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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Reilly (ranked 500 p4p, 2875 weight class) and Francesco Garrone (ranked 59 p4p, 269 weight class). Reilly comes into the arena with Cannonball/ The Breeders blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Garrone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reilly tries to roll over but Garrone keeps him under control.
Reilly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Reilly wants to get back to full guard.
Garrone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrone tries to stand but can't do so whilst Reilly controls his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reilly tries to roll over but Garrone keeps him under control.
Garrone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly is trying to maintain the position but Garrone is very close to passing his half guard.
Reilly is pressing down on Garrone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garrone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reilly's guard.
Garrone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Reilly is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to control but Garrone is keeping busy.
Garrone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reilly is staying active underneath Garrone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garrone wants to free his trapped foot but Reilly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garrone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reilly is trying to control but Garrone passes into side control!
Reilly sneaks back into half guard.
Garrone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looking for submissions off his back.
Reilly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garrone postures up.
Reilly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrone defends well.
Garrone wants to stand but Reilly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Garrone won't allow Reilly to sweep him here.
Garrone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reilly working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reilly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garrone defends it easily.
Reilly controls Garrone momentarily but Garrone frees himself.
Garrone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reilly is proving hard to escape from.
Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Francesco Garrone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrone loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Garrone moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Garrone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reilly shoots for a double leg takedown but Garrone sprawls well. He's pushed Reilly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reilly takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Garrone 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.
Garrone misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Garrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrone is looking to score with low kicks.
Reilly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garrone throws a combination that misses
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reilly on the side of the head.
Reilly needs to keep his hands up - Garrone had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Garrone.
Reilly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garrone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reilly takes one to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Garrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garrone moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Garrone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Francesco Garrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Garrone misses.
Reilly throws the left hand but Garrone avoids the punch easily.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrone.
Reilly stuns Garrone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reilly shoots in looking for a takedown. Garrone tries to sprawl out of it but Reilly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Garrone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garrone throws a nice looking combination but Reilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reilly tests Garrone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrone's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Garrone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reilly 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.
Reilly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garrone counters with a straight right hand.
Garrone lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Garrone. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrone misses the target.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Garrone.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly throws a right hand that misses
and Garrone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Garrone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garrone looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrone lands a nice hook to Reilly's body. Reilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reilly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrone.
Francesco Garrone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly throws a hook but Garrone blocks it.
Garrone misses with a low kick.
Garrone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reilly at a distance.
Garrone lands an overhand right.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Garrone unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrone.
Garrone scores with a nice head shot.
Reilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Garrone's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reilly takes one to the chin there.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Garrone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Garrone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrone misses with the combination.
Garrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly feinted with a counter takedown.
Garrone throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Reilly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Reilly takes a swing at Garrone's ribcage but misses.
Garrone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrone throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrone counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Garrone.
Garrone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gregor Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Garrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reilly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garrone somewhat.
Garrone misses with a hook
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly shoots in for a takedown but Garrone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reilly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly with a jab.
Reilly throws a hook but Garrone blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly won't allow Garrone to get back to his feet.
Reilly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garrone's head.
Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrone is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone is looking to stand up but Reilly isn't so interested in that idea.
Reilly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reilly trying to control but Garrone is working from the bottom.
Reilly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reilly prevents Garrone from getting back to his feet.
Garrone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reilly.
Garrone keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
Reilly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reilly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrone wants to stand but Reilly is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reilly cracks Garrone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reilly shoots in for a takedown but Garrone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reilly throws a jab when Garrone was well out of range.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garrone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garrone.
Reilly blocks a low kick nicely.
Reilly shoots in and drives through. Garrone sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Garrone moved out of range nicely.
Garrone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reilly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garrone as he jumps to the side.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrone unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garrone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Garrone is looking for the big counter here.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Garrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garrone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reilly pushes Garrone up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Garrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garrone tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the ropes.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Garrone's head.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Reilly tries to work over Garrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reilly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrone scrambles back to his feet.
Garrone slips under a jab from Reilly.
Reilly lands a nice hook to Garrone's body. Garrone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Francesco Garrone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Garrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrone counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garrone lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrone throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gregor Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly throws a right hand that misses
and Garrone counters with a right hand to the body.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Garrone.
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Reilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reilly tries to move into range but Garrone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Reilly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garrone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot by Garrone.
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.
Garrone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francesco Garrone.
I've got Garrone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Garrone!
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