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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holger The Dane (ranked 478 p4p, 65 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 646 p4p, 82 weight class). Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Frank Reilly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly tries to clinch there but The Dane circles away.
The Dane lands a nice shot that snaps Reilly's head back.
The Dane tries to move into range but Reilly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Dane slips under a jab from Reilly.
An attempted straight right counter from The Dane misses the target.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
The Dane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Dane looking to slow down the pace here.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Dane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
The Dane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Dane misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Dane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Dane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Dane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of The Dane's head.
The Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Dane lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Reilly working aggressively here.
The Dane misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane cracks Reilly with a nice body shot.
Reilly prevents a body shot from The Dane.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
The Dane blocking some punches.
The Dane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by The Dane.
The Dane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Dane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly avoiding damage as The Dane throws knees to the body.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dane's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from The Dane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Reilly lands.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Reilly scores with a leg kick.
The Dane throws a sloppy body shot
and Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Dane is defending well for now.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly gets through The Dane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly is leaning against The Dane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly lands an elbow just above The Dane 's eye.
It looks like Holger The Dane has been cut.
The Dane missing with knees to the body.
The Dane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Dane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Reilly.
The Dane misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reilly.
The Dane trying to land knees to the body.
The Dane can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
The Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reilly pushes The Dane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Dane looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Danes head.
The Dane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Dane is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Dane.
Reilly missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
The Dane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Dane stalling in the clinch but Reilly improves position.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Dane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from The Dane.
The Dane lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
The Dane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Dane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reilly tries to clinch there but The Dane circles away.
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Dane. The Dane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Dane.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Dane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Dane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reilly! But no joy.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from The Dane.
Reilly moves away from the strike by The Dane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dane tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly connects with the punch.
Frank Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly cracks The Dane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly walks into a jab.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reilly manages to circle out of the way.
Reilly throws a series of punches but The Dane moves out of range.
As Reilly looks to move away, The Dane throws a big counter combo but Reilly just gets out of the way.
The Dane takes the fight into the clinch.
The Dane throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Dane digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Dane working Reilly over with knees to the body.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Dane effectively controlling the action here.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
The Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
The Dane tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from The Dane.
Reilly avoiding damage as The Dane throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Reilly.
The Dane lands a nice knee to the body.
The Dane throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from The Dane.
The Dane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly lands an elbow inside.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reilly missing with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reilly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Frank Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
The Dane lands a body shot.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Reilly pushes The Dane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly prevents a body shot from The Dane.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
The Dane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Dane throws a body kick that misses.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Reilly as he connects with a hook.
The Dane wants to slow Reilly down by chopping away at his legs.
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dane.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
The Dane avoids the head kick by Reilly.
It appears The Dane was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Dane with a body shot.
The Dane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reilly under the eye.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Dane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Dane throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
The Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Reilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
The Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Frank Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly needs to keep his hands up - The Dane had a free shot at his head there.
Reilly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reilly throws a combination that misses
and The Dane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Dane swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
The Dane misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly throws a chopping leg kick but The Dane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Dane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Reilly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Dane, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Reilly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reilly lands a really nice looking cross but The Dane seems unphased.
The Dane connects with a nice looking jab.
Reilly thuds his right hand into The Dane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Dane throws an off balance right hand
and Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Dane throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Dane misses with a knee strike.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
The Dane can't break the clinch.
The Dane tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reilly.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Dane.
The Dane dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
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!
The Dane tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
The Dane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Dane.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from The Dane.
Reilly misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Dane.
The Dane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but The Dane avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dane.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Dane blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly prevents a body shot from The Dane.
The Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Dane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly pushes The Dane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Dane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but The Dane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but The Dane uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dane.
The referee calls for The Dane to work.
The Dane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
The Dane looking to stall.
The Dane blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Reilly has The Dane pressed against the cage, preventing The Dane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Dane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
The Dane throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
The Dane breaks from the clinch.
The Dane throws the kick towards the body but Reilly avoids it.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Dane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The Dane lands with a good body shot.
The Dane misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it.
Holger The Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from The Dane.
The Dane throws a sloppy body shot
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Dane.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - The Dane circles away.
The Dane throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
The Dane misses with a straight left.
The Dane throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly moves out of range as The Dane throws a body kick.
The Dane sets himself, and Reilly steps forward looking for the clinch! The Dane avoids it this time.
The Dane throws an off balance right hand
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - The Dane circles away.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly throws a body punch but The Dane moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from The Dane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
Frank Reilly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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