Donavon controls his hands.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Donavon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donavon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donavon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donavon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Chris Donavon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Donavon.
Reilly clinches up with Donavon and pushes him back against the cage.
Donavon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Donavon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Donavon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
A short right from Reilly.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon working aggressively here.
Donavon can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Donavon.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Donavon blocking some punches.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Donavon prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Donavon avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Donavon back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly pushes Donavon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
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!
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donavon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donavon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mike Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donavon closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Donavon lands a right hand.
Donavon prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Donavon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Donavon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Donavon's head.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donavon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Donavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donavon or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
Reilly gets through Donavon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donavon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Reilly.
Donavon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
Reilly tries a body shot but Donavon blocks it.
Chris Donavon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donavon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Donavon.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon lands a left hand.
Donavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Donavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly tries a body shot but Donavon blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donavon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
Donavon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donavon clinches.
Mike Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Donavon's ribcage. Donavon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Donavon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Donavon's ribcage. Donavon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Donavon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavon misses with the head strike.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly is leaning against Donavon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
Donavon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Donavon misses with a punch to the body.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Reilly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reilly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Reilly!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Reilly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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