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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith Jr (ranked 1147 p4p, 158 weight class) and Patty O Reilly (ranked 2358 p4p, 298 weight class). Smith Jr comes to the cage accompanied by You Will Know My Name. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith Jr throws a looping overhand right but O Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Reilly.
O Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith Jr throws a lazy right hand but O Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Smith Jr's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but O Reilly is just out of range.
O Reilly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith Jr defends well and O Reilly ends up having to push Smith Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Reilly clobbers Smith Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Reilly throws a body punch but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr scores with the left hand. O Reilly knows he should have avoided that one.
O Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr moves away from the strike by O Reilly.
Smith Jr throws the left hand but O Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith Jr misses with a hook. O Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Smith Jr delivers a nice body kick.
O Reilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith Jr. Smith Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
O Reilly defending well as Smith Jr loads up on a big left hand.
O Reilly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Smith Jr defends it well.
A punch lands to the side of Smith Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corey Smith Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Reilly throws a hook to the side of Smith Jr's head but Smith Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith Jr scores with a jab to the head.
O Reilly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Reilly throws out a loose jab but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with the combination.
Smith Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Smith Jr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith Jr.
Some bone on bone action there as O Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith Jr scores with a hook to the body. O Reilly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Reilly with the counter takedown but Smith Jr avoids it easily.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from O Reilly.
O Reilly missing with a left hand there. Smith Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith Jr.
O Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from O Reilly.
O Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Reilly throws out a loose jab but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith Jr.
O Reilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Reilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Smith Jr misses.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than O Reilly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
O Reilly cracks Smith Jr with a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith Jr some visible discomfort.
O Reilly cracks Smith Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
O Reilly trying to control the action but Smith Jr is working from the bottom.
O Reilly scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith Jr struggling a bit here.
O Reilly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Reilly cracks Smith Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patty O Reilly will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Reilly avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
O Reilly feints the counter takedown.
Smith Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Reilly.
O Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Smith Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith Jr but Smith Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Reilly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with O Reilly's head.
Smith Jr moves out of range as O Reilly strikes.
O Reilly walks into a jab.
O Reilly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Smith Jr - just one landing.
O Reilly slips a jab from Smith Jr.
Good standup being displayed there by O Reilly as he connects with a hook.
Smith Jr misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly looks to land a right hand but Smith Jr moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Smith Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith Jr moves out of range as O Reilly strikes.
Smith Jr connects with a leg kick. O Reilly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith Jr misses with a straight right.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr cracks O Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith Jr misses with a hook. O Reilly ducked under it nicely.
O Reilly slips under a jab.
Smith Jr looks to land a left hand but O Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.
O Reilly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Reilly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith Jr is fending him off so far but O Reilly persists. Nope, Smith Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Corey Smith Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patty O Reilly.
O Reilly swings widly with a right hand
and Smith Jr counters with a two punch combo.
O Reilly throws a looping overhand right but Smith Jr ducks down to avoid it.
O Reilly moves away from the strike by Smith Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr slips a straight right by O Reilly.
O Reilly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith Jr is fending him off so far but O Reilly persists. Nope, Smith Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Reilly moves out of range as Smith Jr strikes.
O Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith Jr misses with a head kick.
O Reilly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Smith Jr defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Smith Jr misses.
Smith Jr connects with a leg kick. O Reilly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Smith Jr's shoulder, as Smith Jr tries to avoid the shot.
O Reilly cracks Smith Jr with a good jab.
Smith Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith Jr.
Corey Smith Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from O Reilly.
O Reilly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith Jr in his tracks.
Smith Jr connects with a single shot there.
A jab from O Reilly misses.
Smith Jr throws an overhand right that lands on O Reilly's shoulder, as O Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Smith Jr misses the shot to the body.
O Reilly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut.
Smith Jr looks to land a left hand but O Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Smith Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bone on bone clash there as O Reilly blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Smith Jr misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a body shot.
O Reilly slips a jab from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
O Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith Jr.
O Reilly feints the counter takedown.
Smith Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Reilly can do to turn this around?
Smith Jr moves out of range as O Reilly strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Reilly.
Smith Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith Jr misses with a straight right.
O Reilly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Reilly scores with a takedown into Smith Jr's guard.
O Reilly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Reilly looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Smith Jr dominated that second round.
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!
Nice defenses there by O Reilly.
Smith Jr throws out a loose jab but O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith Jr.
A solid body kick from Smith Jr.
O 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.
O Reilly misses with a hook
and Smith Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
O Reilly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
O Reilly throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly throws a poor cross that misses
letting Smith Jr counter with a right hand.
O Reilly fails with the takedown.
Smith Jr looks to land a right hand but O Reilly moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly walks into a jab.
Smith Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Reilly scores with the left hand. Smith Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by O Reilly.
O Reilly slips under a jab.
O Reilly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Reilly's sensitive parts.
Donk. O Reilly catches Smith Jr right on the button with a cross.
O Reilly shoots in but no luck this time.
O Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith Jr counters with a three punch combo that has O Reilly backing up. O Reilly nods at Smith Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith Jr.
O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Reilly moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith Jr.
O Reilly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr scores with a hook.
O Reilly looks to land a right hand but Smith Jr moved out of range.
O Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
O Reilly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Reilly is rocked!
O Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
O Reilly is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith Jr finish him?
O Reilly misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Reilly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Reilly seems to have recovered his senses.
O Reilly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith Jr lands a big head kick that sends O Reilly to the canvas! Smith Jr follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Smith Jr!
A very excited looking Corey Smith Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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