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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Reilly (ranked 682 p4p, 857 weight class) and Danny Vargas (ranked 96 p4p, 122 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Cannonball/ The Breeders. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Vargas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Vargas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vargas.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reilly scores with a hook.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vargas moves away.
Reilly throws the left hand but Vargas avoids the punch easily.
Vargas lands an overhand right.
Vargas looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Vargas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vargas manages to avoid it.
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!
Vargas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vargas connects with the punch.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Vargas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a straight right.
Vargas throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vargas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Vargas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Vargas manages to avoid it.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vargas.
Vargas looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Vargas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vargas.
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danny Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly slips a straight right by Vargas.
Vargas throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vargas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Vargas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Vargas misses with a low kick.
Vargas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reilly thuds his right hand into Vargas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vargas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vargas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vargas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly throws an off balance right hand
and Vargas counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas misses with an uppercut
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vargas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Vargas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reilly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
Vargas thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Vargas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Reilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vargas on the side of the head.
Vargas throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Reilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vargas.
A big left from Vargas misses.
Vargas misses with an uppercut.
Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reilly throws a hook but Vargas blocks it.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body. Reilly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vargas lands a jab.
A big right from Reilly misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vargas! But no joy.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Vargas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reilly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Reilly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vargas misses with a wild combination.
Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly throws a right hand that misses
and Vargas counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas punishes Reilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Vargas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
Vargas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Danny Vargas has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Vargas. Those never looked like landing.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Vargas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vargas moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
A big left from Vargas misses.
Vargas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vargas defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Vargas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Vargas.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vargas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Vargas slips the punch.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vargas throws out the jab.
Vargas misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Vargas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Vargas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reilly misses with a hook.
Vargas throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly counters with a nice body shot.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vargas.
Reilly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vargas's head.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Vargas saw that one coming.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vargas moves away.
Vargas blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Vargas moved out of range.
Vargas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Vargas jabs at Reilly's body.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vargas throws out the jab.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vargas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vargas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Vargas moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Vargas misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas misses the jab.
Vargas throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Reilly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
Vargas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vargas manages to avoid it.
Vargas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly swings widly with a right hand
and Vargas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Vargas.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vargas moves away.
Vargas scores with a jab to the body.
Vargas swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Vargas throws a shot to the body.
Vargas misses with a straight right.
Vargas slips a jab from Reilly.
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vargas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vargas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vargas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reilly checks it well.
Danny Vargas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Vargas misses with a right hand
letting Reilly counter with a right hand.
Vargas thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice defenses there by Vargas.
Vargas looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
Vargas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reilly.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reilly might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vargas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reilly misses with a right hand
and Vargas counters with a nice uppercut.
Vargas throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a left and a right that stings Vargas.
The fighters circling - Vargas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
Vargas slips a straight right by Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vargas.
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Reilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vargas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vargas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reilly throws the left hand but Vargas avoids the punch easily.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Vargas throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vargas.
Vargas connects with a body shot.
Vargas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Vargas moved out of range.
Vargas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Reilly attempts a counter takedown but Vargas avoids it well and moves away.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Vargas looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Vargas connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly misses the jab.
Vargas takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
Reilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reilly throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Vargas moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Vargas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Vargas's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Vargas misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Vargas.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Reilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reilly throws a hook but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas lands with a shot to the body.
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Vargas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Vargas misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vargas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reilly slips under a jab from Vargas.
Reilly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reilly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vargas under the eye.
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!
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Vargas moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vargas! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vargas jabs Reilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reilly slips under a jab from Vargas.
Reilly with a hook.
Vargas connects with a body shot that sends Reilly's belly button to the back.
Reilly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vargas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vargas counters with a right hand to the body.
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Vargas misses the jab.
Reilly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vargas throws out the jab.
Vargas throws a series of strikes that have Reilly backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas throws a front kick aimed at Reilly's knee but Reilly avoids it well.
Reilly cracks Vargas with an open hand slap.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Vargas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reilly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reilly with a jab.
Vargas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vargas is rocked!
Vargas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
Reilly moves away from the strike by Vargas.
Vargas seems to have recovered his senses.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vargas.
Reilly defending well as Vargas loads up on a big left hand.
Vargas slips a straight right by Reilly.
Reilly throws a head kick but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas misses with a looping right.
Reilly misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vargas! But no joy.
Vargas misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly is looking to counter punch.
Vargas misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly defending well as Vargas loads up on a big left hand.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
Reilly throws a jab when Vargas was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Vargas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vargas slips under a jab.
Vargas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vargas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vargas defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Vargas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reilly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Vargas misses.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Vargas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas slips under a jab from Reilly.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Vargas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
Vargas misses with a series of wild punches.
Gregor Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vargas slips under a jab from Reilly.
Vargas slips under a jab.
Reilly with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vargas misses with a body shot.
Danny Vargas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vargas connects with a right hand. Reilly shakes it off.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Vargas.
Well Vargas 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Vargas!
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