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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Orsini (ranked 357 p4p, 56 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 280 p4p, 42 weight class). Reilly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 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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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alessandro Orsini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orsini throws out the jab.
Orsini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reilly drops his hands momentarily and Orsini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reilly gets a clinch.
Orsini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orsini lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Orsini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orsini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Reilly tries to work over Orsini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orsini's elbow.
Nice elbow from Reilly.
It looks like Alessandro Orsini has been cut.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Reilly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Orsini.
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly tries a body shot but Orsini blocks it.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Orsini.
Orsini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Orsini fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orsini.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly pushes Orsini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orsini takes a shot to the head.
Orsini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reilly avoiding damage as Orsini throws knees to the body.
Orsini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orsini blocks an uppercut.
Orsini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orsini scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orsini throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orsini is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reilly to keep the fight standing.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orsini is defending well for now.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Orsini prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Orsini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Orsini presses Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Orsini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reilly's defenses.
Orsini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orsini gets control of Reilly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Orsini will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Orsini is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reilly defends well.
Reilly stands and throws Orsini's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Orsini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly advances to mount.
Reilly tries to control but Orsini wriggling away.
Orsini regains half guard.
Orsini tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Reilly has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Orsini bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Orsini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Orsini from controlling successfully.
Orsini working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reilly's head.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Orsini from controlling successfully.
Reilly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orsini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Alessandro Orsini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
That's time! Orsini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orsini lands a leg kick that knocks Reilly off balance momentarily.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orsini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orsini moves forwards but Reilly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alessandro Orsini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Orsini.
Reilly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orsini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsini. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsini loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Orsini scores with a kick to the body.
Orsini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini connects with an inside leg kick.
Orsini misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Orsini.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly throws the left hand but Orsini avoids the punch easily.
Alessandro Orsini is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orsini.
Orsini lands with a nice body punch.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reilly moves out of range as Orsini strikes.
Reilly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orsini.
Orsini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reilly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orsini throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orsini misses with a left hand
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orsini, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly avoids the elbow strike from Orsini, against the cage.
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!
Orsini looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orsini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reilly walks away with a smile on his face. Orsini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Orsini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reilly.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
Orsini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reilly is able to avoid easily.
Orsini tries to clinch up but Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Orsini swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Orsini misses with a takedown attempt - Reilly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orsini tries to land a leg kick but Reilly saw it coming and moves away.
Reilly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Reilly finds it's way through Orsini's defenses.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly slips under a jab from Orsini.
Reilly darts in and clinches Orsini up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Orsini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orsini backwards.
Orsini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Orsini's head.
Orsini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orsini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Orsini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orsini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orsini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Orsini gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orsini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orsini's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Orsini fails to land.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Orsini throws an elbow but misses.
Orsini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orsini misses with an uppercut.
Orsini misses with a hook
and Reilly counters with a low kick, right behind Orsini 's knee.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orsini ducks right into an uppercut from Reilly.
Orsini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orsini's hands.
Orsini throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Alessandro Orsini's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Orsini lands with a kick to the temple. Reilly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly leaves Orsini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orsini throws out a leg kick but Reilly moves out of range and Orsini only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Orsini fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reilly throws a head kick that Orsini semi-blocks.
Orsini has closed the distance and engaged Reilly in a clinch.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orsini avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orsini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Orsini controls his hands.
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Orsini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Orsini avoids the damage to the body.
Orsini swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orsini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Orsini.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orsini lands with a right to the head.
Orsini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly presses Orsini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Orsini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orsini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Orsini's head.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orsini can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini working aggressively here.
Orsini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Orsini drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orsini looking for a guillotine here but Reilly defends easily.
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reilly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Reilly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reilly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reilly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orsini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reilly avoids it really well and circles away.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsini moves away.
Orsini thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reilly.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orsini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Orsini is out of range.
Orsini with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orsini on the side of the head.
Alessandro Orsini's cut is getting worse.
Frank Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsini moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromReilly.
Orsini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Orsini misses its intended target.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orsini misses with a left hand
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orsini throws out the jab.
Orsini tries to clinch up.
Orsini lands a two punch combo.
Orsini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Alessandro Orsini.
I think Orsini has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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