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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kelly (ranked 1276 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 157 p4p, 138 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco). Robert Kelly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fedor Vovchanchyn's chin.
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly jabs Vovchanchyn right on the nose. Vovchanchyn blinks but takes it well.
Kelly swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly is looking to counter the offense by Vovchanchyn and move into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
A head kick misses from Vovchanchyn.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Vovchanchyn. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
It seemed like Vovchanchyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly moves out of range as Vovchanchyn strikes.
Kelly tries to counter with a takedown but Vovchanchyn is quick to defend against it.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly slips a straight right by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Kelly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Vovchanchyn's head.
Vovchanchyn throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Vovchanchyn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kelly stacks Vovchanchyn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kelly!
Kelly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vovchanchyn tries to bench press Kelly off him but Kelly keeps the position.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Kelly postures up.
Vovchanchyn stops Kelly from passing to mount.
Vovchanchyn is trying to get back to half guard.
Kelly moves into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly goes for an armbar but Vovchanchyn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vovchanchyn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly avoids the head kick by Vovchanchyn.
Kelly throws a right hand that Vovchanchyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Vovchanchyn also avoids with ease.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn tries a head kick but it misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Vovchanchyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Vovchanchyn's belly button to the back.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vovchanchyn is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Vovchanchyn circles away and we're back to standing.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vovchanchyns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Vovchanchyn moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelly can't get the takedown.
Vovchanchyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovchanchyn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kelly counters with a single leg into guard. Vovchanchyn didn't expect that.
Kelly pushing down on Vovchanchyn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Vovchanchyn is working away.
Vovchanchyn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vovchanchyn defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with the ground and pound but Vovchanchyn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vovchanchyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Vovchanchyn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vovchanchyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scoring with some ground and pound.
Vovchanchyn stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
Vovchanchyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Vovchanchyn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vovchanchyn has managed to get both his arms back between Kelly's legs - danger averted.
Vovchanchyn looking to pass the guard.
Vovchanchyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vovchanchyn throws a big elbow that misses.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelly doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters with a single leg into guard. Vovchanchyn didn't expect that.
Vovchanchyn wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly is looking to pass into half guard but Vovchanchyn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vovchanchyn is in guard.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vovchanchyn's guard.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to his feet but Kelly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly being controlled here momentarily.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vovchanchyn's guard.
Vovchanchyn wants to sweep but Kelly has passed to side control!
Vovchanchyn regains half guard, as Kelly was trying to land strikes.
Robert Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in half guard, Kelly seems content to control.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vovchanchyn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
Kelly scoring with some ground and pound.
Kelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kelly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vovchanchyn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vovchanchyn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vovchanchyn!
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
Vovchanchyn is chipping away with strikes.
Kelly tries to improve position but can't.
Vovchanchyn working the head and body with strikes.
Fedor Vovchanchyn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is being controlled here.
Kelly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vovchanchyn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vovchanchyn is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vovchanchyn takes a little break here. Kelly wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kelly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vovchanchyn pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Kelly.
I think Vovchanchyn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Vovchanchyn!
Fedor Vovchanchyn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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