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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation . George Kelly had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
As Page backs away, Kelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Page looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Page swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelly feinted with a counter takedown.
Page misses with the combination.
Page looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
The fighters circling - Page throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Page throws a leg kick but Kelly moved away.
Page works the jab nicely.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Page closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Page throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Page throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Page fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Page to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Page misses.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Page. That did some damage!
Page connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Page misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly throws a front kick aimed at Page's knee but Page avoids it well.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly jabs at Page's body.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page feints a counter leg kick.
Kelly slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kelly.
Page misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Page.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Page circles away.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Page lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Dennis Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Page wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page cracks a nice hook into Kelly's ribs.
Page throws a leg kick but Kelly moved away.
Kelly slips under a jab from Page.
Kelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Page pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Page settles back down.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Page thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Page.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Page.
Page tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Page dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Kelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Kelly settles back down.
Kelly walks into a jab.
Page connects with the punch.
Dennis Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Page throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a solid body kick.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Page lands with a right hand.
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Page manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Page.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Page tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kelly tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Page is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly taking a breather.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page misses with some punches.
Page prevents a body shot from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Page is trying to break free.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Page blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Page lands with a right to the head.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Page has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kelly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Page can turn it around.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page avoids a kick to the body.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Page throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kelly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Page lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Page throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelly catches Page with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Page misses with the combination.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Page motions for Kelly to come forward. Page throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page lands a nice looking body shot.
Page throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Page takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelly looks to throw a body kick
and Page counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Page, as that shot connected.
Page lands the left hand.
Page on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Page attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
Kelly lands a left and a right that send Page crashing to the mat, dazed. Kelly thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Page is rocked!
Page shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Page scores with a jab to the head.
Page misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Page's knee momentarily.
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 George Kelly will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Page fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Page to score with a decent uppercut.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Page attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Page scores with a body shot.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Page misses with a low kick.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Page takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly keeps Page at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
Page throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kelly lands a high kick!
Kelly lunges at Page with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Page's hand.
Page misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Page attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whack! Kelly lands a heavy head kick that drops Page. The ref tackles Kelly to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Page was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). George Kelly!
George Kelly made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Dennis Page stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight Manta counter takedowns suck ass.
I ll be back stronger like always'.
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