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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lars De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly has chosen Mistaken Identity as his entrance music. Ben Reilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lars De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Reilly !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly . De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Reilly lands a nice shot to the body.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reilly . That did some damage!
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Groot scores with a nice body kick.
Reilly jabs De Groot right on the nose. De Groot blinks but takes it well.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
Ben Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly .
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reilly throws the left hand but De Groot avoids the punch easily.
De Groot throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Groot doesn't seem phased though.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reilly . That did some damage!
Good exchange - Reilly coming out on top.
De Groot has managed to clinch.
Reilly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Groot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly jumps guard but De Groot stands there with Reilly around his waist. Reilly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly .
De Groot tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly .
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot won't allow it.
Lars De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Reilly .
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot won't allow it.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly .
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Reilly drops back down to his feet.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly .
Reilly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reilly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Groot just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Groot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reilly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot won't allow it.
De Groot tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Reilly drops back down to his feet.
Reilly jumps guard but De Groot stands there with Reilly around his waist. Reilly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot won't allow it.
Reilly jumps guard but De Groot stands there with Reilly around his waist. Reilly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly .
Reilly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Groot just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot won't allow it.
De Groot tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
Reilly tries to break the clinch but De Groot is controlling the position.
Reilly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Groot tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
Reilly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Groot walks away with a smile on his face. Reilly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Groot feints and then cracks Reilly 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reilly down.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
De Groot clinches up with Reilly and pushes him back against the cage.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly .
De Groot trying to land knees to the body.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from De Groot.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reilly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Groot scores a nice knee to the body.
De Groot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Reilly drops back down to his feet.
De Groot 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.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Reilly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Groot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Reilly drops back down to his feet.
Reilly jumps guard but De Groot stands there with Reilly around his waist. Reilly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reilly punishes De Groot's body with a nice straight punch.
Reilly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Groot on the side of the head.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly .
De Groot feints and then cracks Reilly 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reilly down.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
Reilly scores with a nice right hand.
De Groot scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Groot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on De Groot's shoulder, as De Groot tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly .
Reilly 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Reilly finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Reilly scores with a jab to the head.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Reilly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Reilly 's front leg but catches the back leg as Reilly tries to avoid it.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reilly .
De Groot scores with a push kick.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reilly 's calf.
De Groot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
Reilly is trying to break the clinch but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Groot tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
De Groot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
Reilly fails to pull guard.
Reilly tries to pull guard but De Groot holds him up against the cage and eventually Reilly drops back down to his feet.
Lars De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Reilly .
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reilly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Groot smiles and moves away.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
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 monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
De Groot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lars De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot keeps Reilly at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Reilly misses.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
De Groot slips under a jab.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of De Groot's head but De Groot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reilly .
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Groot.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reilly .
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Reilly 's front leg but catches the back leg as Reilly tries to avoid it.
De Groot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reilly if he has to take too many more of those.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Reilly .
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly .
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
Reilly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reilly blocks a head kick by De Groot.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly .
De Groot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reilly if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reilly is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot thumps Reilly with a low kick.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Groot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly .
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot dominated that second round.
That's time! De Groot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Reilly looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of De Groot's head but De Groot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
Reilly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Reilly 's front leg but catches the back leg as Reilly tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by De Groot.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Reilly misses with a hook.
De Groot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Groot. Reilly shrugs it off though.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
De Groot pushes Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
De Groot avoiding damage.
Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly fails to pull guard.
Reilly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Groot walks away with a smile on his face. Reilly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot slips under a jab from Reilly .
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot clinches with his opponent.
De Groot has Reilly pushed against the cage.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reilly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lars De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Reilly .
De Groot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
De Groot taking a breather.
De Groot trying to land knees to the body.
Reilly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Groot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reilly 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot advances to half guard.
De Groot stalling.
Reilly wants to control but De Groot is keeping busy.
De Groot perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Groot passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Groot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lars De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Groot is standing up, even though he is in mount.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
De Groot defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reilly if he has to take too many more of those.
Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Reilly .
Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ben Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly misses with a hook.
Reilly misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Groot 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars De Groot!
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hype
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