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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 120 p4p, 20 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 236 p4p, 39 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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173 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chigg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses
and Chigg counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frank Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigg takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by Reilly's head coaches at Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chigg misses with an uppercut.
Chigg moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chigg tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chigg checks it well.
Chigg tries to counter with a clinch but Reilly shakes him off and moves away.
Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Chigg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Reilly.
Chigg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg blocking some punches.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Chigg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chigg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chigg tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Chigg pushes Reilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Chigg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Chigg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chigg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Chigg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reilly!
Chigg blocks a jab.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Chigg.
Reilly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Chigg avoids them all with ease.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chigg, pushing him back against the cage.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Chigg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Reilly cracks Chigg with a nice body shot.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chigg avoids it.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Chigg controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg blocking some punches.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly throws an elbow that misses.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Chigg misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Reilly does it's job there.
Chigg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chigg lands with a good body shot.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Chigg tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
Chigg avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Chigg misses with a wild combination.
Reilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reilly counters with an inside leg kick.
Chigg throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly slips a straight right by Chigg.
A quick step to the side and Reilly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chigg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reilly to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly tries to clinch but Chigg is having none of it.
Chigg wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chigg counters with a head kick.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Chigg throws an off balance right hand
and Reilly counters with a big head kick but Chigg shrugs it off.
Chigg slips under a jab from Reilly.
Reilly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chiggs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chigg is rocked!
Chigg throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Chigg avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Chigg wants to counter the offense by Reilly and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chigg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Chigg.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Chigg scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands an elbow just above Chigg 's eye.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly gets through Chigg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chigg prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Chigg as the two fighters clinch.
Chigg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigg lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Chigg blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly presses Chigg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chigg works on Reilly's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chigg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chigg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reilly counters by clinching up.
Chigg avoids the elbow strike from Reilly, against the cage.
Reilly gets through Chigg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Chigg avoids the damage to the body.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chigg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigg's elbow.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Chigg.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiggs head.
Chigg lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chigg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly digs a right hand into Chigg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chigg's gas tank.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Chigg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chigg.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Chigg.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chigg can do to turn this around?
Chigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Chigg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg lands with a left to the head.
Chigg blocks the elbow strike.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Chigg blocking some punches.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Chigg tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Chigg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Chigg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chigg is defending well for now.
Chigg lands with a left to the head.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigg's elbow.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chigg tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Chigg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chigg blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
A head punch on the inside from Chigg fails to land.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Chigg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
A short left from Reilly.
Chigg presses Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chigg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Reilly.
Well Reilly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
After winning the bout, Frank Reilly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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