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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Bigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Dayman. Bigs has chosen Danko Jones - Lovercall as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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147 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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143 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corey Bigs!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bigs.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Bigs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kelly defending well as Bigs loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bigs staying out of range there.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Bigs.
Kelly slips under a jab from Bigs.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bigs.
Bigs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kelly in his tracks.
Bigs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Bigs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Bigs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kelly.
It looks like Corey Bigs has been cut.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Kelly is looking to wear down Bigs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Bigs's body.
Bigs avoids the body shot from Kelly.
A big right from Bigs misses.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bigs closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Bigs pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly with a poor takedown
and Bigs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An elbow from Bigs crashes against the mat.
Bigs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bigs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bigs prevents Kelly from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Bigs.
Bigs with the ground and pound but Kelly regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bigs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bigs wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Kelly is trying to stand.
Bigs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigs thows a huge punch but Kelly dodges it nicely.
Bigs trying to control from Kelly's half guard. Kelly has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bigs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bigs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bigs trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Bigs throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bigs's guard. Nice move by Kelly!
Bigs looking for a sweep. Not yet Bigs, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bigs working for a triangle but Kelly defends it easily.
Kelly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kelly stands up and waves to Bigs to follow him.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelly tries to clinch but Bigs moves out of range.
Bigs throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly tries to clinch but Bigs moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corey Bigs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Corey Bigs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly throws a right hand that Bigs ducks under and follows up with a left that Bigs also avoids with ease.
Bigs takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Bigs throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly digs a good hook to Bigs's body.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Bigs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kelly's guard now.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Bigs from controlling successfully.
Bigs landing with the ground and pound.
Kelly controlling the position.
Bigs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bigs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bigs off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bigs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigs is looking to stall here but Kelly recovers full guard.
Bigs wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigs throwing strikes but missing.
Bigs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bigs is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Bigs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bigs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kelly's head.
Bigs postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bigs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bigs postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Bigs postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Bigs from controlling successfully.
Bigs has gone for a leg lock! Kelly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bigs's guard.
That's four 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.
Kelly stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bigs manages to avoid it.
No luck for Bigs with that takedown attempt.
Bigs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Bigs throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly clinches but Bigs breaks the clinch
and Bigs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bigs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corey Bigs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Bigs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bigs moves away.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Bigs circles away.
Bigs throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Bigs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Bigs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bigs moves away.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Bigs is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws the left hand but Bigs avoids the punch easily.
Bigs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Bigs shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bigs misses.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly lands with a good body shot.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bigs manages to avoid it.
Kelly defending well as Bigs loads up on a big left hand.
Bigs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Bigs just misses with a punch to the body.
Bigs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Bigs defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Bigs shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Bigs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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.
Bigs misses with a straight left.
Bigs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kelly defends it nicely.
Charlie Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Bigs.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Bigs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bigs.
Kelly swings for the body but Bigs moves out of range.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bigs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly closes the distance but Bigs moves to the side
and Bigs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bigs missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Bigs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bigs moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Bigs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bigs.
Corey Bigs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charlie Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigs fails with the takedown.
Bigs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bigs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelly's head backwards.
Bigs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Bigs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Bigs drags him back down.
Bigs wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bigs 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Bigs!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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