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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jesse Kelly enters the cage!
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278 lbs
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277 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Kelly.
Walker fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Kelly.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is pulling down on Walker's head to control his posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kelly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
Kelly cracks Walker with a solid left hand.
Kelly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Walker controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walker is on top in guard.
Kelly wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Walker trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kelly dives on top into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kelly defends well.
Walker is looking for a triangle here but Kelly uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kelly lands an elbow.
Walker tries to improve position but can't.
Kelly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walker some visible discomfort.
Walker struggling a bit here.
Kelly happy to just control the position for now.
Kelly landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kelly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Walker tries to improve position but can't.
Kelly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kelly scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker tries to bench press Kelly off him but Kelly keeps the position.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Walker trying to control but Kelly flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Kelly gets his hands free as Walker looks to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly is landing with strikes from the back.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker breaks Kelly's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Walker won't allow Kelly to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kelly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker wants to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Walker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker is trying to control but can't.
Jesse Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelly slips a nice elbow through Walker's hands, connecting with Walker's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Walker wants to sweep but Kelly has passed to side control!
Kelly lands some shots froms side control.
Kelly lands some shots froms side control.
Walker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kelly working the head and body with strikes.
Walker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker gets back to full guard.
Walker controlling Kelly's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to hold Kelly in close to prevent damage but Kelly has managed to pass into half guard.
Kelly is thwarting Walker's attempts to control the position.
Walker has his hands clasped together around Kelly's back. He's all about the action.
Walker gets back to full guard.
Walker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kelly defends it easily.
Kelly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kelly postures up.
Walker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kelly is now in half guard.
Walker is trying to maintain the position but Kelly is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.
Kelly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly not doing much here.
Kelly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Walker is trying to control but can't.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kelly is trying to control. Walker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker has hold of Kelly's hands but Kelly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kelly lands strikes from half guard.
Walker wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Walker looking for submissions off his back.
Walker wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kelly is working away from the top position though.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Walker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Walker is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Walker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kelly cracks Walker with a solid left hand.
Kelly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Kelly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kelly has managed to get both his arms back between Walker's legs - danger averted.
Kelly postures up.
Walker working for submissions but it's allowed Kelly to get to half guard.
Walker taking some punishment here, with Kelly in his half guard.
Kelly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Kelly there.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to roll over but Kelly keeps him under control.
Walker is working hard here to advance position.
Walker gets back to full guard.
Kelly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker is trying to control the position but Kelly postures up.
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kelly passes into side control.
Walker wants to control but Kelly postures up.
Walker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Kelly wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Kelly scores with punches from side control.
Kelly working the ground and pound.
Kelly trying to control the position but Walker is working away.
You can see the frustration on Walker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Logan Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Kelly's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Kelly!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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