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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between billy mulvihill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mulvihill comes to the cage accompanied by up in here. billy mulvihill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Kelly's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, billy mulvihill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a series of punches but mulvihill moves out of range.
mulvihill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly throws a head kick but mulvihill moves out of range.
Johnny Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly throws a head kick but mulvihill moves out of range.
Kelly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
mulvihill throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
mulvihill scores with a takedown into Kelly's guard.
mulvihill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kelly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kelly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kelly!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mulvihill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
mulvihill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mulvihill is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kelly jumps into side control!
mulvihill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
mulvihill tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
mulvihill trying to control from the bottom.
mulvihill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kelly tries to clinch up but mulvihill circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly throws a lazy head kick
and mulvihill counters with a single leg into guard. Kelly didn't expect that.
mulvihill trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
mulvihill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
mulvihill is breathing heavily.
mulvihill wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mulvihill is really struggling to control Kelly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
mulvihill has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
mulvihill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kelly is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
mulvihill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kelly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
mulvihill goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kelly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for mulvihill but great work by Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mulvihill tries to bench press Kelly off him but Kelly keeps the position.
mulvihill struggling a bit here.
mulvihill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
billy mulvihill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
mulvihill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kelly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
mulvihill has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kelly!
mulvihill looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
mulvihill jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kelly is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kelly and mulvihill has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
mulvihill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
mulvihill is trying to move to mount but Kelly reverses beautifully and ends up in mulvihill's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control from the top but mulvihill keeps moving.
mulvihill trying to control the position.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of mulvihill is proving hard to escape from.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
mulvihill looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kelly puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
mulvihill works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two 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.
mulvihill trying to keep a closed guard but Kelly is proving a slippery customer.
mulvihill working for submissions but it's allowed Kelly to get to half guard.
Kelly prevents mulvihill from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mulvihill is trying to control but Kelly manages to pass to mount!
mulvihill working to try and regain half guard.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but mulvihill is holding on tight.
mulvihill wants to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
mulvihill is trying to escape the mount.
mulvihill is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
mulvihill wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
mulvihill is trying to get back to his feet but Kelly has full control of the position and if anything, mulvihill has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kelly is trying to stick to mulvihill's back but mulvihill is turning into Kelly. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kelly's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by mulvihill.
mulvihill trying to move into half guard but instead Kelly has managed to sweep!
mulvihill 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 avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of mulvihill is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that billy mulvihill will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kelly misses with a combination
and mulvihill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.
mulvihill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mulvihill sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kelly wants to stand up but mulvihill is controlling him.
Kelly being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. billy mulvihill just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kelly lands a head kick!
mulvihill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kelly sprawls well initially but mulvihill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kelly is trying to control but can't.
mulvihill is looking to stall here but Kelly recovers full guard.
Kelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst mulvihill is controlling him.
mulvihill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
mulvihill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
mulvihill has given up his back here.
mulvihill prevents Kelly from getting a body triangle.
mulvihill is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
billy mulvihill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly controlling well, preventing mulvihill from escaping the position.
mulvihill rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kelly tries to stand but can't do so whilst mulvihill controls his leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mulvihill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
mulvihill drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kelly wants to stand but mulvihill is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mulvihill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
mulvihill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
mulvihill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mulvihill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kelly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
billy mulvihill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for mulvihill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... billy mulvihill!
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