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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger blaring out of the sound system. Sonni has chosen Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni - as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
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151 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahti Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to clinch there but Sonni circles away.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sonni.
Sonni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Sonni throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sonni keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Sonni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kelly moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Sonni fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connor Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Sonni.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Sonni cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sonni connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Sonni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
A shot to the body from Kelly misses
and Sonni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly jabs Sonni right on the nose. Sonni blinks but takes it well.
Sonni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Sonni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni tries to land a body kick
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
A cross from Sonni lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Sonni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Kelly there.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonni moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Sonni throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Sonni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly tries to clinch but Sonni moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Mahti Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonni misses with a body punch
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni scores with a nice head shot.
Sonni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Sonni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Connor Kelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonni's sensitive parts.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Sonni keeps it at a distance.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sonni's hands.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kelly as he avoids it easily.
Sonni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sonni fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Sonni down.
Sonni misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Sonni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sonni misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahti Sonni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Sonni 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kelly. Sonni shrugs it off though.
Kelly has Sonni up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
A short body shot lands from Sonni as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sonni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni throws a head kick that misses.
Sonni throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Sonni connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Connor Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni misses with a shot to the body
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly lands an overhand right.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Sonni.
Sonni is breathing heavily.
Sonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Sonni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sonni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Sonni counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, jab by Sonni - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Connor Kelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonni throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Sonni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Sonni checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Sonni down.
Sonni clinches up against the cage.
Kelly has Sonni pushed against the cage.
Sonni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
Sonni wants to stall.
Kelly effectively controlling the action here.
Sonni tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Sonni digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sonni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly digs a right hand into Sonni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sonni's gas tank.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Sonni blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Kelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly has Sonni pushed against the cage.
Kelly tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Sonni tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahti Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Kelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
Sonni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Connor Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly trying to stall but Sonni improves his position.
Kelly stalls.
Kelly pushes Sonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Kelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor Kelly.
Sonni takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Kelly!
Connor Kelly 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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energy
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hype
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