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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John C Reilly (ranked 6096 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Grove (ranked 3805 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by John C. Reilly Funniest Moments. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John C Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendall Grove!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grove blocking some punches.
Grove prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Reilly misses with a body punch
and Grove counters with a one-two to the body.
Grove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Grove throws a counter combo.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Grove lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
John C Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove moves out of range of the strikes.
Grove unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly wants to land a leg kick but Grove is out of range.
Grove lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grove takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grove counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
Reilly misses with a leg kick
and Grove counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grove counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reilly jabs Grove to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reilly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Reilly misses
and Grove counters with a three punch combo that has Reilly backing up. Reilly nods at Grove to acknowledge the strikes.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly closes the distance and pushes Grove back into the cage.
Grove prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Grove controls the action.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly connects with a body shot that sends Grove's belly button to the back.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Grove counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
Grove looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Grove unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Grove is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grove is working the combinations to good effect here.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grove.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Grove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grove moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Despite the aggression on Grove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reilly is looking to wear down Grove with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grove was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Grove is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Grove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Grove checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grove is looking for the big counter here.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Grove tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grove looking to stall.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grove uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Grove slips the punch.
Reilly throws a hook but Grove blocks it.
Grove unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly misses with a jab to the body
and Grove counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook. Grove ducked under it nicely.
As Reilly backs off Grove throws a huge counter combo but Reilly manages to avoid it all.
Reilly cracks Grove with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly lands with a good body shot.
Reilly rushes Grove and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grove blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Grove is trying to maintain a safe position but Reilly gets an underhook and turns Grove into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John C Reilly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reilly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grove is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reilly misses with a body shot
and Grove counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
Reilly lands a jab to Grove's midsection.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grove's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Grove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Kendall Grove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grove avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Grove lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reilly wants to land a leg kick but Grove is out of range.
As Reilly backs off Grove throws a huge counter combo but Reilly manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Grove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly gets a clinch.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John C Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grove counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Grove moved out of range nicely.
Grove is looking for the big counter here.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grove counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grove moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Grove is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Grove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Grove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reilly lands the left hand.
Grove uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Reilly misses the jab.
Reilly lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Grove is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice shot by Reilly.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Grove is looking for the big counter here.
Reilly misses with a right hand
and Grove counters with a two punch combo.
Reilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Grove counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly stalls.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Grove prevents a body shot from Reilly.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly works Grove's body with a nice hook.
Reilly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grove counters with a three punch combo that has Reilly backing up. Reilly nods at Grove to acknowledge the strikes.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Grove moved away.
Grove unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly swings for the body but Grove moves out of range.
Grove throws a counter combo.
Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grove counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grove's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grove chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grove ducks right into an uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Grove is looking for the big counter here.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Grove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grove moves away.
Reilly throws a chopping leg kick but Grove manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grove throws a counter combo.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grove.
Grove slips a jab from Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John C Reilly dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Grove has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
A shot to the body from Reilly misses
and Grove counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Grove counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grove, pushing him back against the cage.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grove.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Grove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Reilly backs off Grove throws a huge counter combo but Reilly manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grove counters with a one-two to the body.
Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grove counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Grove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Grove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grove was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Grove is looking for the big counter here.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grove, pushing him back against the cage.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grove's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grove can do to turn this around?
Reilly tries to land a leg kick but Grove saw it coming and moves away.
Grove is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reilly swings widly with a right hand
and Grove counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Grove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Grove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly instigates a clinch.
Reilly pushes Grove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John C Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Reilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Grove is just out of range.
As Reilly backs off Grove throws a huge counter combo but Reilly manages to avoid it all.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body. Grove takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Grove ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a body shot
and Grove counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grove checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly swings for the body but Grove moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Grove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grove unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Grove's ribcage. Grove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Grove controls his hands.
Reilly'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 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Grove avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Grove controls his hands.
Reilly tries a body shot but Grove blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reilly tries a body shot but Grove blocks it.
Grove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly tries to work over Grove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Reilly to work.
Grove prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kendall Grove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grove is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grove has his back to the cage.
Grove 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
John C Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reilly 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John C Reilly!
John C Reilly decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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