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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Raikkonen (ranked 1283 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Gregor Reilly (ranked 192 p4p, 152 weight class). Reilly has chosen Cannonball/ The Breeders as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gregor Reilly will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Raikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly with a hook.
Raikkonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reilly swivels and escapes.
Reilly connects with a body shot that sends Raikkonen's belly button to the back.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Raikkonen walks into a straight right hand from Reilly.
Raikkonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reilly is trying to defend but Raikkonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Raikkonen winds up and cracks Reilly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raikkonen wants to take a breather but Reilly is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raikkonen wants to advance to full mount but Reilly doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Raikkonen from controlling successfully.
Reilly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reilly trying to control the position here.
Reilly is looking for a triangle but Raikkonen pushes his legs off easily.
Reilly has his hands on Raikkonen's head, controlling the position.
Raikkonen looking to pass the guard.
Raikkonen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Raikkonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reilly managing to control the position.
Raikkonen passes Reilly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Raikkonen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Reilly reverses the position - he's now on top in Raikkonen's guard.
Raikkonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raikkonen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reilly controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Raikkonen wants to sweep here but Reilly controlling him for the moment.
Reilly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Raikkonen wants to sweep here but Reilly controlling him for the moment.
Reilly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Raikkonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Raikkonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raikkonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raikkonen winds up and cracks Reilly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Raikkonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raikkonen prevents Reilly from improving his position.
Raikkonen trying to control the action but Reilly is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gregor Reilly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
Reilly punishes Raikkonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raikkonen.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raikkonen throws an off balance right hand
and Reilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reilly throws a jab when Raikkonen was well out of range.
Raikkonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raikkonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reilly pinned against the cage. Reilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raikkonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Raikkonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reilly has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A clash of legs there as Raikkonen blocks the low kick.
Reilly scores with a sloppy right hand. Raikkonen should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikkonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly gets caught flat footed, as Raikkonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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 keeping moving, preventing Raikkonen from controlling successfully.
Raikkonen is really struggling to control Reilly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly has control of Raikkonen's left arm, preventing Raikkonen from doing any damage.
Raikkonen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Raikkonen from controlling successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reilly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Raikkonen wants to pass the guard but Reilly is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reilly trying to control the position here.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raikkonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gregor Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Raikkonen.
Raikkonen throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly connects with a crisp jab.
Raikkonen looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raikkonen staying out of range there.
Raikkonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Reilly there.
Reilly slaps away a takedown attempt from Raikkonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Raikkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raikkonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reilly lands a jab to the nose.
Gregor Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raikkonen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raikkonen's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly punishes Raikkonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Reilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raikkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown attempt by Raikkonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Reilly, which made it look bad.
Raikkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Reilly, looking for a takedown. Raikkonen pushes Reilly against the cage but Reilly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
Raikkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly digs a good hook to Raikkonen's body.
Reilly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raikkonen in his tracks.
Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reilly sprawls well. Reilly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raikkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Reilly slips a straight right by Raikkonen.
A little jabbing left from Reilly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Reilly. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Reilly. Beautiful body shot.
Raikkonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reilly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raikkonen gets a double leg takedown into Reilly's guard.
Reilly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raikkonen's guard.
Reilly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reilly preventing the sweep.
Raikkonen is looking to sweep but instead, Reilly has passed into half guard.
Raikkonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reilly in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raikkonen shoots for a takedown but Reilly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jukka Raikkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raikkonen needs to keep his hands up - Reilly had a free shot at his head there.
Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raikkonen on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Raikkonen.
Raikkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Raikkonen.
Reilly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly leaves Raikkonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reilly stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Raikkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Raikkonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raikkonen slips a jab from Reilly.
Reilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Raikkonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raikkonen wants to take a breather but Reilly is having none of it.
Jukka Raikkonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Reilly is pressing down on Raikkonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reilly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raikkonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Raikkonen controls Reilly momentarily but Reilly frees himself.
Reilly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Raikkonen is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen is trying to control the position but Reilly postures up.
Reilly controlling from the top position.
Reilly looking to pass the guard.
Raikkonen is trying to keep Reilly in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen shoots in for a double leg but Reilly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reilly scores with a nice right hand.
Raikkonen misses the shot to the body.
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raikkonen.
Reilly connects with a nice looking jab.
Raikkonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reilly with a hook.
Reilly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raikkonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raikkonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Raikkonen misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raikkonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Reilly sprawls well. He's pushed Raikkonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raikkonen blocks a low kick nicely.
Reilly lands a nice shot to the body.
Raikkonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reilly lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Raikkonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raikkonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Reilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen 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 lands a right hand.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raikkonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Reilly lands a jab.
Reilly connects with a body shot that sends Raikkonen's belly button to the back.
Raikkonen throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Reilly misses.
Reilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raikkonen's head backwards.
Reilly lands a glancing blow to the side of Raikkonen's head.
Raikkonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reilly pinned against the cage. Reilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregor Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reilly 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Reilly!
After the big win, Gregor Reilly made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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