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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 42 p4p, 110 weight class) and Patty O Reilly (ranked 8 p4p, 18 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reilly jabs at Boretti's body.
O Reilly works Boretti's body with a nice hook.
O Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Reilly connects with a nice looking jab.
O Reilly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boretti scores with a one two! O Reilly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
O Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Boretti is just out of range.
O Reilly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boretti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boretti.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boretti looks to score with a jab to the body but O Reilly is just out of range.
O Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boretti takes a swing at O Reilly's ribcage but misses.
O Reilly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Boretti.
Boretti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Reilly.
O Reilly tries to clinch there but Boretti circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly shoots for a double leg takedown but Boretti sprawls well. He's pushed O Reilly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boretti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boretti throws a combination. O Reilly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boretti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boretti throws a hook but O Reilly avoids it easily.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
O Reilly throws a solid leg kick but Boretti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Reilly.
Boretti scores with a decent looking hook.
Matteo Boretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Reilly throws a wild body kick that Boretti sees coming a mile off.
Boretti throws a head kick that O Reilly semi-blocks.
Boretti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boretti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Reilly is looking to slow Boretti down with leg kicks.
Boretti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Reilly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boretti misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that O Reilly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boretti missing with a left hand there. O Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Reilly walks into a stiff left hand from Boretti.
Boretti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly throws out a loose jab but Boretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Reilly scores with a body shot.
O Reilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boretti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Reilly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses.
Boretti lands with an uppercut that bounces O Reilly off the cage and back into range.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick and O Reilly moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Boretti.
Boretti tests O Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boretti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boretti has time to react.
Boretti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Reilly thuds a left hand into Boretti's body.
Boretti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boretti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Reilly scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti moves out of range as O Reilly throws a body kick.
O Reilly throws a leg kick which misses Boretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Boretti tries to avoid it.
O Reilly is looking to land body kicks.
Boretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boretti moves out of range of the leg kick from O Reilly.
Boretti scores with a leg kick.
O Reilly thuds his right hand into Boretti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Reilly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boretti throws a jab when O Reilly was well out of range.
O Reilly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boretti throws a hook but O Reilly blocks it.
O Reilly fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boretti sprawls well initially but O Reilly persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boretti is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boretti wants to get back to his feet.
O Reilly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti is trying to stand.
O Reilly wants to control but Boretti is keeping him busy.
Boretti tries to roll over but O Reilly keeps him under control.
Boretti kicks off O Reilly and gets to his feet.
Boretti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Reilly.
O Reilly rushes Boretti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boretti working hard to break the clinch.
O Reilly stalls.
I was talking to Boretti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Boretti.
O Reilly pushes Boretti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boretti moves out of range as O Reilly throws a body kick.
O Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
O Reilly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Patty O Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boretti pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Reilly is out of range and Boretti settles back down.
O Reilly scores with a leg kick.
O Reilly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boretti just misses with a punch to the body.
O Reilly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
Boretti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Reilly jabs at Boretti's body.
O Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
O Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boretti is out of range.
O Reilly tries to clinch there but Boretti circles away.
Boretti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly tries to land a front kick but Boretti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boretti misses with a head kick.
O Reilly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boretti throws a jab but it's blocked by O Reilly.
Boretti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Reilly moves away.
Matteo Boretti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Reilly blocks a low kick nicely.
Boretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Reilly can pounce on him.
O Reilly throws a leg kick that misses.
Boretti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Reilly.
Boretti throws a nice looking combination but O Reilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Reilly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boretti.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boretti misses with a body shot.
O Reilly tries to counter with a clinch but Boretti shakes him off and moves away.
O Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Boretti blocks the leg kick.
Boretti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Boretti. Those never looked like landing.
Boretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Reilly.
O Reilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crunch! O Reilly slams his shin into Boretti's torso.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boretti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Reilly - the referee stops the clock and Boretti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Reilly. Boretti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reilly drives through with a takedown into Boretti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
O Reilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boretti is keeping the position for now.
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Boretti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Reilly throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Boretti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boretti wants to get back to his feet but O Reilly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Reilly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Reilly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly throwing strikes from guard but Boretti blocks nicely.
O Reilly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boretti leaves O Reilly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boretti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boretti. O Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Reilly tries to clinch there but Boretti circles away.
O Reilly throws a leg kick that misses.
Boretti throws a right hand that O Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that O Reilly also avoids with ease.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boretti misses with a head kick.
O Reilly connects with a right hand. Boretti shakes it off.
O Reilly tries to clinch up.
Boretti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boretti tries to land a leg kick but O Reilly saw it coming and moves away.
Matteo Boretti is winning the standup battle so far.
O Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boretti loads up on a big right hand but O Reilly slips the punch.
O Reilly with a nice calf kick.
O Reilly scores with a jab. Boretti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good exchange - Boretti coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from O Reilly does it's job there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boretti lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Reilly backwards.
O Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Boretti prevents a body shot from O Reilly.
O Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boretti tries a body shot but O Reilly blocks it.
O Reilly goes for a takedown attempt but Boretti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patty O Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boretti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti misses with a head kick.
Boretti checks the leg kick.
O Reilly thumps Boretti with a low kick.
Boretti 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.
Boretti gets tackled into the cage by O Reilly. O Reilly maintains the clinch.
O Reilly has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Boretti is trying to keep an underhook but O Reilly manages to get the takedown into half guard.
O Reilly controlling the action here.
O Reilly wants to control but Boretti is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
O Reilly passes to full mount!
Boretti is desperately trying to improve his position but O Reilly has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly with a couple of short strikes.
Boretti somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Reilly. Boretti shrugs it off though.
Boretti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Reilly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from O Reilly there.
Ground and pound from O Reilly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti tries to kick O Reilly off but O Reilly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boretti has one foot on O Reilly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
O Reilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boretti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Reilly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boretti is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, O Reilly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
O Reilly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Reilly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boretti parries the strikes from O Reilly easily there. O Reilly is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boretti to escape.
Boretti is looking to work his way out of this bad position but O Reilly is controlling him well.
O Reilly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boretti throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Boretti moves out of range as O Reilly throws a body kick.
Patty O Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reilly blocks a head kick by Boretti.
O Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to clinch but Boretti moves out of range.
O Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Boretti circles away.
O Reilly dodges the punch combination from Boretti.
O Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Boretti is just out of range.
O Reilly misses the shot to the body.
O Reilly lands a body shot.
Boretti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Reilly gets a clinch.
O Reilly manages to pull guard.
O Reilly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boretti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boretti wants to stand but O Reilly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Reilly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boretti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boretti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boretti stopping the sweep attempt from O Reilly.
Patty O Reilly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boretti wants to stand but O Reilly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boretti decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on O Reilly, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Patty O Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patty O Reilly!
In his post fight interview, Patty O Reilly started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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