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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ko King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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244 lbs
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190 cm
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ko King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from King misses.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ricky Kelly has been cut.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kelly obliges.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King taking a breather.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Kelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kelly blocking some punches.
King misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from King.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
King avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
King lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly looks winded!
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
King has Kelly pushed against the cage.
Kelly has picked King up - he's going for a ride! Kelly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kelly is looking to advance position but King won't allow it.
King is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kelly 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!
King throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
King throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from King.
Kelly has his takedown stuffed
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly takes one on the button.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Kelly goes for a double leg but King avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as King continues to drive forward.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
ko King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Kelly pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stalling.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ricky Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
King avoids the elbow strike from Kelly, against the cage.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
ko King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Kelly.
King is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kelly tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
King taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
King pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by ko King.
Kelly slips a jab from King.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ko King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Kelly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from King.
King backing away here, and Kelly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kelly is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from King.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King controlling the action here for a moment.
Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King taking a breather.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King just leaning against Kelly, taking a breather.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has Kelly pushed against the cage.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King is pressed up against the cage. Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
It looked like King was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
ko King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Kelly.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
King looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
ko King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King lands with a nice body punch.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck for Kelly with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from King.
King punishes Kelly's body with a nice straight punch.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow King down.
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
ko King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ko King!
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energy
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hype
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