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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 910 p4p, 128 weight class) and Liam Kelley (ranked 623 p4p, 85 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
26 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guns throws a body punch but Kelley moves out of range.
Guns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelley.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Guns.
Kelley jabs Guns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kelley moves out of range as Guns throws a body kick.
Kelley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Guns.
Guns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kelley clobbers Guns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley misses with a hook. Guns ducked under it nicely.
Guns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guns scores with a hook.
Guns missing with a left hand there. Kelley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelley scores with a head kick.
Kelley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley moves into the clinch.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Guns scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Guns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guns misses with an elbow strike.
Guns blocking some punches.
Guns trying to control the position but instead, Kelley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guns into the cage.
Guns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Guns stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Guns.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Guns to work.
Guns blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Guns misses with a body punch.
Kelley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Guns seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelley can turn it around.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley avoiding damage as Guns throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kelley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Guns.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Guns.
Kelley digs a right hand into Guns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guns's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Guns blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Guns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelley gets a clinch.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
Guns cracks Kelley with a nice body shot.
Kelley lands a right hand.
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Kelley tries to work over Guns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guns blocking some punches.
Kelley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guns prevents it.
Guns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelley throws the left hand but Guns avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Good work by Guns as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Guns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelley is looking to slow Guns down with leg kicks.
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley closes the distance and pushes Guns back into the cage.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Guns avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guns is struggling to control the position.
Guns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guns blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Guns lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Liam Kelley has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Guns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Kelley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelley throws a jab when Guns was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guns. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guns checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelley.
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley slips a jab from Guns.
Kelley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelley rushes Guns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Guns - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kelley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Kelley on the inside.
Guns scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Guns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guns is trying to break free.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Guns misses with a body punch.
Kelley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Guns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guns manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guns avoiding damage.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Guns prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Guns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Guns.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Guns stalling.
Liam Kelley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Guns.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelley lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley avoiding damage as Guns throws knees to the body.
Kelley is working Guns over against the cage.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guns trying to stall but Kelley improves his position.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Guns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelley lands with a light punch inside.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Guns controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns tries to stall but Kelley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Guns misses.
Guns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Guns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guns, pushing him back against the cage.
Guns blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
Guns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guns blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Guns.
Guns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Kelley.
Kelley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guns gets caught napping as Kelley dives in and scores a takedown. Guns manages to retain guard.
Kelley lands a couple of elbows.
Kelley with a nice head shot there.
Kelley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kelley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kelley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guns wants to hit a switch here but Kelley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Guns there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Kelley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Guns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelley clinches.
Kelley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Guns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelley has him pressed against the cage.
Guns misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guns breaks from the clinch.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Kelley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Guns misses with a low kick as Kelley jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Guns clinches.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Guns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guns breaks the clinch.
Guns throws a big shot that misses.
Guns avoids a kick to the body.
Kelley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Guns.
Kelley throws a hook but Guns avoids it easily.
Guns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Guns misses.
Kelley moves into the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Guns manages to break the clinch.
Guns just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guns throws out the jab.
Kelley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley lands with a nice body punch.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Guns moved out of range nicely.
Guns is looking to counter punch.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guns. Guns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A bone on bone clash there as Guns blocks the leg kick.
Guns lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Kelley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guns slips a jab from Kelley.
Guns avoids the body shot from Kelley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley clinches up with Guns and pushes him back against the cage.
Guns struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Kelley tries a body shot but Guns blocks it.
Guns is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelley has double underhooks.
Guns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Kelley blocks the elbow strike.
Guns stalling in the clinch but Kelley improves position.
Knees to the body from Guns.
Guns is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelley has double underhooks.
Guns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guns misses with some punches.
Guns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guns trying to stall but Kelley improves his position.
Guns is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Guns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Guns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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