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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Check My Swag. Kelly has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21 - 8 - 0 |
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157 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, George Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Santana checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range as Santana strikes.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Santana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
We've been informed that Kelly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santana lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Santana tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
Santana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kelly in his tracks.
Santana with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Santana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Santana's head back.
Kelly throws a low kick but Santana avoids it.
Santana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly scores with a spinning back kick!
Santana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Santana is rocked!
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Santana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Santana throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
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!
Santana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santana tries to clinch up.
Kelly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelly throws an uppercut from hell that sends Santana clean off his feet! He's out cold! Kelly stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Kelly!
George Kelly managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Perkele!, into his post fight interview.
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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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