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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Callum Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laber Kelmendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laber Kelmendi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Laber Kelmendi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelmendi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ray's head backwards.
Kelmendi connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ray.
Kelmendi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelmendi slips a jab from Ray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelmendi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelmendi scores with a sloppy right hand. Ray should have avoided that one.
Kelmendi moves away from the strike by Ray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelmendi lands a nice hook to Ray's body. Ray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelmendi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ray.
Ray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelmendi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ray under the eye.
Ray swings widly with a right hand
and Kelmendi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laber Kelmendi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ray misses with a hook. Kelmendi ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Kelmendi.
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!
Ray tries to move into range but Kelmendi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ray misses the target.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Ray throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelmendi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelmendi.
Kelmendi presses Ray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelmendi gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelmendi works on Ray's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelmendi lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelmendi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Kelmendi.
Kelmendi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelmendi cracks Ray with a nice body shot.
Ray is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Kelmendi.
Kelmendi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelmendi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ray misses with some punches.
Ray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelmendi lands a left hand.
Kelmendi blocks an uppercut.
Ray looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Kelmendi.
Ray is working for takedown but Kelmendi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Callum Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray can't find room to land a body shot as Kelmendi controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelmendi.
Kelmendi lands with a short shot to the head.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelmendi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelmendi lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Kelmendi.
Kelmendi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelmendi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelmendi works on Ray's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelmendi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kelmendi.
Kelmendi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelmendi.
Kelmendi lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Kelmendi.
Kelmendi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laber Kelmendi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelmendi punishes Ray's body with a nice straight punch.
Ray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Kelmendi finds it's way through Ray's defenses.
Kelmendi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelmendi dips to his left and cracks Ray with an uppercut!
Kelmendi lands with a nice body punch.
Ray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kelmendi connects with a right hand. Ray shakes it off.
Nice cross by Kelmendi.
Decent striking displayed by Kelmendi there.
Ray is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelmendi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ray falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kelmendi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laber Kelmendi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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